REGENT Craft has closed a $240 million Series B round led by Mare Liberum and AE Ventures, with debt capital provided by Erebor Bank, as the North Kingstown, Rhode Island-based seaglider developer moves towards full-scale manufacturing. The financing is split…
Discover Airlines will open its first services to the UK in summer 2027, introducing Frankfurt flights to Glasgow, Bristol and Inverness, alongside a Munich–Glasgow route. The Lufthansa Group leisure carrier will operate the new services with Airbus A320 aircraft, with…
Qantas will begin retiring its 10 Airbus A380s from 2028, bringing forward a previous timetable that pointed to about 2032. The Australian carrier tied the move to rising maintenance and operating costs for the out-of-production superjumbo and growing confidence in…
Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont airport was shut on Thursday after a private Embraer Phenom 100, registered PS-VEE, veered off the runway during landing and came to rest on the grass beside it. The aircraft carried a pilot and one crew…
MBDA has challenged the initial interpretation of a weapons seizure at Italy’s port of Bari, saying the Akeron anti-tank missiles found in a French-registered van were inert test items rather than live rounds. Italian investigators found three missiles and related…
Manchester Airports Group has confirmed that hackers demanded a ransom after a cyber security incident that exposed customer data linked to Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports. The UK airport operator refused to pay, while stating that passenger safety,…
Federal investigators have linked White House construction to radio-communication problems that helped create a close call between Marine One and an Envoy Air passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report ties the…
Japan Airlines will introduce Aerowash’s program-controlled AW3 aircraft-washing robot at Narita Airport, becoming the first domestic Japanese carrier to deploy the system. The rollout begins at Narita, with full-scale operation planned for 2026 after operational training, and JAL is considering…
Aeroflot has halted plans for a new aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul plant after about RUB 2.7 billion had already been invested in the project. The facility, linked to the newly created AeroTrustTechnics unit, was expected to expand domestic…
AirAsia X is preparing to launch its first codeshare partnership with Pegasus Airlines in September, extending the Malaysian long-haul carrier’s network through Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen. The arrangement will place AirAsia X’s D7 code on selected Pegasus-operated flights to five destinations,…
The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire two air traffic controllers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport after they allegedly left work early before the fatal March collision involving an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 and a fire truck. The incident…
Latvia’s Saeima has approved urgent legislation to support airBaltic’s financial stabilisation, clearing the way for state participation in interim financing, the capitalisation of existing claims and an extension of a previous government loan. The move keeps the carrier funded while…
Delta Air Lines Flight DL437 from Los Angeles to Boston diverted to Detroit on 25 August after the captain became ill in flight. The Boeing 757, carrying 147 passengers, landed safely at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, where the crew…
Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, which serves Caracas, will resume commercial passenger flights on 1 September after closing to regular traffic following the twin earthquakes of 24 June. Domestic and international operations will restart through temporary terminals while reconstruction…
Ceiba Intercontinental is planning to acquire six new ATR 72-600 turboprops in a move intended to support the Equatorial Guinean flag carrier’s fleet renewal and network recovery. The preliminary deal would cover factory-new aircraft for domestic and regional services, with…
Rheinmetall will build a new logistics and technology centre at Kassel Airport in Calden and expand its existing Kassel site under a North Hesse Defence Hub plan that will add military logistics, testing and training capacity. The project carries more…
A drone sighting near Leipzig/Halle Airport on Wednesday forced the diversion of two aircraft, including a holiday flight bound for the German hub. Saxony-Anhalt police linked the drone to private filming activity in Großkugel, close to the airport and inside…
Air Arabia will begin daily nonstop flights between Sharjah and Düsseldorf on 16 December 2026, adding the German city as its third destination in the country. The route will be operated with an Airbus A320neo and is now on sale…
Ryanair will keep operating the Friedrichshafen–Palma de Mallorca route through the winter timetable, extending the service beyond the summer season and making Mallorca reachable year-round from Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen. The winter schedule starts on 26 October and will offer two weekly…
Google has expanded AI Mode in Search with travel tools that show flight and hotel prices in points or miles, and Lufthansa Group’s Miles & More will be added in the coming weeks. The update also brings price tracking and…
Saxony recorded 13 security-relevant drone overflights at critical infrastructure, military sites and arms companies in the first half of 2026, with the incidents linked in local reporting to the drone case at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The Interior Ministry data show a…
Aeroflot is in the final stage of agreeing terms for a firm order for 90 more MC-21 aircraft, in a move that would lift its planned total to 108 jets including 18 already under contract. The Moscow-based airline is preparing…
AirAsia X is preparing to launch its first codeshare with Pegasus Airlines in September, placing its D7 code on selected Pegasus-operated flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen to Ankara, Athens, London Stansted, Moscow Vnukovo and Zurich. The move comes as the…
Austrian Airlines is preparing to withdraw another Boeing 767 from service as the carrier advances towards the end of its long-haul 767 chapter. OE-LAZ is due to leave the operational fleet on 28 September, leaving two Boeing 767-300ERs in service…
A Maputo court has again refused to release several former senior managers of LAM – Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, leaving them in pre-trial detention as corruption proceedings move ahead in Mozambique’s capital. The latest hearing on 25 August upheld an…
