Virgin Atlantic is positioning artificial intelligence as a tool to improve premium travel while preserving the human service that underpins its brand. Corneel Koster, the airline’s chief executive, tied that approach to rising demand for higher-yield cabins as Virgin Atlantic…
Delta Air Lines will resume daily nonstop service between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv on 6 September, using the Airbus A330-900neo. The first westbound return from Tel Aviv is scheduled for 7 September, restoring a major US-Israel link after a…
A small aircraft crashed into Austria’s Attersee near Steinbach in Upper Austria on Wednesday morning, prompting a major search-and-rescue operation that was still under way through the day. The aircraft was widely reported as a Tecnam P2002JF Sierra that had…
Boeing has secured a U.S. government contract with a ceiling value of $131.23bn for the F-15 Eagle Crest programme, covering production, systems integration, upgrades, modernisation, sustainment and depot maintenance for the fighter fleet. The deal includes foreign military sales coverage…
Lockheed Martin’s F-16, Dassault Aviation’s Rafale and Saab’s Gripen remain central to fighter procurement decisions as air forces continue to balance capability with cost, according to an analysis published by aeroTELEGRAPH. The piece argues that modern fourth-generation jets are still…
One Pacific Airways is developing a Micronesia network that would connect the Federated States of Micronesia with Palau and Majuro, with an initial fleet plan centred on a Cessna 337, followed by De Havilland Canada Dash 8 turboprops and Embraer…
A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 operating flight IS-4310 from Tehran Mehrabad to Mashhad veered off the runway after landing at Shahid Hashemi Nejad International Airport on Tuesday. The aircraft, registered EP-FSF, came to a stop after the excursion, and all…
Malaysia Airlines has promoted a UK-market stopover option through its Bonus Side Trip programme, allowing eligible travellers to add a Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan return sector for only taxes and fees on qualifying long-haul itineraries from the UK to Asia or Australasia.…
Avinor improved first-half profit in 2026 as traffic across Norway’s airport network continued to recover, with adjusted operating profit rising by NOK 288 million year on year to NOK 1.1 billion. Operating income reached NOK 7.1 billion, up 8.6% on…
Worldwide Flight Services has secured a conditional cargo handling licence at Oslo Gardermoen Airport, giving the SATS-owned operator its first foothold in Norway. The award makes WFS the airport’s third cargo handler and expands capacity for airlines, freight forwarders and…
Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 EP-FSF, a former Sabena aircraft, veered off the runway after landing at Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport in Mashhad, Iran, on Tuesday. The aircraft came to a stop in the runway area after the excursion, and all…
Equatorial Guinea is reported to be pursuing a $139 million deal for ATR 72-600 aircraft for CEIBA Intercontinental, the country’s flag carrier. The proposed transaction points to a possible renewal or expansion of the airline’s turboprop fleet, with the ATR…
NOEMI Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with SkyHop Aviation to explore the introduction of up to 15 amphibious aircraft in India, including as many as 10 by 2030 and an option for five more. The nine-passenger electric or…
RECARO Aircraft Seating has introduced the R4, a next-generation Premium Class seat positioned as the successor to its PL3530 platform. Unveiled in Schwaebisch Hall, Germany, the recliner is certified for the Boeing 787 and is already in delivery, with entry…
Chinese J-16 fighters have joined air-combat drills against Egyptian Rafales during the China-Egypt Eagles of Civilization 2026 exercise, with the first flying day reported on 23 August. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force and the Egyptian Air Force are conducting…
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) has secured a seven-year maintenance contract from the German Armed Forces for NH90 helicopters, with the first aircraft due shortly at the company’s Dresden site. The work covers NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters used by the German…
A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment came down during routine training near Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday, with all four crew members escaping injury. The aircraft landed on the east side of Thorodin…
Airbus is facing fresh strike votes in Spain over pay and working conditions, adding pressure to its European operations as the company works to protect deliveries and production schedules. The dispute has also drawn attention to Airbus’s Belfast A220 wing…
Argentina has asked a Washington appeals court to reconsider a ruling that lets Titan Consortium pursue enforcement of a judgment worth about $390.9 million, plus interest, over the 2008 expropriation of Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral. The move extends a long-running…
Hamburg Airport is investing more than €2 million in electric special vehicles to improve assistance for passengers with reduced mobility, as part of its wider HAM Upgrade modernisation programme. Two electric high-loader vehicles are already in service, with two more…
Dubai International Airport handled 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026, down 31.3% from a year earlier as regional disruption linked to the Iran conflict weighed on Gulf air travel. Dubai Airports, which operates DXB and Al Maktoum…
Airbus has brought an A380 back from Abu Dhabi to Europe for a repaint in Ireland, with the aircraft later showing off its new livery over Toulouse-Blagnac. The move drew attention because it was accompanied by an unusually warm farewell…
Aeroflot has halted construction of a new aircraft engine maintenance plant planned to service CFM56 engines before expanding to Russian PD-8 and PD-14 types. The project, developed through AeroTrustTechnics, had already absorbed about 2.7 billion rubles and was intended to…
RECARO Aircraft Seating has begun delivering its new-generation R4 Premium Economy seat to a launch customer, with handovers starting in June and entry into service expected before the end of 2026. The seat, first unveiled at Aircraft Interiors Expo in…
AirInsight’s latest analysis of North Atlantic travel shows the transatlantic market between the United States and Europe had a weak summer through July 2026, with traffic still subdued and only one month of peak-season data left to come. Using DHS…
