The 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is prompting fresh scrutiny of how U.S. air travel was permanently reshaped, from the creation of the Transportation Security Administration and federal passenger screening to reinforced cockpit doors, checked-bag checks and tighter…
My Freighter has expanded its long-running fuel services partnership with Baltic Ground Services across Europe after BGS won a competitive tender covering Ostrava in the Czech Republic, Tallinn in Estonia and Riga in Latvia. The agreement extends BGS support beyond…
K&R International Services is using Descartes’ global security filing solution to automate European Union Import Control System 2 submissions for charter cargo carriers handling high volumes of individual e-commerce parcels. The move centres on EU cargo-security compliance and aims to…
An Amazon Air cargo flight operated by 21 Air overran the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, struck vehicles near the airport perimeter and caught fire. Five people were killed and five…
GE Aerospace will acquire Consolidated Precision Products for $11.75 billion in a deal aimed at expanding capacity for critical castings used in commercial engines, the aftermarket and defence. The transaction brings one of the aerospace sector’s key supply-chain suppliers under…
A 25-year chain of attacks and foiled plots has shaped the modern U.S. airport checkpoint system, from the Lockerbie bombing and the post-9/11 creation of the TSA to shoe screening, liquids limits and full-body scanners. The layered model now used…
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has selected three projects for the next stage of its Hydrogen Challenge sandbox, including work on hydrogen aircraft turnarounds at London City Airport, cryogenic compressed hydrogen storage for aviation and expanded airside hydrogen supply for…
EDGE Group and Safran Electronics & Defence have signed a memorandum of understanding in Brazil to expand cooperation through SIATT, EDGE’s Brazilian missile-focused unit. The agreement covers missile systems, loitering munitions, coastal defence and related technologies, with a plan to…
Deutsche Aircraft has started flight testing the landing gear for its D328eco regional turboprop using an older Dornier 328 as a flying testbed. The campaign began in August and had already reached five development flights and more than 15 hours…
United Airlines has unveiled a new special livery called Mountain Ascent on an Embraer E175 registered N645SY, created by its in-house design team for service to ski and mountain destinations in the western United States. The aircraft, operated by SkyWest…
The US Air Force has flown the last active EC-130H Compass Call from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, ending more than four decades of service for the electronic warfare aircraft. Tail number 73-1590 completed its final mission on 2…
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Swedish-supplied Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft, also known as ASC 890, have already been used in combat operations over Ukraine since March 2026. The disclosure identifies the long-range airborne early warning and control platforms…
Boeing projects Africa’s commercial airplane fleet will more than double by 2045, climbing from 755 aircraft in 2025 to 1,625 as passenger demand strengthens across the continent. The forecast, unveiled in Nairobi, points to 1,165 new airplane deliveries over two…
Swedish aviation entrepreneur Per G. Braathen is injecting another SEK 100 million, or about €9.2 million, into Braathens Regional Airlines as the carrier pushes through its third restructuring in five years. The fresh capital is intended to stabilise Braathens Regional…
Donald Trump threatened to bar Bombardier from selling aircraft in the United States unless the Canadian business-jet maker shifts manufacturing to the country, escalating a trade dispute between Washington and Ottawa. The move centres on Bombardier’s market access in the…
SWISS plans to donate its final Airbus A340-300, HB-JMH, to the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne, where the aircraft is due to become a permanent aviation exhibit in early 2028. The project would preserve the airline’s last four-engined passenger…
Liverpool FC has chosen Turkish Airlines as its new main club partner and front-of-shirt sponsor from 1 June 2027. The branding will appear on the men’s, women’s and academy shirts for the 2027-28 season, ending Standard Chartered’s 17-year run as…
Donald Trump has threatened to block Bombardier from selling aircraft in the United States unless the Canadian business jet maker shifts more production to the country. The warning centres on Bombardier’s Challenger and Global business jets and comes as the…
Korean Air and the Hanjin Group moved emergency supplies to Kathmandu on 8 September aboard flight KE695 as part of flood relief for Nepal. The shipment included 1,000 boxes of bottled water and 1,000 blankets prepared by the airline, with…
An Amazon Air Boeing 767-300F operating as 21 Air Flight 7598 overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport on 6 September and struck a van carrying airline cleaning staff, killing five people and injuring five others. The cargo…
A Boeing 767-300F operating as Amazon Air Flight 7598 and leased by 21 Air overran Runway 30 at Miami International Airport on Sunday and struck a van carrying seven people as well as an SUV near the airport perimeter. The…
German startup Ground A has presented GA 1000, a mobile laser weapon designed to detect, identify and destroy small drones in Berlin. The demonstrator uses AI-supported target tracking and is intended to neutralise a drone after roughly one second of…
SPD parliamentary group deputy leader Armand Zorn has rejected additional flight rights for Emirates in Germany, stepping into a live policy dispute over whether the Gulf carrier should gain broader access to German airports. He argued that any expansion of…
Air India’s incoming chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam has put safety at the top of the carrier’s agenda as he prepares to take charge of the Tata Group airline, with chairman N. Chandrasekaran also setting safety, customer trust, operational execution and…
Russia’s Finance Ministry has left the planned sale of a 23.76% stake in Aeroflot open-ended after deputy finance minister Alexey Moiseev indicated the block is broadly ready for market placement. The comments, made at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok,…
