Britain’s rail regulator has pre-approved a framework track access agreement that would allow Virgin Trains to use HS1, the high-speed line between London St Pancras and the Channel Tunnel, in a significant step towards new cross-Channel passenger competition. The decision…
Etihad Airways has apologised after a Mandarin onboard announcement on a flight from Abu Dhabi to Taipei referred to Taiwan as “Taiwan, China”, prompting criticism in Taiwan and a formal response from aviation authorities. The airline has revised the wording,…
A worker at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport was seriously injured on Monday evening after being struck by an aircraft on the apron. Aéroports de Montréal deployed emergency measures at about 19:30 local time, and the employee was taken to…
U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a Harpoon exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan, loading VMFA-232 F/A-18 Hornets with AGM-84D anti-ship missiles before refuelling them in flight with KC-130J tankers from VMGR-152. Official imagery…
A ground worker was seriously injured after being struck by an aircraft on the apron at Montréal-Trudeau International Airport on Monday, disrupting operations at YUL and delaying or cancelling a French bee Airbus A350 departure to Paris. Aéroports de Montréal…
Melrose Industries is targeting a 28 September restart of full production at GKN Aerospace’s Garden Grove, California facility after a May chemical-tank incident that forced an evacuation in the surrounding area. The site, which supports aerospace operations, has been idle…
Aviation Business News has highlighted how faster access to reliable operational data is reshaping decision-making across airline and airport operations. The focus is on reducing the time between an event on board and action on the ground, with quicker data…
easyJet’s agreed takeover by Apollo-linked Bidco has been delayed after the parties extended the deadline for publishing the scheme document to 15 October 2026. The move keeps the acquisition process on track, but pushes the Court Meeting and General Meeting…
Belfast City Airport has launched the planning process for a £200 million expansion that would let it operate later into the evening and handle more flights each year. The proposal seeks permission to extend scheduled operating hours to 10.30pm, while…
Saudia Cargo has launched a new scheduled freighter service linking Dhaka and Frankfurt, with twice-weekly flights starting on 14 August. The route adds a direct cargo connection between Bangladesh and Germany as the carrier expands its international network with a…
SolitAir has operated its first charter cargo service between Dubai World Central and Bishkek’s Manas International Airport, extending the UAE freighter operator’s network into Kyrgyzstan. The flight used the carrier’s Boeing 737-800BCF freighter and represents its second Central Asian market…
WestJet flight attendants represented by CUPE Local 8125 have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with 90.2% voting in favour, ending a labour dispute that disrupted the Canadian carrier’s network in August. The agreement covers about 4,400 cabin crew and…
German investigators have found a third drone linked to the Leipzig/Halle airport incident, along with traces of a substance suspected to be the military explosive Hexogen, west of the airport in Kabelsketal. The discovery, made on 14 August and reported…
Air Cambodia is due to take delivery of its first two COMAC C909 regional jets in November, with the Chinese-built aircraft set to enter the carrier’s Phnom Penh-based regional network. The first arrivals will come from a broader fleet programme…
Condor is changing its onboard food and beverage offer on short- and medium-haul flights, ending free water on its shortest sectors from 1 September and introducing paid water, tea and coffee. The German leisure carrier is also reorganising its catering…
Vietnam’s government has ordered a comprehensive review of aircraft operations, maintenance, technical inspections, crew training and flight-duty performance after the VN34 incident involving Vietnam Airlines in Munich. The directive, issued through an official government dispatch, tasks the Ministry of Construction…
UPS will invest more than $2 billion in its international, healthcare and supply-chain operations, including a new hub at Clark International Airport in the Philippines and a larger air hub at Hong Kong International Airport. The Clark facility is due…
A 34-year-old passenger on an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Seattle has pleaded guilty in the United States to interfering with the crew after disruptive onboard behaviour escalated into threats and restraint of cabin staff. He faces up to…
Condor will change its short- and medium-haul onboard food and beverage offer from 1 September, followed by a further catering update on 1 November, as the carrier aligns service more closely with flight length across its expanding city-route network. On…
United Airlines has resumed flights between Los Angeles International Airport and Bakersfield Meadows Field after a 12-year hiatus, reinstating the short California route on 11 August. The daily service is operated by SkyWest under the United Express brand with Embraer…
AIS Airlines is set to take over Airidea’s existing services in Italy, extending its presence in the market with operations from Genoa to Trieste, Bergamo, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Olbia and Alghero. The service is planned with a Jetstream 32, while…
Stade Toulousain has unveiled its 2026/27 home jersey, using Toulouse’s aerospace identity as the central design theme. The French rugby club’s new red-and-black shirt draws on aerodynamic imagery linked to aircraft and carries the words “Fly High” on the back,…
JetBlue will open its second BlueHouse lounge at Boston Logan International Airport’s Terminal C on 27 August, while extending complimentary lounge access to all departing Mint and Mint Flex customers in Boston and New York. The carrier will also roll…
Fly2Sky Airlines has taken delivery of an Airbus A320 registered LZ-FSS, with the aircraft due to enter commercial service later in August. Configured with 180 all-economy seats, it will operate for one of the carrier’s long-standing customers in ACMI and…
Sky Airline will add two new nonstop international routes from Santiago de Chile at the end of December 2026, linking the Chilean capital with Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and Salvador da Bahia in Brazil. The carrier plans to…
