DHL Air UK is set to receive its first Boeing 777-200LR freighter after Mammoth Freighters delivered the initial converted 777-200LRMF to lessor Jetran. The aircraft, MSN 32222 and registered N703DN, was converted in Manchester by STS Aviation Services and is…
Uganda Airlines faces fresh scrutiny after an internal audit identified irregularities in marketing and brand-related procurement during the 2024/25 financial year, including spending of 1.6 billion Ugandan shillings that was 42% above contracted amounts. The review flagged payments made after…
The Aviationist has published a feature on the Royal Air Force’s photo-reconnaissance Spitfires, highlighting the unusual camouflage colours used by the wartime unit, including PRU Blue and PRU Pink. The piece explains how the specially adapted aircraft were painted to…
The Air Charter Association has expanded its NextGen Group of young charter professionals with five new members. The group, which focuses on the next generation of business aviation talent, is chaired by Rachel Harvey, deputy head of ground operations and…
Waukegan Port District will take over fixed-base operations at Waukegan National Airport in Illinois through its own North Shore Jet Center, replacing longtime contract operator Signature Aviation. The new airport-owned FBO is set to begin ground-based operations on 1 October,…
Hammond Northshore in Louisiana has added a third fixed-base operator, expanding service options at the airport on Lake Pontchartrain. The new FBO gives the business-aviation field another commercial option and sharpens competition at a location already positioned to serve general…
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has selected Česká letecká servisní (ČLS) as its first authorised distribution centre in the European Union for BLACK HAWK helicopter parts. The Prague-based agreement is designed to improve access to recommended components for the expanding…
Abra Group has not yet chosen which of its airlines will fly the Embraer E195-E2 aircraft it ordered, while pilot training for the type is already being prepared. The holding company, which owns Gol and Avianca, plans to assign the…
Archer and AEG have agreed an exclusive multi-year partnership to develop a vertiport at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles, with Archer becoming the district’s exclusive air taxi partner. The planned site, next to Crypto.com Arena, would support Archer’s Midnight…
TU Berlin’s Hydra concept aircraft has won the anniversary edition of the DLR Design Challenge, drawing attention for a propulsion system that can be reconfigured within a single working day. The small research aircraft is designed with interchangeable modules that…
LATAM Cargo operated a dedicated charter flight carrying 15 rescued big cats — eight tigers and seven lions — from Buenos Aires to Denver, with a technical stop in Santiago. The Boeing 767 freighter mission delivered the animals to the…
Israir has received final approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration to operate scheduled commercial flights to the United States, clearing the last major regulatory hurdle for its planned Tel Aviv–New York service. The Israeli low-cost carrier plans to use…
Somon Air has started operating its Dushanbe–Munich service nonstop in both directions, using a Boeing 737 MAX 8 on the weekly Saturday flight. The change took effect on 15 August, ending the westbound technical stop in Trabzon and making the…
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has vacated a Department of Transportation order that would have ended Aeroméxico and Delta Air Lines’ transborder joint venture and stripped its antitrust immunity, leaving the partnership in force. The ruling…
Textron Aviation has named Brian Rohloff as president and chief executive, with the leadership change due to take effect on 31 August. Ron Draper will retire after eight years at the helm and remain as senior adviser through year-end to…
Saab is keeping Canadian production of the Gripen E on the table as it seeks to win more fighter business from Ottawa, with the latest reporting indicating the company is targeting a production ramp-up tied to potential workshare in Canada.…
The US Transportation Security Administration has dropped Gold+ as a standalone airport security programme and will fold private-sector participation into an evolved Screening Partnership Program under its Horizon 25 strategy. The change preserves TSA’s plan to expand private screening at…
Brussels Airport has started a real-world test of an autonomous electric tow tractor in its cargo area, using the vehicle to move freight trailers between warehouses and the apron. The pilot involves WFS Cargo and Charlatte Autonom, the joint venture…
Dublin Airport operator DAA has asked Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien to raise the airport’s annual passenger cap from 32 million to 40 million. The move would lift a long-running planning constraint at Ireland’s busiest airport, which is already operating above…
Textron has named Brian Rohloff president and chief executive of Textron Aviation, effective 31 August 2026, as Ron Draper prepares to retire after more than 27 years with the group. Rohloff currently serves as senior vice president of customer support…
U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules operations in Okinawa are centred on austere landing-zone training, with a 36th Airlift Squadron aircraft photographed at le-Shima during the Pacific Air Force Landing Zone Safety Officer Course. The activity highlights preparation for runway-denied…
The Yakovlev MS-21 made the first takeoff from Grozny airport’s newly opened runway in Chechnya on Saturday, as the Russian carrier’s import-substituted narrowbody joined the commissioning ceremony for the 3,200-metre strip. The aircraft flew from Zhukovsky to Grozny to take…
Aermacchi’s MB-339 jet trainer has reached its 50th anniversary, with the first flight of the prototype taking place on 12 August 1976 from the company’s facilities in Venegono, near Varese in northern Italy. The aircraft became one of the most…
Icahn Capital has reduced its stake in JetBlue Airways to about 3.3% after selling roughly 8.13 million shares over four days, leaving Carl Icahn’s entities with 12,528,346 shares. The move, disclosed in a filing on 20 August, pushed the holding…
The UK government will share classified technical information on British-made components of the Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missile with Ukraine, clearing a key obstacle to local assembly or domestic production work in Ukraine. The move is linked to Prime Minister Andy…
