Air France and KLM have moved their Frankfurt operations from Terminal 2 to the new Terminal 3, with the airport closing Terminal 2 for the two airlines from 9 June. The change took place on Monday evening, 8 June 2026,…
General Atomics AeroTec Systems has publicly unveiled the Do228 NXT, a modernised successor to the Dornier 228, in its first public presentation at Oberpfaffenhofen in Germany. The rollout took place on 8 June 2026, following an earlier first flight completed…
Iran has lifted flight restrictions and resumed civilian air traffic after the latest military escalation with Israel, reopening an airspace that had been subject to a nationwide ban. The move restores operations across the country, including at Tehran Imam Khomeini…
Southwest Airlines and Singapore Airlines have launched an interline partnership that allows passengers to book single-ticket itineraries across the two carriers’ networks. The agreement was announced in Rio de Janeiro during the IATA Annual General Meeting and adds a new…
The International Air Transport Association has launched a global passenger safety campaign, ‘Save a Life, Not a Bag’, to discourage travellers from taking cabin baggage during aircraft evacuations. The campaign, announced on 8 June, is being promoted by IATA with…
Brussels Airlines has operated a special charter flight to take the Belgian national football team, the Red Devils, to the United States for the World Cup. The airline used an Airbus A330-300, registered OO-SFH, for the trip from Brussels Airport…
WestJet and Icelandair have announced a reciprocal codeshare agreement that will give travellers new one-stop access between Canada, Iceland and Europe. The deal was unveiled at the 2026 IATA Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro. Under the partnership, WestJet…
Wizz Air will equip its entire fleet with Starlink Wi-Fi, with the rollout due to begin in 2027, as the Hungarian ultra-low-cost carrier moves to offer onboard internet across its network. The airline said the agreement makes it the first…
Turkish Airlines is reportedly planning nonstop flights between Istanbul and Sydney using Airbus A350-1000ULR aircraft, according to a June 7 report. The route would be the carrier’s longest if it goes ahead, with a possible launch in late 2027. The…
Discover Airlines is launching its first-ever Frankfurt-Brindisi service, adding a new seasonal link between Frankfurt Airport and Brindisi Airport in southern Italy. The route is already in operation, with flight 4Y806 from Frankfurt to Brindisi scheduled for 8 June 2026…
SAS and Garuda Indonesia have launched a new codeshare partnership connecting Scandinavia and Indonesia, with the agreement signed during the IATA Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro. The deal was signed by Garuda Indonesia Director of Transformation Neil Raymond…
Emirates has announced cabin crew recruitment open days in Belgium this June, with events planned in Brussels and Antwerp as part of its international hiring drive. The airline is using in-person assessment sessions rather than relying solely on online applications,…
Rwanda and Boeing have held high-level talks on strengthening the country’s aviation sector, with Kigali’s ambition to become a regional hub central to the discussions. The meeting took place on 26 May and involved Rwanda Development Board chief executive Jean-Guy…
ITA Airways will be added to the Lufthansa Group and All Nippon Airways Europe-Japan joint venture from autumn 2026, extending the existing partnership between the two airline groups to include the Italian carrier. Lufthansa said the expansion will make Rome…
United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby still wants a merger with American Airlines, according to a report published on 7 June 2026. The latest comments keep alive a consolidation discussion that has circulated across the US airline sector for months.…
Bombardier and ELIE SAAB have unveiled a bespoke cabin design for the Global 8000, with the new interior presented on 8 June 2026. The concept is being offered as an option for Global 8000 customers, adding a fashion-led customisation package…
WestJet and Icelandair have signed a reciprocal codeshare agreement, announced on 8 June 2026 at the IATA annual general meeting in Rio de Janeiro. The deal will give passengers single-ticket access and through-checked baggage, subject to regulatory approval. Under the…
SAS and Garuda Indonesia have entered into a new codeshare agreement aimed at improving connectivity between Scandinavia and Indonesia. The partnership links SAS’s hubs in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo with Garuda’s Indonesian destinations Jakarta and Bali. Under the arrangement, the…
Germany and France have reportedly agreed to end the FCAS joint combat aircraft programme, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Emmanuel Macron said to have settled the dispute over the project on 8 June in Berlin and Paris. The decision…
Brussels Airport is due to get daily early-morning night train connections from Bruges and Ghent from late 2027, according to a report published on 8 June 2026. The planned service would give passengers in both cities a rail option to…
KLM Cityhopper has operated a passenger flight from Amsterdam to Hamburg using a 5% blend of synthetic kerosene, or e-SAF, in cooperation with INERATEC, MB Energy and Hamburg Airport. KLM said it is the first passenger flight to Germany to…
Iran has closed its entire airspace until further notice after the latest military escalation with Israel, and all flights at Iranian airports were reportedly cancelled. The order was issued by Iranian civil aviation authorities and reported by the state news…
The German Air Force has begun a training exercise with six Tornado fighter jets at Hamburg Airport, where the aircraft are operating alongside scheduled civil traffic. The drill runs from 8 to 12 June and is part of the Bundeswehr’s…
Wizz Air will begin rolling out Starlink in-flight internet across its fleet in 2027, extending the low-Earth orbit connectivity system across the European ultra-low-cost carrier’s aircraft network. The airline said new-generation Wizz Air aircraft are expected to be fitted with…
Airbus has delayed some A321XLR deliveries to IndiGo, pushing back part of the Indian carrier’s planned handover schedule by several months. The airline is now unlikely to receive all nine A321XLRs expected this year. The latest reporting links the slip…
