The United States has awarded CAE a contract worth up to $42.1 million to supply two F-16 Block 72 full-mission trainer systems for the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The work will support Morocco’s F-16 modernisation programme and runs through 30…
JetZero has closed a senior secured term-loan facility of up to $100 million to accelerate development of its Z4 blended-wing-body aircraft, with proceeds supporting technology maturation, the full-scale Jet1 demonstrator and manufacturing and test facilities in Greensboro, North Carolina. The…
PLD Space has raised an additional €108 million in its Series C extension, lifting the round to €288 million and total funding since the company’s founding in 2011 to €488 million. The Elche-based launch provider will use the capital to…
Venezolana has brought a 37-year-old McDonnell Douglas MD-88 into service after one of its MD-83s was damaged in a ground incident at El Libertador military airfield in Palo Negro, Venezuela. The carrier moved quickly to restore capacity after the MD-83,…
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has declared the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter operational, clearing the Boeing-built aircraft for the nuclear security mission at the Air Force’s land-based missile fields. The milestone was reached on 10 August 2026 and…
Uzbekistan has publicly confirmed the arrival of Chinese Chengdu J-10CE fighter jets, making it the second confirmed foreign operator of the type after Pakistan. State television footage aired during Independence Day coverage showed at least six aircraft in Uzbek markings…
Titan Airways has taken over Airbus’s employee shuttle between Hamburg-Finkenwerder and Toulouse, replacing Volotea on the route. The service links Airbus sites in Germany and France and is operated with multiple daily rotations for staff travel. Airbus has confirmed that…
Airbus will install an A220 full-flight simulator at its Asia Training Centre in Singapore, with operations due to start in the fourth quarter of 2027. The unit will support pilot type-rating and recurrent training across Asia-Pacific as Airbus responds to…
Qantas has added Condor to its Frequent Flyer partner network, allowing members to redeem Qantas Points across the German leisure carrier’s network of more than 70 destinations in Europe, the Mediterranean, North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tie-up…
South African Airways will restart a transparent, competitive search for a new strategic equity partner after South Africa’s Cabinet approved the process on 26 August. The move is intended to strengthen the carrier’s balance sheet, improve access to capital and…
TUIfly Netherlands diverted a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from its Mombasa-Amsterdam service to Düsseldorf on Monday after a medical emergency on board. The aircraft, registered PH-TFK and operating as flight OR191, landed unscheduled in Germany while the crew handled the situation…
Kenya aviation workers ended a two-day strike on Tuesday after a return-to-work deal was reached with the government and aviation authorities, easing disruption at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and other airports across the country. The stoppage had delayed…
Jeju Air has invested KRW27 billion in affiliate debt as stronger operating cash flow lifted its liquidity position, directing about 14% of its cash holdings into related-party lending. The move comes after the South Korean low-cost carrier generated net operating…
Austrian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo fitted with CFM LEAP-1A engines and Starlink internet, with the aircraft registered OE-LXF arriving in Vienna from Tallinn after a cabin retrofit to Austrian standards. The jet is the carrier’s…
Airlink has voluntarily provided flight-data recorder information from two Embraer E-Jets to the South African Civil Aviation Authority after the aircraft carried out a low flypast over Cape Town’s DHL Stadium before the South Africa-New Zealand rugby Test. The regulator…
Airbus is again examining a longer A350 variant beyond the A350-1000, with the concept emerging as a potential counter to Boeing’s 777X family. Commercial aircraft chief Lars Wagner indicated in July that the company is looking at a stretched version…
Rheinmetall is planning a technology centre in Neuss focused on artificial intelligence, digitalisation and satellite technology, with local officials expecting the project to become a major driver of jobs in the North Rhine-Westphalia city. The centre is expected to bring…
Austrian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo fitted with CFM LEAP engines, with the aircraft arriving in Vienna on Monday evening. Registered OE-LXF, the jet is also the first A320-family aircraft in the carrier’s fleet equipped with…
Atlas Air, also known as Atlas Aviation Group, has begun operating Tehran–Minsk services with McDonnell Douglas MD-87 aircraft on a recurring charter basis. Flight activity in August showed repeated Sunday rotations between Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport and Minsk National Airport,…
Airbus has changed the operator of its employee shuttle between Hamburg-Finkenwerder and Toulouse, with Titan Airways taking over from Volotea. A Titan Airways Airbus A320 was already operating the service on 31 August, while the schedule remains unchanged with twelve…
Boeing and Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority have launched a new collaboration in Bangkok to introduce Boeing’s Competency-Based Training and Assessment Learning Library across flight training organisations in Thailand. The programme is the first time a regulator has deployed Boeing’s CBTA…
China’s three largest state-owned airlines—Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines—reported combined first-half 2026 losses of about 8.17 billion yuan as sharply higher jet-fuel costs outweighed stronger passenger demand. Air China, China Eastern and China Southern all increased…
Boeing and Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority have launched a nationwide collaboration to introduce Boeing’s Competency-Based Training and Assessment Learning Library across participating flight training organisations in Thailand. The programme is designed to standardise pilot instruction around CBTA principles, strengthening technical…
Atran Airlines is moving toward a return to service after more than four years on the ground, with its first Boeing 737-400SF freighter completing a technical flight on 28 August. The Russian cargo carrier is preparing to resume domestic and…
FedEx will develop a new integrated air cargo hub at GMR Cargo City at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, in a long-term investment of about US$150 million. The fully automated facility will span roughly 230,000 square feet and combine the…
