Airbus reported an order for 150 A220-300 aircraft from AirAsia in its May 2026 commercial aircraft performance update, the newest development in a month that also saw 379 gross orders and 81 deliveries. The AirAsia commitment was disclosed on June…
KLM kicked off its Orange Summer campaign on June 4, linking the launch to the start of the KLM Open and a special flight carrying the Dutch national soccer team. The announcement was made in the airline’s newsroom on June…
European Cargo Limited entered insolvency proceedings on June 3 after suspending flight operations on May 19, in a formal escalation of the British cargo carrier’s shutdown. The airline, based at Bournemouth Airport, was officially placed into insolvency proceedings on Wednesday,…
Boeing delivered Riyadh Air’s first two 787 Dreamliner jets on June 5, marking the Saudi carrier’s first aircraft delivery from its Boeing order book and the start of its 787-9 fleet buildup. The delivery covers two aircraft in the 787-9…
An Iberia Airbus A350-900 was damaged after striking a fire truck during a water salute at Guayaquil International Airport in Ecuador on 4 June 2026. The aircraft, registered EC-NXD, suffered wingtip damage, with one report describing damage to the left…
Qantas is considering an additional order for around 20 widebody aircraft, with Boeing 787s or Airbus A350s under review, according to a report published on 4 June. The potential deal has not been formally confirmed by the airline and remains…
Airbus delivered 81 aircraft to 45 customers in May 2026, bringing its year-to-date total to 262 and keeping its 2026 delivery target within reach. The company also reported 379 gross orders in the month, according to its May orders-and-deliveries update…
Qatar Airways will increase its Doha-Dubai service to five daily flights from 5 June 2026, up from two daily flights, in the latest adjustment to its regional network. The change applies to the Doha-Dubai route and forms part of the…
Australian Army soldiers from the 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery have conducted the first live-fire of an Australian-built AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer in Victoria, marking the platform’s first firing on Australian soil. The firing took place on 26 May at…
TP Aerospace has appointed Mike Humphreys as chief executive officer, effective 1 June 2026. The company said Humphreys succeeds Nikolaj Jacobsen in the role. TP Aerospace published the appointment in its News & Media section on 1 June 2026, and…
Lufthansa’s Boeing 787-9, registration D-ABPQ, suffered a nose landing gear collapse at a gate in Frankfurt after arriving from Austin on flight DLH 469. The incident occurred on 2026-06-04. Independent reporting identified the aircraft as the same Lufthansa 787-9 that…
Changi Airport handled 70.4 million passengers in the 12 months ending March 2026, with traffic up 2.9% year on year and latest reported financial results showing revenue growth but lower profits. The airport processed about 17.6 million passengers in the…
Leonardo reported first-quarter 2026 new orders of €9 billion, up 31% year on year, as revenue rose 7% to €4.4 billion and EBITA increased 33% to €281 million. The Italian aerospace and defence group also confirmed its full-year 2026 guidance.…
TP Aerospace has appointed Mike Humphreys as chief executive officer, effective June 1, 2026, as the company moves to strengthen its commercial focus. The appointment was announced by the board of directors and comes as TP Aerospace positions itself for…
The Farnborough International Airshow 2026 will run from 20 to 24 July at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, with daily opening hours set at 09:00 to 18:00. The event remains a major aerospace, aviation and defence industry platform,…
Australia’s first locally built AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer has fired live rounds at Puckapunyal, Victoria, marking a key milestone in the Army’s Protected Mobile Fires program. The first live-fire took place on 26 May 2026 during a six-week Introduction into…
Philippine Airlines will introduce the Airbus A350-1000 on Manila–Toronto Pearson from 5 June 2026, one week later than the previously planned 24 May start. The aircraft will replace the A350-900 on the route, marking Toronto as PAL’s second North American…
Leonardo reported a 31% rise in first-quarter 2026 orders to €9.0 billion, driven by combat aircraft activity and a major helicopter award. The company confirmed a contract for 23 AW149 helicopters under the UK New Medium Helicopter programme on 28…
China’s Qianfan, or Thousand Sails, low-Earth orbit internet constellation has reached about 200 satellites in orbit after recent launches on Long March 6A and Long March 8 vehicles. The latest documented mission flew on 7 April 2026, when a Long…
TP Aerospace has appointed Mike Humphreys as chief executive, effective 1 June 2026, as the wheel and brake specialist sharpens its commercial focus. The board said the move is intended to support the company’s growth strategy and customer development across…
Portugal’s LUS-222 light transport aircraft is targeted to fly for the first time in 2028, backed by a total program investment of about €220 million and public funding of just over €100 million. The twin-turboprop, high-wing design is intended to…
Shield AI opened a New Delhi office on 30 April 2026 and launched Shield AI India, a wholly owned subsidiary that will add a second location in Bengaluru later in 2026. The move gives the U.S. defence technology company a…
Condor’s Boeing 737-800, registration D-ABPQ, returned to land after the crew received an in-flight warning involving the landing-gear doors. The event was treated as a precautionary response rather than an accident, and no injuries were reported. The aircraft interrupted its…
Changi Airport handled 70.4 million passengers in the 12 months to March 2026, a record for any rolling 12-month period and up 2.9% year on year. In the first quarter of 2026, traffic reached 17.6 million passengers, up 2.3% from…
Jetstream Aviation Capital delivered a second Saab 340B(F) cargo aircraft to Pascan Aviation on May 31, 2026, expanding the Canadian carrier’s regional freighter fleet and bringing the total number of Saab 340 aircraft delivered by Jetstream to Pascan to 10.…
An Airbus A350-900 struck a fire truck during a water salute on landing at a European airport in an incident that caused material damage but no confirmed fatalities. The event occurred less than three days ago, and the technical investigation…