IndiGo has set out a 2030 growth plan that would transform the airline into a much larger international carrier, with a target of about 3,000 daily departures, more than 550 aircraft and around 200 million annual passengers by FY30. The…
Etihad Airways and TAROM have signed a codeshare agreement ahead of Etihad’s planned Abu Dhabi-Bucharest service, due to launch on 17 December 2026. The deal was announced at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro. The agreement will…
Thales UK says its RapidDestroyer radio-frequency directed-energy weapon neutralised 80 drones in a recent trial, with the company describing the system as an RFDEW designed to counter drone swarms. The test was carried out in April at Pershore, Gloucestershire, in…
SpiceJet has finalised lease agreements for three Airbus A320 aircraft, with induction planned for July 2026. The Gurugram-based carrier said the aircraft will be added to support capacity growth during a busy travel period. The airline said the additional jets…
A House-passed air-safety bill has become the focus of a partisan fight in Congress over whether state tax officials should be allowed to use aircraft-tracking data to collect taxes on private jets. The dispute is now tied to final negotiations…
SIA Engineering Company and Safran Aircraft Engines have agreed to form a joint venture in Singapore to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for CFM LEAP engines. The arrangement was confirmed in a Safran press release dated 5 June 2026.…
IATA has cut its 2026 global airline industry profit forecast to US$23.0 billion, saying war-related disruptions in the Middle East and higher fuel prices are eroding earnings. The updated outlook was released in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday at the…
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines temporarily suspended operations at General Santos International Airport on 8 June after a powerful earthquake struck southern Mindanao, with flights halted while safety checks were carried out. The airport was placed under a…
Airbus Helicopters has introduced the U145, an uncrewed version of the H145 developed for cargo transport. The announcement was published by Airbus on 8 June 2026 and confirms the company is extending the H145 family into an autonomous logistics role.…
Safran will invest €120 million at its Montluçon site in central France to triple production of its hemispherical resonator gyroscopes by 2032. The announcement was made on 7 June by Safran chief executive Olivier Andriès. The project will lift annual…
Air Zimbabwe is planning a Harare-London service with Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas operating the flights under an ACMI wet-lease arrangement. Recent reports published on 7 June 2026 say the route is targeted for launch on 1 July, with London reported…
SIA Engineering Company and Safran Aircraft Engines have signed a joint venture agreement to establish a full-fledged CFM LEAP engine maintenance, repair and overhaul shop in Singapore. The deal, announced on 5 June 2026, formalises a planned expansion of LEAP…
Air France-KLM chief executive Ben Smith said on 7 June that the group would be open to discussing a possible role in any takeover bid for easyJet, if such an approach were made. His comments were reported as part of…
Two people were killed when a Gulfstream G200 crashed during a failed emergency landing at La Romana Airport in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, 7 June 2026. According to the report, the pilot and co-pilot died in the accident. The…
China has rolled out its first domestically developed electric engine for eVTOL aircraft, with the AEE25 aviation electric engine made and delivered in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, on 5 June 2026. The engine was developed by the AECC Aeroengine Control System…
Air Canada and Abra Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a long-term strategic partnership that would include revenue sharing, deeper commercial integration and an expanded codeshare arrangement. The announcement was made in Rio de Janeiro and points…
Two crew members were killed on 7 June when a Gulfstream G200 crashed during an attempted emergency landing at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic. The US-registered business jet, N318JF, had returned toward the airport after the crew…
Three Air India aircraft were damaged at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday evening after a sudden storm with strong winds and rain displaced ground support equipment that struck the parked jets at Terminal 2. The aircraft were taken…
The International Air Transport Association has announced the winners of the 8th edition of its Diversity and Inclusion Awards at its 82nd Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The awards were presented as…
Flight operations at Munich Airport were temporarily suspended on Sunday evening after a fire alarm and the smell of smoke were reported in the control tower. Traffic resumed after the all-clear, following a precautionary evacuation of the tower. The response…
IATA has cut its 2026 net profit forecast for the global airline industry to $23 billion, almost half the $41 billion it had previously projected. The revision, reported on 7 June, reflects mounting pressure from higher jet fuel costs and…
Delta Air Lines is stepping up its challenge to United Airlines across the Pacific, with a report published on 7 June 2026 saying the carrier wants a bigger share of the transpacific market. The story frames the move as a…
Qatar issued NOTAM-based airspace restrictions on 7 June, partially closing and rerouting traffic through its airspace, including flights to and from Doha Hamad International Airport and aircraft entering from Saudi Arabia. The measures were set out in two NOTAMs from…
Qatar has temporarily restricted its airspace, according to a 7 June 2026 report from aeroTELEGRAPH. The notice did not give a reason for the measure, and no official Qatari statement was included in the available material. The move may affect…
Willie Walsh used his farewell address as IATA director general to launch a sharp attack on aircraft and engine OEMs at the association’s annual general meeting in Rio de Janeiro on 7 June 2026, accusing them of failing airlines on…