French Bee cabin crew have extended their strike to run from 1 September at 00:01 until 6 September at 23:59, prolonging industrial action that first began on 27 August. The dispute centres on pay, more stable rosters and longer rest…
aeroTELEGRAPH has published its monthly airport quiz for September, inviting readers to identify the airport shown in the puzzle. The challenge is live with a publication time of 1 September 2026 and gives participants until 30 September to submit their…
Iran Air has restored onboard catering as it resumes flight operations, with procurement, production and warehousing adjusted to match changed operating conditions. The carrier is leaning more heavily on alternative suppliers and more flexible production planning as it works through…
DERTOUR Destination Services AG is advertising for a Destination Manager (w/m/d) for worldwide deployment by arrangement. The live vacancy is posted on aerotelegraph and remains current for publication, with applicants asked to submit an updated CV and supporting documents to…
Saudia and Garuda Indonesia have signed a Joint Business Framework Agreement in Jakarta, moving their partnership into the next phase and opening regulatory approval work for a planned joint business launch in 2027. The framework covers closer network integration and…
FinCEN has made permanent an exemption that removes U.S.-formed companies, including aircraft ownership LLCs, from beneficial-ownership reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act. The final rule took effect on 14 August and also orders the deletion of previously reported information linked…
United Airlines will introduce its Airbus A321XLR on two domestic routes from Washington Dulles before sending the long-range narrowbody into international service. The aircraft is scheduled to operate from Dulles to San Diego from 9 September and from Dulles to…
IATA data for July 2026 show global passenger demand rose 0.2% from a year earlier, with growth excluding the Middle East reaching 1.2% as the regional drag continued to ease. International demand slipped 0.1% overall, but domestic traffic increased 0.6%…
TAP Air Portugal posted a first-half net loss of €99.2 million, widening 40% from a year earlier, as higher fuel costs outweighed traffic and revenue gains. Operating revenues rose 4.3% to €2.04 billion, while the carrier carried a record 8.2…
Ciconia publicly demonstrated a lightweight aircraft coordination and collision-avoidance system designed to let aircraft operate together without satcom or cellular links. The demonstration focused on a direct, onboard approach to deconfliction for aircraft operating in remote, contested or otherwise communications-degraded…
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey activated transponders on rescue and firefighting trucks at LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday, upgrading runway surface tracking after the fatal Air Canada Express collision at LaGuardia in…
LATAM Airlines Brasil’s Airbus A320 operating flight LA3858 from São Paulo/Guarulhos ran off the runway while landing at Cascavel Airport in western Paraná on Monday morning, coming to rest on wet ground beside the paved surface. The aircraft was carrying…
Atlantic Aviation has begun construction on a new fixed-base operation at John C. Tune Airport in Nashville, adding a second presence in the city and expanding business-aviation capacity at the reliever airport west of downtown. The project includes a 7,500-square-foot…
National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chair Michael Graham will retire on 2 October, ending a four-year stint on the five-member board that began in 2020. The move comes just months after his confirmation to another five-year term and his designation…
A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report has detailed how communications failures preceded a close call between Marine One, carrying President Donald Trump, and an Envoy Air Embraer E170 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on 4 August. The aircraft…
Ciconia has demonstrated a lightweight coordination and collision avoidance system for aircraft, in a development aimed at operations where satcom or cellular communications are unavailable. The system is designed to help aircraft work together and avoid conflicts in communication-constrained environments,…
Azul has launched a new nonstop domestic service between Campinas/Viracopos and Boa Vista, using an Airbus A320 with 174 seats. The route began on 31 August and is scheduled four times a week in each direction, with the westbound service…
Airbus has awarded Mahindra Aerostructures a multi-year contract to manufacture fuselage skins for the A320 family, including the A320neo and A321XLR. The work will be carried out at Mahindra Aerostructures’ Bengaluru plant and shipped to Airbus Aerostructures in Augsburg, Germany,…
Luxair has pushed back its planned Dubai service until 6 February 2027 and delayed Abu Dhabi flights to late 2027, after citing regional geopolitical tensions. The Luxembourg carrier’s Gulf expansion was due to start earlier, but passengers booked on the…
KLM is set to start flying its new Airbus A350 long-haul aircraft with the World Business Class cabin physically installed but still unusable, after European regulators had not yet approved the airline’s interpretation of seating rules. The affected cabins are…
The National Transportation Safety Board has set 2 October as the retirement date for Vice Chairman Michael Graham, ending his service on the five-member board after four years. Based in Washington, D.C., the departure comes as the NTSB faces the…
EASA has revised its Conflict Zone Information Bulletin for Jordan, lowering the airspace risk for the Amman FIR from high to medium and extending the advisory to 30 September. The update removes the earlier recommendation to avoid the Jordanian flight…
United Airlines is taking a more cautious view of Airbus’s A321XLR range promises as it prepares to use the long-range narrowbody on transatlantic services next year. Patrick Quayle, United’s senior vice president of global network planning and alliances, said the…
Indian regional airline Fly91 is close to ordering at least 20 ATR turboprop aircraft as it moves to expand its fleet, according to people familiar with the matter. The prospective deal would deepen the carrier’s use of ATR 72-600 aircraft…
IATA’s July 2026 passenger data show global demand rising just 0.2% year on year, with capacity up 0.3% and the load factor edging down to 85.2%. International traffic slipped 0.1% while domestic demand increased 0.6%, leaving the market broadly stable…