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow on Monday aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III, with flight-tracking data placing the aircraft on a route from Riga to Vnukovo International Airport. The movement, identified through public…
Saudia Group has signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding with Saudi EXIM and Crédit Agricole CIB to explore and arrange financing for new Airbus aircraft. The agreement, signed in Paris during the French-Saudi investment roundtable events, sets up a structure…
SalamAir will open Salalah’s first airline base at the end of October, extending its presence in Dhofar beyond seasonal services and adding direct international capacity from southern Oman. The low-cost carrier will initially deploy Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft on…
NOEMI Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with SkyHop Aviation to assess the introduction of up to 15 amphibious aircraft into India. The agreement centres on SkyHop’s planned seaplane network, including initial links across the Lakshadweep islands and between…
RECARO Aircraft Seating has unveiled the R4, its next-generation premium-class seat for long-haul cabins, with ETSO certification already secured for the Boeing 787. Deliveries began in June and entry into service is expected later in 2026, positioning the product for…
RwandAir has added an Airbus A330-200 to its fleet, the first of five A330 aircraft planned for the carrier’s long-haul expansion. The arrival, announced on Monday, gives Rwanda’s national airline extra widebody capacity as it continues to build services on…
Kenya Airways widened its first-half net loss to Sh16.1 billion as aircraft shortages, higher maintenance costs and a 66% surge in fuel spending outweighed revenue growth in the six months to 30 June 2026. Revenue rose about 9% to Sh81.25…
Australia’s transport safety regulator has opened two new investigations into taxiing conflicts at Sydney Airport involving Virgin Australia, Qantas and Jetstar aircraft. The incidents took place on 16 August and 25 August, and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau is treating…
South Sudan has taken full control of its airspace for the first time since independence, ending years of dependence on Sudan for upper-air traffic management and overflight fee collection. The Civil Aviation Authority and Ministry of Transport have linked the…
SpaceX plans to build a new Starship-focused spaceport in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, in a project the company and state officials frame as a roughly $100 billion investment. Dubbed Starbase Louisiana, the site would become SpaceX’s largest launch base and is…
Israir has received final approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration to begin scheduled commercial flights to the United States, clearing the last major regulatory hurdle for its planned Tel Aviv-New York service. The Israeli carrier is preparing to open…
Dubai International Airport handled 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026, down 31.3% from a year earlier, as regional airspace constraints and wider disruption linked to the Iran war hit Gulf aviation. Dubai Airports released the figures on…
Air Algérie will resume Berlin service on 14 September with a weekly nonstop rotation between Algiers and the German capital before shifting from 31 October to a weekly triangle routing via Frankfurt using a Boeing 737-700. The winter pattern will…
Russia and Belarus are negotiating how to share possible additional costs on the LMS-192 Osvey, a joint 19-seat regional aircraft programme still being refined as final design documentation is completed. Russian industry and trade minister Anton Alikhanov linked the open-ended…
United Airlines is expanding its Europe network with the Airbus A321XLR, adding five new transatlantic routes for summer 2027 from Newark and Washington Dulles. The carrier will deploy the long-range narrowbody on services to Luxembourg, Marseille, Ibiza and Valencia from…
Fly Baghdad is edging toward a relaunch after the United States removed the Iraqi carrier from its sanctions list on 5 August, with the first planned service expected to be Baghdad-Istanbul using a Boeing 737. Maintenance work is still under…
United Airlines has hundreds of lie-flat business-class seats in storage with no immediate use, after ordering them years ago for Boeing 737 Max 10 aircraft that remain delayed. CEO Scott Kirby acknowledged the mismatch during an interview at Newark Liberty…
Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul will be merged into a single low-cost carrier under the Jin Air brand, with the combined operation targeted to begin in March 2027. The three airlines’ boards approved the plan on 21 August,…
Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee has approved a committee to negotiate a settlement with the union involved in a $35 million labour dispute tied to the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, a PIA-owned property at the centre of Pakistan’s redevelopment plans.…
Bulgaria Air will add extra Sofia–Burgas services for the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in Burgas, with up to two flights a day from 2 to 19 May 2027. The schedule will use Airbus A220 aircraft in Economy and Business Class,…
airBaltic has cancelled planned winter services from Liège Airport to Tenerife South and Gran Canaria before the routes began, leaving the Belgian airport without scheduled passenger flights again. The airline had intended to restore regular leisure traffic from the cargo-focused…
Air Tahiti Nui is preparing a major cabin retrofit for all four of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, pairing new seats and refreshed interiors with high-speed Starlink internet. The project is linked to an XPF 8.5 billion government loan proposal in…
Boeing has won a US government framework contract for the F-15 Eagle Crest programme with a ceiling value of $131.23 billion, or about €113 billion. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity deal covers production, systems integration, upgrades and sustainment for the F-15 fleet,…
Airline Assistance Switzerland has registered its entire workforce with Austria’s early-warning redundancy system, placing several hundred jobs at risk at Vienna Airport. The ground handler is due to lose its contract at the end of October to the incoming operator,…
Airnorth operated an Embraer E190 charter from Darwin to Christmas Island on 15 August to carry a SpaceX recovery team for a crew change linked to the retrieval of Starship Ship 40. The mission supported operations after the vehicle splashed…