Condor’s supervisory board appointed Dr. Pierre Dominique Prümm as Chief Commercial Officer effective 1 August 2026 and Dag Jessel as CFO effective 6 July 2026. Prümm joins from Fraport, where he served as Board Member for Aviation and Infrastructure, and…
Thales and Renault Group have set out a plan to lift Toutatis loitering-munition production from roughly 100 to 150 units a year to about 10,000, using automotive industrial methods rather than incremental output gains. The partnership, announced at Eurosatory in…
La Compagnie will move its Nice–Newark service to year-round operation, ending its summer-only pattern and giving the French Riviera a nonstop transatlantic link outside the peak season. The airline will run the route up to four times a week in…
Wizz Air has turned a pop release into a branding tool, pairing with Romanian singer INNA on Wizz Away, a summer track released on 12 June 2026. The video was shot at Bucharest Otopeni Airport beside a Wizz Air aircraft,…
JetBlue will refresh Mint catering with new onboard culinary partners from New York’s restaurant scene, starting 31 July on domestic and transatlantic routes. Kent Hospitality Group and strategic partner Four Clovers Hospitality Group will replace the current lineup, with launch…
Intellian Technologies has opened a 75,500 sq ft manufacturing facility in Orange County, California, and made it fully operational as its new U.S. headquarters. The campus is the company’s first large-scale international manufacturing site and expands capacity beyond its two…
NATS handled 236,539 flights in May, lifting traffic 12.4% from April and 0.8% year on year while keeping punctuality high. The operator said 97.4% of flights saw no NATS-attributable delay, and the 2.6% affected were delayed by an average 11.9…
Boeing says its Q4S quantum networking satellite has demonstrated high-fidelity entanglement swapping in ground tests on a compact, space-qualified payload. The result extends the programme beyond component validation and into a full mission-relevant architecture built to survive launch loads, mass…
Embraer has signed a service and support agreement with the Brazilian Air Force to lift operational availability across the KC-390 Millennium fleet. The package extends full lifecycle support to aircraft already in service and those still to be delivered, putting…
Japan Airlines President and CEO Mitsuko Tottori will take a 30% pay cut for two months after a cabin-crew alcohol breach delayed flight JL252 from Hiroshima to Tokyo Haneda on 23 May. The pre-flight test flagged a chief cabin attendant…
SriLankan Airlines has returned to Lufthansa Systems’ Lido Flight 4D after a spell with another provider, restoring a flight-planning stack it first adopted in 2014. The airline said the move targets tighter route optimisation, better fuel burn, stronger system stability…
Ukrainian drones hit the Moscow Oil Refinery on 18 June 2026, sending thick black smoke over the capital and forcing temporary restrictions at major airports. The strike marked the second attack on the Kapotnya facility in a week and hit…
Qantas will launch daily nonstop Sydney-London flights in October 2027, positioning the route as the first commercial service in Project Sunrise. The airline is using specially modified Airbus A350-1000ULR aircraft, configured for 238 passengers and endurance of up to 22…
Aeroflot is closing out the last stranded aircraft settlements and looking to the second-hand market to keep aircraft available while sanctions block normal Western deliveries. The carrier has already converted earlier lease disputes into ownership transfers and now wants the…
United Nigeria Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding with Guinea-Bissau to re-establish Air Bissau as the country’s national carrier. The joint venture will place operational control and day-to-day management with the Nigerian operator, while Bissau becomes the base at…
Aurigny chief executive Nico Bezuidenhout has challenged whether Guernsey’s state-owned airline should be held to a break-even target after posting a £6.3 million loss for 2025. He said the mandate is debatable when about 70% of Aurigny’s flying is now…
Qatar Airways has restored 85% of its pre-crisis network and is flying about 140 daily departures to more than 160 destinations as it pushes past the Gulf disruption tied to the Iran war and airspace closures. The carrier also named…
The Swiss National Council has approved a revision of the Aviation Act that would lock in the operating hours of Zurich and Geneva airports, extending legal protection from infrastructure to operations themselves. The vote, 130 to 60, gives the national…
Pete Hegseth announced a six-month Pentagon review of U.S. force posture and basing in Europe, directly impacting airlift, tanker operations, and access corridors. The assessment will consult U.S. military leaders, European Command, Congress, and NATO allies to determine future troop…
The Pacific Air Forces have permanently shifted the 4th Reconnaissance Squadron’s RQ-4 Global Hawks from Andersen Air Force Base to Yokota Air Base. The move, completed in late May and announced on 15 June, ends the squadron’s seasonal typhoon posture…
Armenia has ordered six Airbus H145 helicopters, closing its first contract with the manufacturer during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Yerevan. The deal has entered into force and gives the Armenian state a new light-twin platform for transport…
NASA and Katalyst Space have moved the Swift reboost mission into launch readiness, with the LINK servicing spacecraft set to lift the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory later this month from Kwajalein Atoll. The mission uses Northrop Grumman’s…
Qatar Airways hat zwei neue Top-Management-Rollen geschaffen und Abdulla Ali zum Chief Operating Officer sowie Calum Laming zum Chief Customer Officer ernannt. Beide Positionen greifen ab 1. November 2026 und berichten direkt an Group Chief Executive Officer Hamad Al-Khater. Ali…
Finland will arm its future F-35 fleet with GBU-53/B SDB II glide bombs, adding a new air-to-ground option to the country’s NATO strike package. The munition is built to engage moving targets at medium range and in poor weather, fitting…
A Ukrainian drone assault on 18 June 2026 forced a full, temporary suspension of operations at all four major Moscow airports—Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky—disrupting one of Europe’s busiest air hubs. Russian authorities intercepted approximately 180 drones, with several breaching…
