The World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest Economic Impact Research shows Europe captured about one-third of global leisure travel spending in 2025, with travellers spending US$2 trillion across the region. Global leisure spending reached US$6.15 trillion last year, while leisure…
Stralis Aircraft will shut down after completing its first hydrogen-electric taxi test at Brisbane International Airport in Australia, ending the company’s push to commercialise the technology. The Beechcraft Bonanza A36 demonstrator completed the milestone on 29 July 2026, but the…
World2Fly will add a weekly winter charter between Katowice and Cancún for the 2026/27 season, operating Airbus A330-300 aircraft via Madrid from 4 November to 7 January. The service is set to run once a week and will give southern…
Discover Airlines and Spafax have launched StoryWonder, an AI-powered children’s storytelling platform for families travelling on the Lufthansa Group leisure carrier. The service is integrated into the booking journey and extends across more than 50 destinations, with in-flight story generation…
POLARIS Raumflugzeuge has completed the first flight of its Cobra 600 prototype, a reusable unmanned aircraft developed with Diehl Defence under the AirLAS project. The jet-powered carrier covered about 20 km in the test, which took place over the Baltic…
ATR has identified 209 domestic air routes in Indonesia that could be economically viable with regional turboprop aircraft, pointing to potential demand of about 16 million passengers a year. The analysis highlights opportunities across the archipelago, especially outside Java, as…
Qatar Airways has become the first airline to operate a Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9, expanding its inflight connectivity rollout to 150 widebody aircraft. The Doha-based carrier also completed Starlink installation across its Boeing 787-8 sub-fleet in seven months and remains on…
Royal Jordanian and Air China signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing on 22 August to expand air transport cooperation between Jordan and China. The deal covers possible codeshare services, interline links, commercial coordination, training, brand promotion, ground handling, cargo…
SyberJet Aircraft has claimed an unofficial east-to-west transcontinental speed record in the US after its SJ30-2 flew from Jacksonville, Florida, to San Diego, California in about 4 hours and 7 minutes. The company put the aircraft’s average speed at 505.3…
Argentina’s Navy will retire its Super Étendard and Super Étendard Modernisé aircraft from active service during 2026, ending long-running efforts to return the French-built strike jets to flight status. The decision, folded into the Navy’s Plan Dédalo restructuring programme, closes…
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Norway for 21 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment, with an estimated value of $2.3 billion. The package would be supplied by Sikorsky in Stratford, Connecticut,…
United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby has outlined a broad long-term strategy covering possible airline consolidation, expansion at New York JFK and wider use of artificial intelligence to improve operations and customer communication. In remarks published by CNBC, Kirby revisited…
United Airlines faces a decision over a stockpile of lie-flat premium seats built for Boeing 737 Max 10 aircraft that have yet to arrive, as the jet’s certification delay pushes first deliveries to summer 2027. Chief executive Scott Kirby said…
American Airlines Flight 2398 landed safely at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after a passenger’s laptop caught fire during the landing phase, leaving one person with minor burns. The Airbus A321 was operating from Atlanta to Dallas/Fort Worth on 21 August…
A historic Douglas DC-8-52 abandoned in Manaus is being prepared for removal and transport to Timaru, New Zealand, where it will be preserved rather than scrapped. The aircraft, registered PP-TPC and once flown as a cargo jet by Brazil’s TCB,…
An American Airlines Airbus A321 operating as Flight 2398 landed safely at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport after a passenger laptop caught fire in the cabin during approach from Atlanta. The aircraft carried 133 people, and emergency crews met it…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has linked the 23 July runway overrun involving Enugu Air Flight 4264 at Oba Akenzua II Airport in Benin, Nigeria, to multiple operational and infrastructure factors. The Embraer E170 left Runway 05 after landing with…
A 52-year-old passenger was stung by a scorpion at Düsseldorf Airport after the animal had hidden in her jacket during a trip from the Greek island of Kos. Airport rescue services treated her on site before taking her to hospital,…
A laptop fire aboard American Airlines flight AA2398 from Atlanta to Dallas/Fort Worth prompted a cabin emergency on Friday and ended with a safe landing at DFW on an Airbus A321 carrying 133 people. Crew members brought the blaze under…
The U.S. Navy has disclosed the AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile, known as Malice, as a new weapon for naval aviation aimed at extending air combat range against advanced threats. The Raytheon-built missile is intended for F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, F-35C…
Oslo Airport Gardermoen will close to regular air traffic for five hours on Sunday morning as Norway’s air traffic controllers’ strike continues, with Avinor warning of major delays and cancellations across the country’s network. The shutdown is set to run…
aeroTELEGRAPH has published a quiz on who carried the most passengers, using 2025 traffic data to frame a comparison of the aviation industry’s heavyweights. The item focuses on passenger-volume leadership rather than an operational development, making it a snapshot of…
EuroAtlantic Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-300, expanding the Portuguese carrier’s long-haul fleet with a second Airbus widebody type. The aircraft, registered CS-TGI, was built in 2011 and is configured for 290 passengers in a three-class layout.…
A civil hearing over compensation linked to the 2015 Germanwings crash opens in Braunschweig on Friday, with 30 relatives seeking additional damages from the Federal Republic of Germany. The case centres on whether aviation medical oversight of the co-pilot was…
Air Canada is increasing holiday-season capacity on its Toronto Pearson–Paris Charles de Gaulle route, lifting service from seven to 10 weekly flights between 18 December 2026 and 10 January 2027. The additional frequencies will operate alongside the daily service and…
