Wyvern is using the lead-up to NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas to keep safety at the centre of business aviation’s agenda, with a programme that includes the National Safety Forum, maintenance-return decision making and a demonstration of its upgraded quality and…
Covenant has opened its first European production facility in Leipzig, Saxony, where it plans to build the long-range Anthem cruise missile. The site in northern Leipzig near the airport occupies an existing industrial hall of more than 10,000 square metres,…
Aero Vodochody and Thales Belgium have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the L-39 Skyfox’s counter-drone role through continued integration and testing of Thales’ 70 mm guided rocket system. The Czech-built Skyfox, shown publicly in a drone-hunting configuration at…
Vertical Aerospace has appointed Clyde M. Woltman, the former chief executive of Leonardo Helicopters US, to its board of directors, effective 5 October. The Bristol-based eVTOL developer is adding an executive with experience across rotorcraft, certification, production and defence-linked aviation…
The Nigerian Air Force confirmed that an ATR-42 aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on Monday, with 32 people on board. The aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when it went down near…
LATAM Airlines Colombia and Qatar Airways have signed a codeshare agreement that will link Bogotá with 17 domestic Colombian destinations from November, giving travellers from across the country one-stop access to Doha and Qatar Airways’ long-haul network across the Middle…
airBaltic is preparing workforce reductions that could affect about 500 to 700 positions across its bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn as it pushes ahead with a wider restructuring plan. The Latvian carrier said the current estimate is not final…
Volotea has entered Spain’s pre-insolvency creditor negotiations in Barcelona as it seeks to restructure debt linked to its pandemic-era rescue financing, including the state-backed loan from SEPI. The low-cost carrier filed at Commercial Court No. 9 in Barcelona while continuing…
The German Air Force has begun a five-day Eurofighter exercise at Nuremberg Airport, bringing four jets from Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 74 in Neuburg an der Donau to the civilian field for training in take-offs, landings and ground operations. The “Dispersed Operations”…
Barnes Aerospace has acquired Dundee-based ATL Turbine Services, giving the US aerospace group its first dedicated component repair and overhaul operation in Europe. The deal adds a regional repair base for hot-section gas turbine components and expands Barnes Aerospace’s aftermarket…
Reuters reported new allegations that the flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking his captain on a Dubai-Tel Aviv service had also considered hijacking and crashing an earlier flight to Tel Aviv. The fresh details relate to the September incident involving flydubai…
Enaire managed 2,218 drone operations in Spain between June and August, with June the busiest month at 809 movements. July and August each remained above 700 operations, underlining steady summer demand for drone activity across the country. Catalonia led the…
airBaltic is preparing to cut between 500 and 700 jobs across its bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn as part of a broader restructuring and new business plan, while keeping its current flight schedule unchanged. The planned reductions would affect…
A Ukrainian court has convicted a former military simulator designer for transferring software linked to the KTS-21M training system used to prepare MiG-29 pilots to Belarus. He received a two-year prison sentence that was suspended, along with a two-year probation…
Aena has appointed Francisco Hernández Amorós as the next director of Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport, with the handover due to take effect on 1 November. He will replace Laura Navarro, who moves to Aena’s Directorate of Organisation and People, keeping…
AerCap completed 204 major transactions in the third quarter as it continued to rotate and refresh its global aircraft, engine and helicopter portfolio. The lessor signed 85 lease agreements, made 34 purchases and completed 85 sales, alongside about $900 million…
Embraer and Mahindra Group have identified Nagpur in Maharashtra as the location for a potential final assembly line for the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft, pending India’s selection of the jet for the Indian Air Force’s Medium Transport Aircraft programme.…
Finland has received its first two permanently based F-35A fighters, with Lockheed Martin and the Finnish Defence Forces presenting the aircraft at Rovaniemi on 1 October. The delivery begins the domestic phase of Finland’s fighter transition programme and lifts the…
Germany’s main air hubs are losing ground on long-haul traffic, with Frankfurt and Munich taking a smaller share of routes to East and Southeast Asia as more travellers connect via non-EU hubs in the Gulf region and Turkey. An analysis…
RTX has named Amy Comer president of Pratt & Whitney’s Military Engines business, with the change effective 1 January 2027. She will succeed Jill Albertelli as Pratt & Whitney continues a wider leadership transition tied to Shane Eddy’s planned retirement…
KLM has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, with the aircraft handed over in Toulouse and ferried to Amsterdam Schiphol on 2 October. The jet is the first of the type for the airline and is due to enter…
The U.S. military has withdrawn all B-1B Lancer bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and returned them to home stations in the United States. The redeployment removes the last American bombers from the Royal Air Force base, a key forward…
Airbus Defence and Space has delivered 32 next-generation OneWeb low Earth orbit satellites to Eutelsat, sending the first batch of the operator’s renewal fleet into launch preparation in the United States. Built in Toulouse, the spacecraft are set to be…
Delta Air Lines is expanding its Los Angeles operation with its largest-ever schedule at LAX, adding new nonstop service to Monterey and Philadelphia and increasing frequencies on seven domestic routes. Together with its partners, the carrier expects to offer more…
Kilimanjaro International Airport in northern Tanzania was temporarily closed on Sunday after an Embraer 120 made an emergency belly landing on arrival, suspending normal operations for several hours. The aircraft, operating on a route from Serengeti to Zanzibar, landed without…
