Air Côte d’Ivoire returned its stored Airbus A320neo (TU-TSX) to service on 10 June 2026 after nearly one year of inactivity. The aircraft ferried from Tarbes/Lourdes, France, where it was stored since July 2025, back to Abidjan. This reactivation restores…
A Pacific Aerospace 750XL on a skydiving flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, killing all 12 people aboard. The aircraft, operating under Part 91 for Skydive Kansas City, went down in the initial climb,…
IATA says the latest EU261 revisions still leave Europe’s passenger-rights regime misaligned with operational reality. The group argues the framework has not fixed structural flaws in delay handling or eased the cost burden on airlines, even as air traffic management…
EU institutions have struck an informal deal on revised air passenger rights, tightening fare transparency and adding practical protections for travellers. The package would require clearer ticket pricing, with hand luggage shown by default in online searches, free adjacent seating…
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator has now flown its mission profile: Mach 1.4 at 55,000 feet. The June 12 flight marked the first time the aircraft matched the speed and altitude it will use for community-response testing, moving the program…
The FAA’s latest Aviation Workforce Development grant round is open, with applications due 22 June 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The programme targets aircraft pilots and aviation maintenance technical workers, keeping the agency focused on the training pipeline operators,…
AfBAA has launched the first phase of a continent-wide study to map African business aviation. Seefeld Group will run the research from Kigali, using a data-first approach that targets fleet composition, economic impact, maintenance trends and media perception across business…
Safran Electronics & Defense and Theon have formed a Franco-German partnership to fast-track electro-optical solutions for drones, targeting a dedicated European position in a market still shaped by non-EU supply chains. The agreement combines Safran’s optronics, avionics, inertial navigation and…
The Airbus Tiger still has teeth, but it never built the global ecosystem that keeps the Apache on top. Designed for the Cold War fight in Central Europe, the twin-seat attack helicopter first flew in 1991 and has since proved…
A Russian Tu-22M3 bomber crashed during a training flight in Siberia, with the four crew members ejecting safely. The aircraft went down near Kamenka in Irkutsk region, was flying without combat load, and caused no ground damage. The crew sustained…
Israeli booths were boarded up overnight at Eurosatory in Villepinte after French authorities tightened participation rules to defensive air and missile systems only. The move hit exhibitors including Elbit Systems, IAI and Rafael, and turned a regulatory dispute into an…
Maritime Launch Services completed a suborbital Barracuda demonstration from Spaceport Nova Scotia, then halted a second flight after an anomaly late in the boost phase. The rocket lifted at 8:51 a.m. AST and performed nominally through the powered segment before…
Cebu Pacific will move all AirSWIFT flights under Cebgo from 1 July 2026, changing the operating code but leaving schedules and services intact. The integration shifts AirSWIFT’s T6 services to DG and aligns airport and flight announcements under Cebgo, while…
Arajet carried more than 10% of all international passengers entering or leaving the Dominican Republic in May, while its monthly network topped 183,000 travelers. That placed the carrier third in the market, behind JetBlue and American Airlines, and gave it…
KLM has named its first Airbus A350 The Night Watch, extending a new fleet naming theme built around celebrated Dutch artworks. The aircraft is in final assembly in Toulouse and already carries KLM’s livery. Delivery is due at the end…
Arquus has unveiled Fenris, a 6×6 armoured vehicle built around a 105mm gun and sized for air transport, at Eurosatory in Paris. Jointly developed with John Cockerill Defense, the 26-tonne platform pairs a 500 hp engine with a three-person crew,…
The Luftwaffe has moved the first two Panavia Tornado IDS aircraft from Tactical Air Wing 33 back to Büchel Air Base, restoring flying from the wing’s home station after four years at Nörvenich. The return follows the latest phase of…
UK forces boarded and seized the sanctioned tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel in a six-hour operation that used helicopters, a maritime patrol aircraft and Royal Navy escort ships. Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officers boarded from air,…
KLM has named its first Airbus A350 The Night Watch, extending the airline’s fleet branding into Dutch art. The name, taken from Rembrandt van Rijn’s best-known painting, inaugurates a new naming theme for the A350 fleet built around iconic Dutch…
The Skyline-Bahn at Frankfurt Airport is running again after a technical shutdown, restoring the automated link between Terminal 3 and the rest of the airport. Fraport has reopened service with route adjustments, full vehicle checks and software updates, but capacity…
airBaltic has signed a codeshare with EL AL and will restore Riga-Tel Aviv service on 1 July 2026. The route will operate three times weekly, with EL AL placing its LY code on the sector while airBaltic adds BT to…
Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport will renumber its runway after more than 50 years, changing the southwest designation from 24 to 23 and the northeast end from 06 to 05. The move reflects the drift in magnetic north that keeps runway identifiers aligned…
Airbus has opened a new A320 Family final assembly line in Toulouse, adding A321-capable capacity inside the former A380 Lagardère site. The line is built for Airbus’s rate-75 push, giving the narrow-body programme more industrial headroom as backlog remains weighted…
Airbus will inaugurate a second final assembly line for the A320 family in Toulouse on 15 June 2026, adding capacity at the Jean-Luc Lagardère hall on the former A380 site. The line doubles down on the A320 program’s industrial footprint,…
Approximately 5,000 Lockheed Martin employees building the F-35 in Fort Worth, Texas, ratified a new five-year labor contract with IAM Union District 776 on 14 June 2026, effective at midnight 15 June 2026 through 15 June 2031. The agreement secures…
Malaysia Aviation Group has named President and Group CEO Captain Nasaruddin A. Bakar to the IATA Board of Governors for a three-year term running to 2029. The appointment was announced at IATA’s 82nd Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro,…