Archer Aviation chief executive Adam Goldstein has described the Trump administration as a “dream scenario” for entrepreneurs in heavily regulated sectors, citing its focus on manufacturing, jobs, U.S. technological leadership and reducing red tape. The comments came in a fresh…
Isar Aerospace has signed a contract with the European Space Agency under the European Launcher Challenge, securing about €200 million in programme commitments to support its Spectrum launcher and related infrastructure. The Munich-based company said the funding will accelerate next-generation…
French Bee is using Wamos Air aircraft and crews to cover transatlantic services from Paris-Orly during a cabin-crew strike that began on Thursday and is due to run until 31 August. The low-cost long-haul carrier is trying to keep its…
The Federal Aviation Administration has relocated an antenna and changed a procedure after a communications problem during a 4 August incident involving Marine One near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, where the presidential helicopter came too close to a departing…
FlyOne Asia has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, expanding the Uzbekistan carrier’s narrowbody fleet with a newer-generation jet powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G Geared Turbofan engines. The aircraft, msn 12330 and registered UK32127, previously flew for Spirit…
SAS has removed its planned Copenhagen–Dubai Al Maktoum service from the winter 2026/27 timetable, cancelling a return to the route that had been due to start on 25 October. The daily operation was to use an Airbus A320neo, with late-night…
Air New Zealand posted a pretax loss of NZ$336 million and a net loss of NZ$242 million for the year ended 30 June, as surging fuel costs linked to Middle East conflict, engine availability problems and higher maintenance and aviation…
NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston has launched market research for a successor to its T-38 Talon astronaut trainers, asking industry for information on modern high-performance jets that could support flight-readiness training. The notice keeps the effort at the information-gathering…
Boeing’s engineers and technical workers represented by SPEEA have rejected a four-year contract offer, while also authorising their negotiating team to call a strike when current agreements expire on 6 October 2026. The vote covered about 17,000 white-collar employees and…
Google is adding travel-planning tools to AI Mode in Search, including flight price tracking, fare alerts and hotel booking, while also letting users view travel costs in points or miles. Flight tracking is available in more than 180 countries and…
SpiceJet has suspended Boeing 737 MAX operations amid a capacity crunch, deepening pressure on the Indian carrier’s already constrained network. The move affects its MAX fleet and comes as the airline continues to operate with a reduced number of aircraft…
Turkish Airlines cancelled flight TK1940 from Brussels to Istanbul on Thursday after Belgian aviation police found the co-pilot intoxicated at Brussels Airport. The Airbus A321neo, registered TC-LTN, had already boarded more than 100 passengers when the departure, scheduled for 11:10…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has unveiled Phase 2 of the FAA’s BEYOND programme, doubling its size by adding up to eight state, local, tribal and territorial participants. The expansion is designed to accelerate advanced drone operations and support…
The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire two air-traffic controllers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport after determining they left their shifts early before the fatal collision involving Air Canada Express Flight 8646 and a fire truck on 22 March…
American Airlines will broaden its complimentary Main Cabin snack selection on select flights in early October, adding more sweet and savoury choices for economy passengers. The refresh includes Biscoff cookies on morning services and, later in the day, Goldfish crackers,…
Frontier Airlines is trimming 21 routes at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, cutting back a network that had expanded rapidly over the past year. The move reduces the low-cost carrier’s Atlanta footprint, but the available information does not identify the full…
Electra has signed a memorandum of understanding with the City of Helsinki and Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences to study hybrid-electric ultra-short routes across the Gulf of Finland, with Helsinki-Tallinn at the centre of the work. The feasibility study will…
Washington air traffic controllers and Marine One pilots met about radio communication problems a week before the 4 August close call at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary findings. The incident involved Marine…
The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire two air traffic controllers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport after finding they allegedly left work early before the March collision between an Air Canada regional jet and a fire truck that killed…
Corporate Angel Network has appointed Jack J. Pelton, chairman and chief executive of the Experimental Aircraft Association, to its board of directors. The move brings a senior general aviation figure into the governance of the U.S. nonprofit that arranges free…
Wisk Aero has broken ground on a new 100-by-100-foot vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California, extending its flight-test base with infrastructure designed to support both piloted and autonomous vertical take-off and landing operations. The site will be used to…
American Airlines flight attendants are warning that a tougher disciplinary climate is making it harder to deliver good passenger service across the carrier’s network, including at its Dallas-Fort Worth hub. A union-commissioned survey found 81% of respondents did not feel…
Wisk Aero has broken ground on a new vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California, creating one of the first public airport vertiports in the United States designed for both piloted and autonomous operations. The 100-foot by 100-foot site sits…
Qatar Airways has partnered with Uber for Business to extend its Beyond Business corporate travel programme into ground transport, allowing members to redeem Qrewards for Uber ride vouchers credited to their Uber wallet. The arrangement, described as the first of…
Corporate aviation leaders at the Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit examined why retaining flight department staff depends on more than pay, with AIN highlighting a roundtable discussion on the pressures facing business aviation employers. The session centred on how flight departments…