SCAT Airlines will launch the first direct air link between Kazakhstan and Singapore on 20 October, opening sales for a twice-weekly Shymkent–Singapore service operated with Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The route will include a technical stop in Sanya, China,…
The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on 36 targets in Iran’s aviation sector, including 27 Iranian airlines, in a sweeping action aimed at restricting the industry’s use for moving weapons, personnel and illicit cargo. The package also targets the transfer…
Air Dolomiti has unveiled the first Embraer E195 in a new livery that replaces its traditional turquoise branding with Lufthansa Group blue on key external elements, including the tail and fuselage logo. The Italian regional carrier will roll out the…
Flights across the UK resumed early on Wednesday after a technical failure in NATS’ flight data processing system disrupted services at Heathrow and other major airports a day earlier. The outage forced widespread cancellations and delays, with Heathrow still reporting…
Zurich Airport has moved two autonomous employee shuttle buses to driverless operation at pilot stage, removing the safety person from onboard duties on a fixed airside route. The shuttles, used for staff transport at the airport, remain under remote supervision…
Swiss has retired another Airbus A321 and flown it to Teruel, Spain, for dismantling, with the aircraft’s final ferry flight from Zürich completed on 7 September. The airframe, registered HB-IOH, had been in service for nearly three decades and previously…
Russian aviation officials are weighing export sales of the MC-21 to friendly countries while keeping domestic airline demand as the first priority. Rosaviatsia head Dmitry Yadrov outlined the plan at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, saying talks with potential…
GE Aerospace will acquire Consolidated Precision Products for $11.75 billion, taking control of a key castings supplier as it moves to ease shortages of critical engine parts and bolster output for commercial and defence programmes. The deal covers CPP’s precision…
TAROM has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX, a Boeing 737-8, in Seattle and is ferrying the aircraft to Romania in two legs via Keflavík, Iceland. The jet will become the first 737 MAX in the Romanian carrier’s…
Britain’s air traffic control provider NATS has resolved a technical fault in its flight processing system that disrupted flights across the UK on Tuesday, but delays and cancellations are continuing into Wednesday as airlines and airports work through a large…
Singapore Airlines is seeking tougher terms, including greater influence over management and stronger governance rights, before backing any new capital injection for Air India. The move comes as the Indian carrier looks for fresh equity support from its owners to…
Air Namibia’s liquidators must recalculate the payouts due to former employees after Namibia’s Supreme Court upheld their appeal in a dispute over severance and related benefits. The ruling narrows the pay components that count as remuneration in the airline’s liquidation,…
Air Dolomiti has unveiled a new aircraft livery that replaces its long-standing turquoise branding with Lufthansa Group Core Blue, with the first Embraer E195 already carrying the scheme and more jets set to follow as the fleet expands. The Italian…
TAB Cargo has resumed scheduled flight operations after being grounded since November 2025, returning to service with a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F freighter based at Santa Cruz/Viru Viru. The state-owned Bolivian cargo airline restarted flights on 5 September as part of…
Fly Jinnah is being prepared for a direct Islamabad-Moscow service, with the first flight expected to operate to Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. Pakistan’s ambassador to Russia, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, linked the route plan to broader efforts to strengthen transport links between…
Naples Capodichino airport will close for the whole of November 2026 for runway and taxiway maintenance, forcing airlines to suspend or reroute services from one of southern Italy’s key air hubs. GESAC is coordinating the works with Italy’s civil aviation…
Fiji Airways will begin thrice-weekly flights between Western Sydney International and Nadi on 19 March 2027, using Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The new service will operate on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays, giving the carrier its first direct link from…
Fergana’s regional administration has discussed creating a new international airline with Afghanistan’s Kam Air, in a move that could strengthen air links between eastern Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. The exploratory meeting brought together governor Khayrullo Bozorov, a Kam Air delegation and…
Royal Flying Doctor Service Queensland Section will acquire six Beechcraft King Air 260C aircraft from Textron Aviation to renew its aeromedical fleet in Queensland, Australia. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2028 and continue over four years, with the new…
SalamAir is launching a Muscat–Copenhagen service via Baghdad, with ticket sales already open and the first flight scheduled for 14 November 2026. The twice-weekly route will give the Omani low-cost carrier a new link to Denmark and extend its European…
Federal investigators are examining whether the crew of Amazon Air Flight 7598 should have aborted its landing before the Boeing 767 overran a runway at Miami International Airport and killed five people on the ground. The aircraft, operated by 21…
GE Aerospace has agreed to acquire Consolidated Precision Products for $11.75 billion in a move that brings a key jet-engine castings supplier in-house and tightens control over a critical bottleneck in airfoil production. The deal, announced on 8 September, is…
Air Cairo has placed a firm order with Airbus for 15 A320neo aircraft, signing the deal at the El Alamein International Airshow in Egypt. The order is the airline’s first direct purchase of the A320neo and forms part of a…
A technical failure at UK air traffic control provider NATS paralysed flights across Great Britain on Tuesday, disrupting operations at Heathrow, Gatwick and other major airports and forcing hundreds of cancellations. British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair were among the carriers…
Ein Amazon-Frachtjet ist am Miami International Airport von der Landebahn abgekommen und in Fahrzeuge auf dem Flughafengelände und ausserhalb des Perimeters geprallt. Nach den neuesten Angaben der Ermittler starben alle fünf Todesopfer in einem Van, der von dem Flugzeug getroffen…