Nadi International Airport in Fiji is dealing with a Jet A-1 shortage after a fuel delivery could not be used, forcing airlines to tanker fuel or uplift it elsewhere until at least 31 August 2026. The disruption is affecting operations…
Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority is preparing to reactivate Mahendranagar airport in western Nepal after about 28 years of closure, with funding being allocated in the current fiscal year for runway and facilities work. The runway is being extended to 1,525…
Security staff at Amsterdam Schiphol will stage a series of brief 15-minute work stoppages on Tuesday and Wednesday, raising the risk of longer queues at airport security checks during a busy late-summer travel period. The action involves staff employed by…
DHL Air UK is set to receive its first Boeing 777-200LR freighter after Mammoth Freighters delivered the initial converted 777-200LRMF to lessor Jetran. The aircraft, MSN 32222 and registered N703DN, was converted in Manchester by STS Aviation Services and is…
Uganda Airlines faces fresh scrutiny after an internal audit identified irregularities in marketing and brand-related procurement during the 2024/25 financial year, including spending of 1.6 billion Ugandan shillings that was 42% above contracted amounts. The review flagged payments made after…
The Aviationist has published a feature on the Royal Air Force’s photo-reconnaissance Spitfires, highlighting the unusual camouflage colours used by the wartime unit, including PRU Blue and PRU Pink. The piece explains how the specially adapted aircraft were painted to…
The Air Charter Association has expanded its NextGen Group of young charter professionals with five new members. The group, which focuses on the next generation of business aviation talent, is chaired by Rachel Harvey, deputy head of ground operations and…
Waukegan Port District will take over fixed-base operations at Waukegan National Airport in Illinois through its own North Shore Jet Center, replacing longtime contract operator Signature Aviation. The new airport-owned FBO is set to begin ground-based operations on 1 October,…
Hammond Northshore in Louisiana has added a third fixed-base operator, expanding service options at the airport on Lake Pontchartrain. The new FBO gives the business-aviation field another commercial option and sharpens competition at a location already positioned to serve general…
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has selected Česká letecká servisní (ČLS) as its first authorised distribution centre in the European Union for BLACK HAWK helicopter parts. The Prague-based agreement is designed to improve access to recommended components for the expanding…
Abra Group has not yet chosen which of its airlines will fly the Embraer E195-E2 aircraft it ordered, while pilot training for the type is already being prepared. The holding company, which owns Gol and Avianca, plans to assign the…
Archer and AEG have agreed an exclusive multi-year partnership to develop a vertiport at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles, with Archer becoming the district’s exclusive air taxi partner. The planned site, next to Crypto.com Arena, would support Archer’s Midnight…
TU Berlin’s Hydra concept aircraft has won the anniversary edition of the DLR Design Challenge, drawing attention for a propulsion system that can be reconfigured within a single working day. The small research aircraft is designed with interchangeable modules that…
LATAM Cargo operated a dedicated charter flight carrying 15 rescued big cats — eight tigers and seven lions — from Buenos Aires to Denver, with a technical stop in Santiago. The Boeing 767 freighter mission delivered the animals to the…
Israir has received final approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration to operate scheduled commercial flights to the United States, clearing the last major regulatory hurdle for its planned Tel Aviv–New York service. The Israeli low-cost carrier plans to use…
Somon Air has started operating its Dushanbe–Munich service nonstop in both directions, using a Boeing 737 MAX 8 on the weekly Saturday flight. The change took effect on 15 August, ending the westbound technical stop in Trabzon and making the…
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has vacated a Department of Transportation order that would have ended Aeroméxico and Delta Air Lines’ transborder joint venture and stripped its antitrust immunity, leaving the partnership in force. The ruling…
Textron Aviation has named Brian Rohloff as president and chief executive, with the leadership change due to take effect on 31 August. Ron Draper will retire after eight years at the helm and remain as senior adviser through year-end to…
Saab is keeping Canadian production of the Gripen E on the table as it seeks to win more fighter business from Ottawa, with the latest reporting indicating the company is targeting a production ramp-up tied to potential workshare in Canada.…
The US Transportation Security Administration has dropped Gold+ as a standalone airport security programme and will fold private-sector participation into an evolved Screening Partnership Program under its Horizon 25 strategy. The change preserves TSA’s plan to expand private screening at…
Brussels Airport has started a real-world test of an autonomous electric tow tractor in its cargo area, using the vehicle to move freight trailers between warehouses and the apron. The pilot involves WFS Cargo and Charlatte Autonom, the joint venture…
Dublin Airport operator DAA has asked Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien to raise the airport’s annual passenger cap from 32 million to 40 million. The move would lift a long-running planning constraint at Ireland’s busiest airport, which is already operating above…
Textron has named Brian Rohloff president and chief executive of Textron Aviation, effective 31 August 2026, as Ron Draper prepares to retire after more than 27 years with the group. Rohloff currently serves as senior vice president of customer support…
U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules operations in Okinawa are centred on austere landing-zone training, with a 36th Airlift Squadron aircraft photographed at le-Shima during the Pacific Air Force Landing Zone Safety Officer Course. The activity highlights preparation for runway-denied…
The Yakovlev MS-21 made the first takeoff from Grozny airport’s newly opened runway in Chechnya on Saturday, as the Russian carrier’s import-substituted narrowbody joined the commissioning ceremony for the 3,200-metre strip. The aircraft flew from Zhukovsky to Grozny to take…