Qatar Airways resumed commercial Airbus A380 operations on 16 June 2026, deploying the superjumbo exclusively on Doha–London Heathrow and Doha–Bangkok Suvarnabhumi routes. The restart marks the return of the airline’s largest aircraft after a months-long grounding of all eight active…
Quantum Space has secured a Department of War contract to build a fuel depot spacecraft demonstration for in-space refueling. The vehicle will ride on the company’s Ranger platform and is designed to refuel spacecraft, extend mission life and give the…
Malaysia wants to add three more Turkish Aerospace Anka-S UAVs, lifting the Royal Malaysian Air Force fleet from three to six aircraft. The second-phase buy follows the first batch, already accepted at Labuan Air Base and assigned to No. 11…
Aergo Capital has completed the sale of two Airbus A321-200s to FTAI Aviation, removing MSN 4099 and MSN 4148 from its leased portfolio. Both aircraft are on lease to Air Transat, so the transaction shifts assets already embedded in revenue…
Unknown attackers breached the perimeter of Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey early on 18 June, triggering explosions and sustained gunfire for more than an hour. Nigerien security forces repelled the assault and restored control of the airport grounds, while…
Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya on 18 June, setting off fires and sending thick smoke over the capital. The site sits about 15 km from the Kremlin and supplies road fuel to Moscow, so the hit…
Armenia has placed its first order with Airbus Helicopters, signing for six H145s to support transport missions and modernise its rotorcraft fleet. The contract entered into force during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Yerevan. Airbus is pitching the…
Qatar Airways has restored its network to 85% of pre-crisis levels and created two new executive posts as it resets for the next phase of growth. The carrier said the milestone came with the launch of its summer 2026 schedule,…
India’s annual defence production hit a record INR1.78 trillion in FY 2025-26, extending the country’s push to build a deeper domestic military supply base. The figure is 15.6% above the previous year’s INR1.54 trillion and nearly four times the FY…
KLM has grounded an Airbus A321neo after flight KL1583 suffered a tail strike while landing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport on 16 June. The aircraft, registered PH-AXB, touched down on runway 02 and sustained damage to the empennage and rear…
KKR has committed $1.4 billion in equity to expand its commercial aircraft leasing platform with Altavair. The deal extends a partnership that began in 2018 and marks KKR’s third aircraft leasing portfolio with the Seattle-based lessor and financing specialist. The…
The U.S. Air Force has moved Anduril’s FQ-44 from prototype to production, awarding the company a contract for its first Collaborative Combat Aircraft Increment 1 fleet. General Atomics also won production work for the FQ-42, giving the service two parallel…
Britain has fined Sabre Global Technologies £1,000,920.59 for breaching Russia sanctions, the largest penalty the regime has produced since 2022. The UK unit kept Ural Airlines on its Global Distribution System for seven months after the carrier was designated in…
König Willem-Alexander hat nach der Umstellung von der Boeing 737 auf die Airbus A321neo bei KLM seinen ersten Flug auf dem neuen Muster absolviert. Der Einsatz auf den Linien KL1373 und KL1374 zwischen Amsterdam und Bukarest markiert den Übergang des…
Red Cat used Eurosatory 2026 in Paris to launch Hellcat, a dual-use small UAS built on the Black Widow platform and pitched to allied and coalition operators. The configuration shifts the company’s Black Widow lineage toward a more open, modular…
Sun PhuQuoc Airways is lining up a rapid pivot from narrowbody regional flying to a widebody leisure hub, with eight A330-200s due by the end of 2026 and up to 40 Boeing 787-9s scheduled from 2031. The airline plans to…
Alaska Airlines has started work on a new maintenance hangar at Portland International Airport, a $135 million buildout that will add widebody-capable capacity to its Pacific Northwest maintenance network. The facility will deliver 125,000 square feet of indoor aircraft maintenance…
Air Caraibes has intensified its partnership with Aero Biodiversite to map and protect biodiversity at four Caribbean airports, leveraging ecological refuge status of airport land. The collaboration, initiated in 2022, now incorporates findings from the 2025 annual report, which identified…
SKY express and Greece’s air traffic controllers have united in blaming the Civil Aviation Authority for two days of delays at Athens International Airport after late inspections of approach systems, including the Instrument Landing System. The disruption hit arrivals and…
SunExpress will open a new direct Bremen-Izmir service on 23 June, with three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The route links Bremen Airport with Izmir on the Turkish Aegean coast and gives the carrier another leisure-focused Germany-Turkey pairing…
Italy’s privacy watchdog has fined Emirates €180,000 over its handling of health data from passengers with reduced mobility. The regulator accepted that medical processing can be lawful for flight safety and assistance, but said Emirates fell short on transparency and…
Eve Air Mobility’s Eve 100 eVTOL demonstrator is set to enter low-speed transition flight within weeks, moving the programme beyond hover and low-speed testing at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto facility in Brazil. The aircraft has already completed envelope-expansion work, and the…
Airbus hat in Toulouse seine zweite modernisierte A320-Finalmontagelinie in Betrieb genommen und damit den 10. A320-Familien-Endmontagepunkt im globalen Netz freigeschaltet. Der Umbau am Jean-Luc-Lagardère-Standort, der früher die A380 trug, stärkt die Single-Aisle-Industrialisierung für den Hochlauf auf 70 bis 75 Flugzeuge…
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has received a production contract from the U.S. Air Force for the FQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, converting the YFQ-42A prototype line into a production programme. The award marks the first order for operational aircraft and extends…
American Airlines will reach 100 destinations across Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America after adding two Miami routes this year. Maracaibo, Venezuela, starts on 14 July 2026 with daily Embraer 175 service, and Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, follows on 1 November 2026…