Volaris carried 2.5 million passengers in September 2026, with its international network offsetting weaker domestic traffic as the Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier reported higher overall demand and improved utilisation. Consolidated load factor rose to 84.4%, while international revenue passenger miles increased…
Aeroméxico carried 1.853 million passengers in September 2026 as demand rose faster than capacity, while the Mexican carrier kept its load factor above 87%. Revenue passenger miles increased 3.6% year on year and available seat miles rose 3.4%, with the…
Icelandair carried 466,000 passengers in September 2026, down 3% year on year, even as its load factor climbed to a September record of 84.9%. Capacity fell 8%, helping lift occupancy by 3.2 percentage points and pushing yield up 14% to…
British Airways has revealed the redesigned cabin layout for its first retrofitted Airbus A380, led by 106 Club Suite business-class seats across the entire upper deck and a new First cabin. The overhaul forms part of the carrier’s wider fleet…
A Lufthansa passenger on flight LH543 from Bogotá to Frankfurt disrupted the long-haul service on 5 October, repeatedly trying to rattle and open the aircraft door. Frankfurt police detained the 33-year-old after landing, later transferring him to a psychiatric facility…
Lufthansa Group will expand its Japan network for the summer 2027 schedule, restoring Frankfurt–Nagoya service and adding a daily seasonal Frankfurt–Tokyo Narita flight from late March. The move lifts the group’s planned Japan capacity to up to 50 weekly flights…
Sweden’s air force is shaping a deterrence concept that would let JAS 39 Gripen fighters strike military targets deep inside Russia if Sweden were attacked, according to reporting based on an interview with Col. Carl Bergqvist, head of the Swedish…
Airbus has disclosed share buyback transactions covering 28 September to 2 October 2026 under its programme to repurchase shares in the open market. The update forms part of the company’s ongoing buyback activity linked to future employee share ownership and…
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority confirmed attacks on King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jizan and Najran International Airport, close to the Yemeni border, leaving three people with minor injuries and causing material damage at both facilities. The incidents…
Poland has placed 12 FA-50GF light combat aircraft on quick reaction alert and combat duty, adding a lower-cost air-defence platform to patrol the country’s eastern flank. The South Korean-built jets, operated from the 23rd Tactical Air Base in Mińsk Mazowiecki…
Brussels Airlines will cancel about 40% of its scheduled flights on Friday after ground handler Alyzia joins nationwide union action in Brussels, triggering wider disruption at Brussels Airport. The airport expects around 140 cancellations in total, with roughly half of…
airBaltic is preparing to cut about 500 to 700 jobs across its bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn as part of a wider restructuring tied to a new business plan and a smaller future Airbus A220-300 operation. The Latvian carrier’s…
MEBAA Show 2026 will bring together major business aviation companies at DWC, Dubai Airshow Site from 8 to 10 December, as the UAE’s market continues to expand. The 11th edition of the Middle East’s leading business aviation exhibition will gather…
GE Aerospace and the GE Aerospace Foundation will invest nearly $1 million in workforce training across Southwest Ohio, with roughly $500,000 flowing through the Lifting Futures programme to support regional aerospace and manufacturing labour needs. The funding will help Sinclair…
Royal Air Maroc has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-8 from Aviation Capital Group, completing the lessor’s six-aircraft 2026 delivery programme for the Moroccan carrier. The latest handover, made in Newport Beach, California, gives Royal Air Maroc its sixth 737-8…
Lufthansa will resume Frankfurt–Nagoya service and launch a daily Frankfurt–Tokyo-Narita flight for the summer 2027 schedule, expanding its Japan network with Boeing 787-9 aircraft fitted with the Allegris cabin. The Nagoya route is due to operate three times a week…
Lockheed Martin’s first F-16 Block 72 for Morocco has completed its maiden flight, moving the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s long-awaited acquisition closer to delivery. The aircraft is still in the flight-test phase and is the first jet from Morocco’s Block…
Lufthansa Group will expand its Japan schedule for summer 2027 with the return of Frankfurt–Nagoya and the launch of daily Frankfurt–Tokyo Narita services from late March. Both routes will be operated by Boeing 787-9 aircraft in Allegris layout, while SWISS…
Northrop Grumman has flown its YFQ-48A Talon Blue for the first time in fully autonomous mode, completing taxi, takeoff, in-flight manoeuvres and landing in Mojave, California. The company-funded demonstrator flew on 3 October as part of Project Talon, Northrop’s internally…
Andalucía Aerospace has expanded its membership base to more than 110 associated companies after incorporating four space startups at ESA BIC Andalucía. The additions, Albor Space, Hisperion, OLMA Space and YNSAT, were formalised during a space committee meeting in Seville,…
Leonardo has opened a new building at its Sesto Calende site in Italy dedicated to the development and manufacture of helicopter flight simulators. The more than 6,000-square-metre facility can accommodate up to five simulators at once and brings engineering, design,…
A regional court in Braunschweig has rejected a compensation claim by 30 relatives of victims of the Germanwings disaster, ruling that they cannot seek additional pain and suffering damages from the German state. The case concerns the 2015 crash of…
Germany’s airline association BDF wants regional governments and federal states to help subsidise selected domestic routes to keep links between regional business centres and major hubs such as Frankfurt and Munich. The proposal targets inner-German connections that have become uneconomic…
France’s defence ministry confirmed the first submarine launch of the M51.3 ballistic missile from the Navy’s SSBN Le Vigilant, with the unarmed test carried out off Finistère in western France. President Emmanuel Macron watched from a frigate as the firing…
SR Technics Spain SAU has completed the rollout of Bridgestone’s easytrack system, becoming the first maintenance, repair and overhaul provider to adopt the technology. The digital platform now covers wheel and tyre logistics, planning, inventory management and workshop operations at…