Suriname’s government is moving to convert about USD 2 million a month in support for Surinam Airways into repayable loans rather than non-recoverable subsidies. Finance Minister Adelien Wijnerman outlined the plan in Paramaribo, with the state and the flag carrier…
Two pilots were killed when two ultralight aircraft collided near the Krems-Gneixendorf airfield in Lower Austria on Monday morning, in an accident that sent wreckage into nearby vineyards and triggered a large emergency response. One aircraft had just towed a…
Boeing is examining a 737 production scenario of up to 75 aircraft a month, a level that would likely require a second North Line at its Everett, Washington, site by 2028. The current North Line is now active and forms…
Brussels Airport has begun testing an autonomous electric tow tractor in cargo operations at its Belgium hub, moving trailers between warehouses and aircraft aprons. The pilot, run with WFS Cargo and Charlatte Autonom, is the first real-life autonomous cargo transport…
Norway’s air traffic controllers have reached an agreement with employers’ association Spekter, ending a strike that disrupted civil aviation over the weekend. The deal between the Norwegian Air Traffic Controllers Association and Spekter clears the way for traffic to resume…
Collins Aerospace has completed altitude testing of its Enhanced Power and Cooling System, or EPACS, advancing the next-generation power and thermal management system for the F-35. The RTX business ran the tests over several days at multiple altitudes and power…
GKN Aerospace has publicly unveiled a full-scale uncrewed aerial vehicle demonstrator for Sweden at The Armed Forces Air Venture 2026 in Malmen, Linköping, together with a dedicated turbojet engine. The project, backed by Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration and the Swedish…
Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security has neutralised a powerful GPS jammer in Sofia’s Dragalevtsi district after the device was found suppressing satellite-navigation signals across the capital, including around Sofia Airport. The interference affected aircraft flying over Sofia and nearby…
Nesma Airlines is sharply expanding its Hurghada services to Germany and Switzerland for summer 2027, adding Zurich and increasing frequencies on several existing routes. The programme will include four weekly flights each to Hannover and Cologne/Bonn, three to Nuremberg, two…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has vacated a Department of Transportation order that would have ended Delta Air Lines and Aeroméxico’s joint venture, keeping the transborder partnership and its antitrust immunity in place. The ruling removes…
Austrian operator Kitz-Air has acquired three Airbus H225 helicopters from Milestone Aviation for conversion into aerial firefighting aircraft. The heavy helicopters were delivered in July 2026 and will be modified in Europe by Global Helicopter Services before entering service. The…
Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security, working with the Communications Regulation Commission and Sofia police, has located and neutralised a powerful GPS jammer in Sofia’s Dragalevtsi district after interference was detected around the capital and near Vasil Levski Sofia Airport.…
Two small aircraft collided in mid-air near the Krems-Gneixendorf airfield in Lower Austria on Monday morning, killing both pilots. The aircraft crashed shortly after the collision and caught fire, prompting a large emergency response at the scene. Initial reports identify…
Nepal Airlines will add a fourth weekly Kathmandu–Tokyo Narita service from 18 September 2026, increasing capacity on the route through 20 November 2026. The seasonal adjustment will be operated with the airline’s A330-200 and affects the carrier’s late-September to November…
Sikorsky has chosen Česká letecká servisní, a.s. (CLS) as its first authorised European Union distribution centre for BLACK HAWK helicopter parts, placing the Czech-based company in charge of stocking and distributing components for S-70, UH-60M and UH-60A/L aircraft across the…
Skyguide’s summer 2026 traffic data show that Swiss airspace experienced its strongest traffic peaks on Fridays and Mondays, rather than at weekends, with 24 July the busiest day at 4,761 flights. The Swiss air navigation service provider managed 240,108 flights…
Steiner Aviation International has broadened its airframe maintenance and inspection approvals at Akron-Canton Regional Airport in Ohio, extending support to Embraer ERJ 135/145 aircraft, several Cessna Citation variants, all Beechcraft King Air models and Dassault Falcon aircraft. The expansion also…
Korean Air will add Hiroshima to its Japan network with a new daily service between Seoul Incheon and Hiroshima from 23 December 2026. The route will be operated with an Airbus A321neo and gives the carrier another direct link from…
Turkish Aerospace Industries is planning a major capability increase for its AKSUNGUR unmanned aircraft, targeting a payload rise from 750 kg to 1,250 kg and endurance of about 60 hours. Mehmet Demiroğlu, the company’s general manager, tied the upgrade to…
Klaus-Michael Kühne, the German logistics billionaire and majority owner of Kühne+Nagel, has died at the age of 89 in Schindellegi, Switzerland. The company confirmed his death on Monday, ending the life of one of Europe’s most influential transport investors and…
Kühne+Nagel logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kühne, Lufthansa’s largest individual shareholder, has died at the age of 89 in Schindellegi, Switzerland. He died in the night to Monday, and his holding company confirmed the death. Kühne had built one of Germany’s best-known…
A Canadian Federal Court has rejected Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ bid to overturn sanctions-related restrictions, keeping its An-124 cargo aircraft grounded at Toronto Pearson Airport. The aircraft, registered RA-82078, has been parked at the airport for about four and a half years,…
Libya’s Attorney General has ordered the pretrial detention of a former chairman of Libyan Airlines over corruption and embezzlement allegations. The case centres on claims that company funds and operations were diverted for personal gain, including money linked to pilgrim…
Pakistan International Airlines is evaluating Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners from Norse Atlantic Airways as it looks to expand its international network, with no deal finalised yet. The discussions centre on widebody capacity that could give PIA relatively quick access to long-haul…
MTR Corporation has begun road trials in West Kowloon for an autonomous vehicle transfer service linking Hong Kong West Kowloon Station on the high-speed rail network with Kowloon Station on the Airport Express. Four sixth-generation Baidu Apollo private cars are…