EuroAtlantic Airways is temporarily supplementing capacity with an Airbus A340-300 operated by Universal Sky Carrier for selected services from Lisbon, including a charter flight to Maceió and flights to Bissau on 4, 11 and 18 September. The widebody is being…
Reuters’ Breakingviews argues that Europe’s fragmented airline market is moving towards a more consolidated, higher-fare structure, but the shift is likely to take years rather than happen quickly. The analysis points to a sector still dominated by separate national and…
QantasLink’s Network Aviation unit in Perth has received its first owned Embraer E190, VH-E9A, starting the replacement of its ageing Fokker 100 fleet in Western Australia. The aircraft arrived after a ferry flight from Norwich and is due to enter…
Aeroflot chief executive Sergey Alexandrovsky has warned that Russia’s SSJ 100 fleet could gradually shrink unless the government subsidises the replacement of foreign SaM146 engines with domestically built PD-8 units. The warning, made at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok,…
The Islamabad High Court has issued notices to Pakistan’s federal government and other respondents in a legal challenge to the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines. The case centres on the bid process for the national carrier and the decision to…
Swiss has stopped using its Miami crew hotel after months of complaints from flight crews about unhygienic and deteriorating conditions. Crews have been staying at a different Miami property since 3 September while the airline searches for a permanent replacement…
The Bahrain International Airshow has been moved from November 2026 to 15-17 November 2028, with organisers citing ongoing Middle East instability for the two-year delay. The eighth edition will no longer take place at Sakhir air base near Manama as…
Nayak Aircraft Services has taken a majority stake in Portugal’s LAS Group, bringing the maintenance provider into its European aviation services platform. The transaction covers LAS Maintenance, LAS Training and SLOT-Human Resources, while the LAS brand remains in use and…
Aeroflot chief Sergei Alexandrovsky warned at the Eastern Economic Forum that Russian airlines may gradually withdraw the Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet unless the government helps fund re-engining with domestic PD-8 engines. The conversion programme would replace foreign SaM146 engines on…
Air Cambodia has signed a purchase deal for 20 COMAC C909 regional jets, with the aircraft scheduled to enter service in late 2026. The agreement gives the airline a firm path to expand its fleet with Chinese-built regional aircraft as…
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to block Bombardier from selling jets in the United States unless the Canadian business-jet maker shifts manufacturing to American soil. The warning puts the Montreal-based company’s U.S. market access under direct pressure and targets…
SpiceJet has finalised lease agreements for 20 aircraft as it moves to expand capacity for India’s winter travel season and year-end holiday demand. The mix includes 15 Boeing aircraft and five Airbus jets, with inductions planned between mid-October and mid-November.…
The U.S. Department of Transportation has finalised a rule that removes 10 disruption causes from the airline-controlled delay category, including certain unscheduled maintenance that cannot be deferred or must be addressed before departure. The change, published on 3 September and…
KLM’s first Airbus A350-900 completed its maiden test flight from Airbus’s Toulouse-Blagnac site in southern France on 4 September, moving the airline a step closer to introducing the type into scheduled service. The aircraft, registered F-WZNM for testing, spent about…
The Royal Norwegian Air Force will send four F-35 fighter jets over Oslo Cathedral on Wednesday for King Harald V’s state funeral, in a missing-man formation planned for the end of the service. The flyover is tentatively set for 14:05…
Donald Trump has warned that Bombardier cannot sell aircraft in the United States unless the Canadian business jet maker builds them in the country. The threat, posted on Truth Social on Monday, targets one of the most important markets for…
IAI Aviation Group has launched Quick Turn Shop Visit capability for CFM LEAP engines and is targeting full overhaul capability before the end of 2026. The expansion lifts the company’s engine MRO offering for the narrowbody powerplant used on Airbus…
Airbus is close to securing an order from Egypt’s Air Cairo for about 15 A320-family aircraft, with options for roughly 15 more jets, as the budget carrier looks to lock in delivery slots while expanding operations. The deal could be…
Israel Aerospace Industries’ Aviation Group has flown the first converted Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter aircraft, carrying out the maiden flight of its A330-300BDSF programme on 4 September. The test flight formed part of the certification campaign for the Bedek Special Freighter…
American Airlines diverted a Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark flight to Baltimore/Washington International Airport after a disruptive passenger was restrained by crew and fellow travellers using zip ties and duct tape. The aircraft landed safely and law enforcement met it on…
African business aviation is pressing for easier cross-border operations as the African Business Aviation Association works to reduce permit, regulatory and charging obstacles across the continent. Meeting in Nairobi for the Aviation Africa summit and exhibition this week, the association…
A Cessna carrying three German passengers crashed in Trentino, northern Italy, after a technical problem triggered a rapid loss of altitude, leaving all three injured and one person seriously hurt. The light aircraft came down near Brentonico on the San…
French prosecutors are seeking to recover key wreckage from the Air France Caravelle that crashed off Nice in 1968, reviving the long-running theory that Flight 1611 may have been struck by a military missile. The aircraft was operating the Ajaccio-to-Nice…
Flyone Asia has taken delivery of its second Airbus A321neo, a one-year-old jet that arrived in Tashkent on 3 September after a technical inspection in the United States. The aircraft, temporarily registered N739NK and carrying manufacturer serial number 12324, previously…
American Airlines has narrowed its long-haul replacement programme for 47 Boeing 777-200ERs to two aircraft, the Airbus A330-900neo and the Boeing 787-10. The carrier is evaluating a deal that could reach up to 65 aircraft, with deliveries expected in the…