Swedavia’s ten Swedish airports handled just under 3.2 million passengers in September, up a little over 2% from a year earlier, as international traffic offset a softer domestic market. Stockholm Arlanda remained the largest hub, while Göteborg Landvetter was broadly…
British Airways is refitting its Airbus A380 fleet with a full cabin redesign that will put 106 Club Suite business-class seats across the entire upper deck, creating what it describes as the world’s largest business-class cabin. The programme will also…
TEDAE’s Spanish defence, security, aeronautics and space industries closed 2025 with consolidated revenue of €18.034 billion, up 11.6% from €16.153 billion a year earlier. The annual report, prepared by PwC and presented in Spain on Monday, puts the sector at…
Rheinmetall has started production of synthetic aperture radar satellites in Neuss, moving its Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions joint venture from planning into serial manufacturing. The German armed forces now have exclusive access to dedicated reconnaissance satellites under the SPOCK 1…
Spain’s Air and Space Force has selected the Airbus A321 as the basis for three future crewed SIGINT aircraft under its Santiago II, or SCAPA, programme. The narrowbody jet will replace an earlier airborne intelligence capability and form the core…
airBaltic is preparing workforce changes that could affect 500 to 700 jobs across its bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn as the Baltic carrier advances a broader restructuring plan. The airline says the figure is an estimate based on current…
IATA opened its World Safety and Operations Conference in Istanbul on 6 October, using the event to press for tighter alignment between people, technology and global standards as aviation looks for the next step change in safety performance. The three-day…
Binter has closed a $510 million financing package to acquire nine Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, with deliveries due to begin in 2027. The agreement with Santander, CaixaBank and BBVA will lift the Canary Islands carrier’s E195-E2 fleet to 25 jets once…
Jeppesen ForeFlight has launched the first AI agents for its Airflow aviation operating intelligence platform, unveiling the rollout in Paris at its Commercial Aviation User Conference. The initial release includes agents for Trip Trading, Target Mastery and Augmented Ops Control,…
Flybondi’s operator, FB Líneas Aéreas S.A., has filed for preventive creditor protection in Argentina after the low-cost carrier was effectively grounded for 57 days and reduced to a fleet of just three aircraft. The case was assigned to Buenos Aires…
Air Baltic will cut 500 to 700 jobs as it reshapes its business around year-round ACMI and wet-lease operations, while reducing its owned Airbus A220-300 fleet. The Latvian carrier is also keeping its current schedule intact as it presses ahead…
Yemen’s Houthis warned international airlines on Monday not to operate in Saudi airspace, saying the kingdom’s skies could become a theatre of operations as fighting escalates in Yemen. The warning came through the Houthi-run Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center and raised…
A Cessna Citation I/SP crashed in mountainous terrain in western Mexico after departing Tepic for Aguascalientes on 4 October, with rescuers later finding the wreckage near Los Mezquites in Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit. The aircraft, identified as XB-BAR, was carrying…
British Airways Flight BA295, a Boeing 777-200ER bound for Chicago, returned to London Heathrow on 5 October after the crew declared an emergency and carried out a rapid descent over Irish airspace. The long-haul service landed safely following a technical…
Flydubai’s investigation into flight FZ1073 has widened after reports that the violent cockpit incident on the Dubai-Tel Aviv service may have been aimed at Ben Gurion Airport. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 was diverted to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia on…
A Florida federal jury has awarded Aerosonic about $116.8 million in its case against Joby Aero over alleged misappropriation of intellectual property tied to air data probes. The verdict, returned in Florida on 5 October, hands the probe maker a…
Grupo EULEN USA is supporting PS MIA at Miami International Airport with specialised cleaning and baggage transfer services, adding operational backing to Florida’s first private luxury terminal. The arrangement underpins daily services at the Miami facility, which occupies the restored…
LATAM is preparing to bring the Embraer E195-E2 into its Brazil network from late November, with up to 14 aircraft to be introduced gradually between November 2026 and March 2027. The initial deployment covers 42 domestic routes and will expand…
Bei einem Absturz einer ATR-42 der Nigerian Air Force im Bundesstaat Ondo sind nach amtlichen Angaben 32 Menschen an Bord gewesen. Die Maschine befand sich am 5. Oktober auf einem Routineflug von Benin nach Lagos, als sie in der Gegend…
British Airways has grounded a transatlantic Boeing 777-200 after flight BA295 from London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare suffered a reported loss of cabin pressure over the Irish Sea on 5 October and descended rapidly to about 9,000 feet before returning…
Boeing has secured an undefinitised contract action worth about $14.7 billion to scale production of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement seekers, formalising a seven-year framework that will triple output. The work is centred on Boeing’s Huntsville, Alabama, operations and supports the…
Stuttgart Airport briefly suspended flight operations on Monday after the terminals in the security area were evacuated during a police operation, disrupting arrivals and departures for several hours. The affected area was searched, no danger was found and services were…
Volare Aviation has completed a full refurbishment of a 2000 Bombardier Challenger 604, turning the business jet into a modernised aircraft with upgraded cockpit systems, a redesigned cabin, Starlink connectivity and a matte green exterior finish. The project also included…
Gulf business aviation is continuing to recover after the Iran war disruption, with MedAire expanding its regional footprint and the MEBAA chairman confirming that the December show will go ahead. The development reflects steady demand across the UAE and wider…
Airbus Corporate Jets has linked the international expansion of family offices to stronger demand for private aviation, after a survey of senior executives managing a combined US$303 billion in assets found business jet use is now central to their cross-border…