Four family members were killed when a twin-engine Piper PA-34 crashed in waters off Andros Island in the Bahamas after departing Great Harbour Cay for Miami Executive Airport. The aircraft carried pilot Mario Lamar, his wife Lili Lamar, and their…
U.S. aviation fuel prices kept climbing in the latest iFlightPlanner survey, with full-service Jet-A averaging $7.97 per gallon nationwide and $7.90 across the contiguous 48 states. The central U.S. posted the sharpest monthly rise, while New England recorded the highest…
Jet Match’s latest quarterly market report shows a growing share of preowned ultra-long-range business jets moving off published asking prices, with Gulfstream G600, Gulfstream G650 and G650ER, Bombardier Global 6000 and Bombardier Global 7500 listings increasingly posted as “Make Offer”.…
The US Federal Trade Commission has cleared the proposed combination of Mexican low-cost carriers Volaris and Viva Aerobus by granting early termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period. The move removes one cross-border regulatory hurdle for the creation of Grupo Más…
Royal Jordanian has taken delivery of its 17th Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, extending the narrowbody fleet refresh at its Amman-based operation. The addition comes as the carrier continues a wider modernisation and expansion programme, with one further aircraft due in December…
Rostec and Rosoboronexport are using the El Alamein International Airshow 2026 in Egypt to present the export Su-57E with new weapons and unmanned platforms that have not previously been shown publicly. The display, running at El Alamein International Airport from…
Helicopters from the Nepalese Army and private operators have become the only practical link to isolated Himalayan communities after catastrophic floods and landslides cut roads and bridges across Nepal’s north-western corridor. Airbus H125s, AS350B3s, Bell 206s and a heavy-lift Mi-17…
Robinson Unmanned’s R44 Airtruck completed offshore cargo demonstration flights at Acadiana Regional Airport in New Iberia, Louisiana, on 2 and 3 September, with repeated approaches to a platform configured to simulate an offshore deck. The unmanned, remotely piloted helicopter was…
The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million in a Series C financing round to advance its rocket and spacecraft programme, including a reusable capsule and a large launch vehicle under development in Europe. The Munich-based German-French start-up said the…
easyJet is facing a lawsuit for at least $72 million over six Airbus aircraft allegedly left abandoned after lease terminations linked to Russia-related sanctions. The claim has been brought by STLC Europe Eight, an Irish unit of Russian state-owned aircraft…
Breeze Airways has retired its last Embraer E190, ending scheduled passenger service with the type and leaving the carrier with an all-Airbus A220 fleet. The final aircraft, registered N120BZ, completed its last rotation on Monday, linking Orlando, New Orleans and…
Porsche SE has taken a stake in U.S. rocket developer Stoke Space Technologies in a low double-digit million-dollar investment. The German holding company is backing the Seattle-area startup as it develops Nova, a two-stage launch vehicle designed for full reusability…
Air Canada will add five international destinations and seven new routes for summer 2027, extending its long-haul network from Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal. The programme includes Vancouver–Guangzhou, Toronto–Oslo, Toronto–Shannon, Toronto–Nice, and Montréal–Basel and Montréal–Dubrovnik, alongside a returning Toronto–London Heathrow day-tripper…
Breeze Airways has completed its transition to an all-Airbus A220 fleet after retiring its last Embraer E190 on 7 September 2026. The final E190 service was an Orlando-to-New Orleans rotation flown by aircraft N120BZ, ending the airline’s mixed-fleet phase and…
Air Cairo has placed a firm order for 15 Airbus A320neo aircraft, formalising its first direct purchase from the European manufacturer at the El Alamein International Airshow in Egypt. The deal expands the Egyptian carrier’s narrowbody fleet strategy as it…
Air Canada will expand its summer 2027 international network with five new destinations and seven new routes from Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal, including services to Guangzhou, Oslo, Shannon, Basel and Dubrovnik. The programme also adds Toronto-Nice and extends several long-haul…
Star Alliance and Incheon International Airport Corporation will open a Star Alliance branded lounge at Seoul Incheon Terminal 1, using the existing Asiana Airlines Business Lounge near gate 42 on the fourth floor of the duty-free area. The lounge is…
Lufthansa Cargo has agreed to take over LUG Aircargo Handling in Frankfurt, securing immediate access to additional handling capacity at its home hub. The transaction, signed on 7 September, covers a company that employs about 400 people and operates roughly…
London Heathrow temporarily halted departures on Tuesday after a technical fault at UK air traffic control provider NATS disrupted flight processing across several major airports. The issue affected Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted, forcing airlines and airports to manage delays…
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 36 targets, including 27 Iranian airlines, in a sweeping move aimed at Iran’s remaining carrier network and related aviation support firms. The action blocks property and interests in property under U.S. jurisdiction and…
The U.S. Air Force is operating below the congressional minimum for fighters, with 1,098 aircraft in its primary mission inventory against the statutory floor of 1,145. The shortfall, reported to Congress on 5 May, leaves the service 47 jets under…
KLM is repainting its KLM Asia Boeing 777s back into the airline’s standard livery, restoring the crown logo and the full KLM Royal Dutch Airlines titles on the fuselage. The first aircraft to return, Boeing 777-200 PH-BQF, went to Malta…
Synhelion has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Moroccan government to develop a commercial synthetic-fuels plant in Tan-Tan province in southern Morocco. The project is designed for annual output of 100,000 tonnes of renewable fuel, including sustainable aviation fuel,…
Lufthansa Cargo has signed an agreement to fully acquire LUG Aircargo Handling from the Dettmer Group, with the deal aimed at expanding its ground handling capacity in Germany. The takeover remains subject to antitrust and other regulatory approvals, while LUG…
Iran’s military has claimed it destroyed a US MQ-1 surveillance drone near Bandar Abbas, a port city on the Strait of Hormuz in southeastern Iran. The reported incident comes amid elevated regional tensions and places the latest drone allegation over…