Bell has completed assembly of the first two wing structures for the MV-75 Cheyenne, moving the Army’s FLRAA tiltrotor into the next build phase. The wings, built largely in house with composite skins, spars and tailored aluminum substructure, will be…
EDGE and Safran have signed a strategic agreement that frames closer industrial cooperation across aerospace and defense. The deal links a UAE defence and aerospace group with a French high-technology supplier that already spans propulsion, electronics and defense systems, pointing…
Ryanair will add capacity at Münster/Osnabrück Airport for the 2026/27 winter season, lifting its schedule to 13 weekly departures. The airline is raising Alicante from two to three weekly frequencies and London from three to five, with extra rotations planned…
Pakistan has set its 2026-27 defence allocation at Rs3 trillion, lifting the headline figure to about Rs3.01 trillion once defence administration is included. The package points to another year of expansion in a budget already shaped by security pressure and…
Singapore has publicly exposed an F-16D Block 52+ carrying an IAI/ELTA ELL-8212 ECM pod on the port outboard underwing station during Exercise Red Flag-Alaska at Eielson Air Force Base. The official image closes the gap between catalogue claims and fielded…
France has opened exclusive negotiations with MBDA and Safran for its new long-range artillery system, a move that pushes Lockheed Martin and its HIMARS offer out of contention. The FLP-T programme aims to replace the ageing LRU fleet with the…
Virgin Australia expects its first Boeing 737-10 to arrive in late 2027, setting up the type as the airline’s highest-capacity narrowbody and the centrepiece of its fleet renewal program. The carrier has 10 firm orders for the model and plans…
Jazeera Airways has appointed Andrew Littledale as chief financial officer, with the role taking effect on 1 July 2026. The Kuwait-based low-cost carrier is bringing in a finance executive with more than 25 years of international experience, including senior aviation…
Singapore has moved Saab’s Sea Giraffe 1X from a mobile-only concept to fixed sites, with installations confirmed at Changi Naval Base and Pulau Satumu. The shift adds persistent 3D surveillance over the Singapore Strait, extending coverage of small drones, low-altitude…
K2 Aviation has acquired two Boeing 737-800 Converted Freighters from Aircastle, marking its first purchase from the lessor and a strategic entry into the dedicated freighter sector. The Dublin-based leasing firm will deploy these narrowbody conversions under lease to ASL…
Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran, and Tereos announced Rebound, a joint venture to develop a 160,000-ton annual SAF facility at the Port of Dunkirk using alcohol-to-jet technology. Technip Energies leads engineering while Airbus and Safran serve as industrial partners and potential…
EOS is using Eurosatory in Paris to front its expanded counter-drone business after bringing MARSS into the unit. The merged offering now combines Slinger, R150 and R500 turrets, high-energy laser weapons and NiDAR command-and-control, giving the company a fuller detect-to-defeat…
Etihad Airways has launched direct services from Abu Dhabi to Krakow and Palma de Mallorca, extending its European leisure push with two three-times-weekly Airbus A321LR routes. Krakow entered the schedule on 11 June, followed by Palma on 12 June, with…
The U.S. Air Force has started moving RQ-4 Global Hawks from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam to Yokota Air Base in eastern Japan, with the first aircraft arriving in late May. The rotation pulls about 150 personnel, including the…
India has completed the maiden flight test of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Medium Range, marking the first airborne validation of the indigenous maritime strike weapon. The test advances DRDO’s anti-ship portfolio and moves the programme from development toward a broader qualification…
UrbanV and Japan Airport Consultants have formed a long-term cooperation framework to advance advanced air mobility planning, design, regulatory integration and commercialization in Japan and selected overseas markets. The first workstream centres on the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, where the partners…
European regional carriers are heading into consolidation as EU261 reform, ETS costs and fragmented air traffic control push overheads beyond what small operators can absorb. Unhedged fuel exposure has amplified the squeeze, with crack spreads hitting $80 a barrel in…
Avincis publicly announced a contract for up to 15 additional Airbus H145 helicopters, marking a major fleet expansion. The deal supports HEMS, offshore transportation, and multi-mission operations across Avincis’ European network, with emphasis on the Nordic region, Italy, and Spain.…
The UK government says the full international contract for the Global Combat Air Programme will be signed by the end of June, moving GCAP from concept and assessment into full design work. The deal will underpin the trilateral fighter effort…
Avincis and Airbus Helicopters have signed a contract for up to 15 Airbus H145 helicopters. Europe’s largest emergency aerial services operator, Avincis, secured this fleet acquisition to support its European emergency-air-services operations, signaling continued investment in the H145 platform for…
OHB SE plans a capital increase that would raise about 500 million euro and widen its free float. The Bremen group is targeting existing shareholders through subscription rights, with proceeds earmarked for production expansion, launch-vehicle investment, strategic M&A and future…
The Sky Line people-mover at Frankfurt Airport is back in service after technical checks and software fixes, but it still stops every night from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. During that window, buses again handle transfers between Terminals 1, 2…
Ein Pilot hat die Beleuchtung für das geplante UFC-Event am Weißen Haus wegen möglicher Beeinträchtigungen bei Anflügen auf Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport kritisiert. Die starken Scheinwerfer des Aufbaus sollen die Cockpit-Sicht bei einem Anflug gestört haben, während die Meldung…
Sri Lanka is reviewing a partial sale of SriLankan Airlines as the carrier remains cash-strapped and under pressure to ease state support. The move would open the door to a stake disposal rather than a full privatization, keeping the airline…