The US Marine Corps retired its last AV-8B Harrier II on 3 June 2026 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, ending the type’s operational run with VMA-223, the service’s final Harrier squadron. The withdrawal closes more than four decades…
OneReg has appointed New Zealand Airports Association chief executive Billie Moore to a new global role covering policy and regulatory relations, as the aviation compliance technology company expands internationally. The move follows Air New Zealand’s 5% investment in OneReg in…
Riyadh Air’s first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has returned to Saudi Arabia, escorted over Riyadh by the Saudi Hawks, in a symbolic milestone for the new carrier’s 2025-2026 “Year of Takeoff” phase. The aircraft completed its initial B1 test flight on…
Germany lifted the airport transit visa requirement for Indian nationals on 3 June 2026, ending the need for a Schengen type A transit visa for airside connections through German airports. The exemption applies only to passengers remaining in the international…
Amadeus and Microsoft have set out a practical framework for agentic AI in airlines, identifying early use cases in e-commerce, marketing, disruption and turnaround management, and customer service. The white paper argues that airlines should start with tightly scoped pilots…
Axiom Space said on 4 June that it has closed an oversubscribed financing at more than $525 million, extending a capital-raising cycle that includes a $350 million tranche announced in February. The company said the proceeds support development of Axiom…
Qatar Airways Cargo launched EnergyLift on 2 June 2026, introducing a dedicated air logistics product for the energy sector. The airline describes it as an industry first for global air cargo. EnergyLift is an airport-to-airport service aimed at oil and…
Liebherr-Aerospace has signed a long-term maintenance agreement with Loong Air covering heat transfer equipment on the airline’s Airbus A320ceo and A320neo fleet. The work includes major repair and re-coring, with full matrix replacement carried out at Liebherr’s Shanghai, Pudong service…
Silk Way West Airlines has signed a new multi-year agreement with dnata for cargo and freighter handling at Singapore Changi Airport, extending cooperation at one of Asia’s key aviation and logistics hubs. The deal covers cargo handling, ramp assistance and…
A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 suffered a nose gear collapse while parked at Frankfurt shortly before boarding for a scheduled flight to Los Angeles, injuring several employees and prompting a technical investigation. The incident occurred shortly after noon on Thursday, with…
Corsair became the first airline in France to deploy Airbus Skywise Mission+ FLIGHT on 4 June 2026, extending its digital operations strategy across its A330neo fleet. The system is connected to Airbus FOMAX equipment installed on board and is designed…
European Cargo entered administration on 3 June 2026 and suspended all operations, ending active flying from Bournemouth Airport. The British cargo operator had been flying Airbus A340-600 converted freighters before the shutdown. Flight-tracking data indicates the airline had already stopped…
China Airlines unveiled an all-new Premium Economy cabin on 2 June 2026 for its incoming Boeing 787 fleet. The product will be installed on 24 Dreamliners on order, comprising 18 787-9s and six 787-10s, with 28 seats arranged in a…
GE Aerospace has completed the first ground test of a fully integrated megawatt-class hybrid-electric propulsion system at its Peebles facility in Ohio, in work carried out with NASA under the EPFD and HyTEC programmes. GE said on 26 January 2026…
The House Armed Services Committee’s fiscal 2027 defense policy bill would eliminate both the Space Development Agency and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, folding their functions into a more conventional Space Force acquisition structure. The chairman’s mark, released on May…
United Airlines Flight 169, a Boeing 767-400 arriving from Venice, struck a light pole and a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike during final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport on 3 May 2026, then landed safely. No one on…
Wizz Air says new Serbian aviation rules could force it to close its Belgrade base from November 2026, escalating a regulatory dispute over foreign-carrier operating rights in Serbia. The airline says amendments adopted by the Civil Aviation Directorate in March…
Iberia will open a direct Madrid–Monterrey route on 2 June 2026, operating three times a week with Airbus A330-200 aircraft configured with 288 seats. The service is scheduled for Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and will be Iberia’s second destination in…
Ryanair carried 20.7 million passengers in May 2026, up 6% from a year earlier, while maintaining a load factor of 95%. The airline also operated more than 114,000 flights during the month, underscoring continued growth in short-haul European demand ahead…
European Cargo has entered administration, with 178 jobs lost and its Airbus A340 freighter operation brought to an abrupt stop. Flight tracking shows no departures after 19 May 2026, indicating that the carrier’s cargo flying ceased before the start of…
L3Harris has been selected by the U.S. Army to supply its NOVA helmet-mounted night-vision system under the Binocular Night Observation Device program, in a seven-year contract worth up to $465 million. The award was announced on 13 April 2026 and…
Finnish defence technology company Sensofusion has launched a new Aerospace unit built around the type-certified Swift surveillance aircraft and the Fennec-1 and Fennec-2 satellite programmes. The company said the move extends its sensing and signals-intelligence capabilities from low altitude into…
Unseenlabs is scheduled to launch BRO-22 on 10 June 2026 aboard JAXA’s H3-30 Test Vehicle from Tanegashima, placing another French commercial payload on Japan’s new mainstay launcher. The satellite will extend the company’s Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter constellation, which tracks maritime…
Norway signed the Patria-led Common Armoured Vehicle System framework agreement on 26 May 2026, clearing the way for serial procurement of the Patria 6×6 protected mobility vehicle. The move follows Norway’s entry into the CAVS programme in 2025 and extends…