Flydubai has become the focus of a security investigation after a first officer on flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly planned an attack on Ben Gurion Airport and stabbed the captain during a violent cockpit confrontation. The Boeing…
The U.S. Air Force has removed all bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and flown them back to home stations in the United States after a security incident near the base. The redeployment covers the full bomber contingent at the…
The US military has withdrawn all B-1 bombers deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, sending the aircraft back to their home stations in the United States after a security incident near the base. The redeployment followed British arrests linked to…
Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia after a cockpit confrontation left the aircraft briefly without active pilots, according to an eyewitness account published on Sunday. The incident, which unfolded on a scheduled…
The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for six people aboard a Gulfstream G100 medical transport aircraft that vanished off Nantucket, Massachusetts, after flying from Bermuda to Boston. Debris from the aircraft was found during the operation, which covered…
ACI EUROPE, Amadeus, IATA, IDEMIA Public Security and SITA have formed the Responsible Biometrics Travel Industry Coalition, pressing EU policymakers to ensure the Digital Omnibus supports voluntary, secure biometric use in travel while preserving passenger choice and privacy. The group…
Delta is extending accessibility features across its inflight entertainment system, with 100% English closed-captioned content now available and audio-descriptive programming expanding on board. The airline is also putting important inflight announcements on seatback screens to support customers who are Deaf…
Barcelona-El Prat Airport was hit by torrential rain over the weekend of 3-4 October, with 385 flights cancelled as storms across Catalonia disrupted arrivals and departures. Civil Protection figures shared with EFE put the total at 220 cancellations on Saturday…
The US Federal Communications Commission has opened more than 1,000 MHz of spectrum in the 12.7 GHz and 42 GHz bands for satellite connectivity, including in-flight and on-ship use. The order, adopted on 30 September, specifically covers Earth stations in…
Embraer delivered 66 aircraft in the third quarter of 2026, its strongest July-to-September performance on record. The total included 22 commercial aircraft, 41 executive jets and three defence aircraft, with the result supported by continued production-leveling efforts at the Brazilian…
Honeywell Aerospace and the City of Phoenix Aviation Department will test adapting the company’s SURF-A runway alert technology for airport ground vehicles at Phoenix Sky Harbor, Deer Valley and Goodyear airports. The pilot programme is due to begin this month…
ACI EUROPE, Amadeus, IATA, IDEMIA Public Security and SITA have formed the Responsible Biometrics Travel Industry Coalition to press EU policymakers to ensure the upcoming Digital Omnibus supports voluntary, secure biometric journeys in European travel. The group wants technology-neutral rules…
The U.S. Coast Guard has found a debris field off Nantucket linked to a missing Gulfstream G100 air ambulance carrying six people from Bermuda to Boston. Search crews continued operations through the night as the cutter William Sparling and other…
Riyadh Air has publicly revealed its first production Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in indigo livery after the aircraft emerged from Boeing’s paint facility in Charleston, South Carolina. The jet, registered HZ-RXAK, is expected to be delivered soon before joining the airline’s…
Dmitry Medvedev has warned that any move to block Russia’s Rassvet satellite network could trigger a full-scale space war, with Starlink satellites potentially caught in the fallout. The warning came as Russia pushes Rassvet as a domestic low-Earth-orbit alternative to…
Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue has completed its first fully autonomous flight in Mojave, California, covering taxi, takeoff, manoeuvres and landing without pilot input. The flight, disclosed on 3 October 2026, advances the company’s internally funded Project Talon effort to…
The U.S. Coast Guard has found a debris field off Nantucket, Massachusetts, in the search for a missing Gulfstream G100 medical transport aircraft operated by Canada-based Latitude Air Ambulance. The jet, carrying six people on a flight from Bermuda to…
Flights between Iran and Iraq resumed on Sunday after a brief suspension linked to US sanctions pressure on Iranian aviation and airport handling services. Najaf International Airport was the first route to return, with Iranian and Iraqi carriers operating again…
A Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100 operated by Latitude Air Ambulance vanished from radar on Saturday after departing Bermuda for Boston with six people on board, triggering a US Coast Guard search off Nantucket and along the Massachusetts coast. The medical transport…
easyJet has agreed to a recommended cash takeover by Apollo’s Eagle Bidco at 715p per share, valuing the UK carrier at about £5.7 billion. Castlelake has abandoned its pursuit, leaving Apollo as the sole bidder in a transaction that would…
International Airlines Group has selected OpenAirlines’ SkyBreathe fuel-efficiency platform for use across Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, LEVEL and Vueling, covering more than 600 aircraft. The system is designed to centralise fuel-efficiency management across the group by analysing operational data…
FACC has arranged a new EUR 190 million syndicated credit facility to refinance an existing EUR 225 million loan and support its next growth phase. The Austria-based aerospace supplier is using the package to back planned investment in technology, infrastructure…
A Gulfstream G100 air ambulance carrying six people vanished over the Atlantic on Saturday while flying from Bermuda to Boston, prompting a major U.S. Coast Guard search off Nantucket, Massachusetts. The aircraft, registered C-GRJP and operated by Hamilton, Ontario-based Latitude…
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching off Nantucket after losing contact with a Gulfstream G100 air ambulance carrying six people from Bermuda to Boston. The Canada-based Latitude Air Ambulance jet departed Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport and was due at…
SAS diverted a Copenhagen-Vilnius service back to Denmark on Saturday after Vilnius Airport briefly closed over a suspected drone alert. The disruption affected 39 passengers, while NATO Baltic Air Policing aircraft were scrambled and the Lithuanian capital’s airport reopened shortly…