Europe’s largest airline groups are burning more sustainable aviation fuel than their US rivals, with IAG reported to be using more SAF than all American carriers combined. The group, which includes British Airways, is covering 3.3% of its total jet-fuel…
Air North will introduce year-round scheduled service between Edmonton and Yellowknife from December 2026, extending the route beyond seasonal operations and creating continuous Whitehorse–Yellowknife connectivity. The change gives the airline a more permanent northern link through Yellowknife, which will serve…
American Airlines Flight 2398, an Airbus A321 travelling from Atlanta to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, landed safely on Friday after a passenger laptop caught fire in the cabin during descent. Flight attendants used a thermal containment bag to isolate…
Nigeria’s safety investigators have traced the Enugu Air runway excursion in Benin to a combination of braking and airfield conditions after an Embraer ERJ 170-100LR touched down well beyond the threshold and overran Runway 05 at Oba Akenzua II Airport.…
Hundreds of passengers spent the night at Bergen Airport after an air traffic controllers’ strike triggered severe disruption across western Norway, with Avinor warning of significant consequences for flight operations. The labour action began on Friday after talks failed, forcing…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating a taxiing conflict at Sydney Airport involving a Qantas Airbus A321 and a Qantas Boeing 737, with the crew of the departing A321 stopping after spotting the arriving jet approaching from the left.…
Saab publicly displayed a full-scale concept model of its A3-001 uncrewed combat aircraft at the Swedish Armed Forces Air Show at Malmen Air Base in Linköping on 22 August 2026. The concept is positioned as a future collaborative combat aircraft…
The United Arab Emirates has completed massive metal cage-like protective structures around fuel storage tanks near Dubai International Airport, in a move designed to reduce vulnerability to drone attack. The passive defences, built on the outskirts of the airport, form…
An 11-member drug-smuggling group has been convicted after trying to move 460 kilograms of cannabis worth £13.8 million into the UK in 22 suitcases routed from Thailand via Paris Charles de Gaulle to Birmingham Airport. The operation used excess-baggage fees…
A 52-year-old woman was stung by a scorpion at Düsseldorf Airport after the animal had been hiding in her jacket following a trip from Kos. Airport emergency services treated her on site before she was transferred to a university clinic,…
Delta Air Lines flight attendants will have to collect all airline-provided pre-departure drinks and related service items before aircraft pushback from 1 September 2026, after the Federal Aviation Administration moved to enforce an existing surface-movement rule more strictly. The change…
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Norway for 21 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment, with an estimated value of $2.3 billion. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company based in Stratford, Connecticut, is…
Saab has unveiled the A3-001, a full-scale concept for a future collaborative combat aircraft, at the Swedish Armed Forces’ anniversary air show at Malmen Air Base in Linköping. The uncrewed design is intended to operate alongside the JAS 39 Gripen…
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $364 million Foreign Military Sale to Italy for 5,031 air-to-air Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II guidance sections and related equipment. The package, with BAE Systems as principal contractor, is intended to…
Saab unveiled a full-scale concept model of its A3-001 uncrewed combat aircraft at the Swedish Armed Forces Air Show at Malmen Air Base in Linköping on 22 August, presenting a future combat-air system designed to operate alongside manned fighters such…
China’s new Y-15 four-engine turboprop tactical cargo aircraft has appeared in its clearest images yet, revealing a prototype built by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation that appears aimed at the country’s medium-lift military transport requirement. The photos show a ramp-equipped rear fuselage,…
Taiwan has begun receiving its first two new-build F-16V Block 70 fighters from a 66-aircraft order, with the jets departing the United States on 17 August and later confirmed en route to the island after stops in Hawaii and Guam.…
The Swedish Air Force has carried out the first launch of a TAURUS KEPD 350 cruise missile from a JAS 39 Gripen C at the Vidsel Test Range in northern Sweden. The live firing, disclosed publicly on 21 August, was…
Boeing has started diverting funds from early-acceptance incentives into strike preparations after members of SPEEA, its 17,000-strong white-collar union in Washington state and nearby locations, rejected a four-year contract offer and backed strike action. The dispute centres on engineers, scientists…
Iraqi Airways has resumed direct flights to Iran after a wartime suspension, restarting services first to Rasht in northern Iran and planning a wider return to Tehran and Mashhad. The schedule restoration begins with nine weekly flights to Rasht, while…
GKN Aerospace has unveiled a new uncrewed aerial vehicle demonstrator in Trollhättan, Sweden, less than a year after launching the programme with Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration and the Swedish Armed Forces. The project, launched in November 2025, is scheduled to…
Lufthansa’s Airbus A350-900 in the airline’s 100-year anniversary livery diverted to Nuremberg on 21 August after bad weather disrupted arrivals into Munich, before continuing to its destination shortly afterwards. The aircraft, D-AIXL, had been operating flight LH743 with passengers on…
American Airlines Flight 2398 landed safely at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Friday after a passenger laptop caught fire in the cabin of an Airbus A321 carrying 133 people from Atlanta. Emergency crews met the aircraft on arrival, and…
Royal Air Maroc has opened its first direct Casablanca–Los Angeles passenger service, using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on a three-times-weekly schedule. The route links Casablanca Mohammed V with Los Angeles and extends the carrier’s transatlantic network with a new West…
Menzies Aviation has begun a proof-of-concept trial of AI-powered cargo measurement and build-up technology at its Heathrow cargo operations with computer vision specialist CIND. The pilot uses CIND’s Dimensioner In-Motion system to measure freight as it moves through the warehouse,…