Taiwan has signed a new support contract with Dassault Aviation to sustain the Republic of China Air Force’s Mirage 2000-5 fleet, extending the operational life of the fighters as China’s air pressure intensifies. The agreement adds to a broader sustainment…
Murata Manufacturing has entered an exploration agreement with Xona Space Systems to test and evaluate Xona’s low-Earth-orbit timing service for telecom networks and data centers. The move extends Xona’s commercial push beyond positioning into critical timing applications, where resilience against…
Air Astana has launched twice-weekly Astana–Guangzhou services from June 2, using Airbus A321LR aircraft. The route operates on Tuesdays and Thursdays and adds a second mainland China link from the Kazakh capital alongside the existing Almaty–Guangzhou operation. The new service…
Venturi Space will invest €250 million in a new 16,000-square-metre technology and manufacturing hub in Toulouse focused on lunar and Martian mobility systems. The facility is expected to create nearly 200 jobs by 2030 and become the company’s primary European…
Lockheed Martin, L3Harris and the U.S. Army have completed a Direct Connect Transition Test for the PrSM Increment 4 offering, removing a major technical barrier ahead of flight testing planned for the fall. The test validated the booster-to-ramjet propulsion transition…
Jetstar has selected the Airchair II onboard aisle wheelchair for its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner fleet, adding accessibility hardware to a broader cabin refresh program. The airline has purchased 48 units for deployment across its 11 787-8 aircraft. The move is…
Canada has confirmed the procurement of 26 Lockheed Martin HIMARS launchers under a government-to-government Foreign Military Sales agreement finalized in January 2026, with deliveries expected to begin in 2029. The Long-Range Precision Strike (Land) project is estimated at C$2.6 billion,…
Embraer, Saab and the Brazilian Air Force unveiled the first Gripen E fighter produced in Brazil on 25 March 2026 at Embraer’s industrial complex in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo state. The aircraft is the first supersonic fighter officially presented from…
Muon Space has unveiled Condor-Ultra, a Starship-class spacecraft platform designed for high-power, networked constellations of hundreds to thousands of satellites. The platform is optimized for stackable mass deployment from SpaceX’s Starship, with the first Condor-Ultra pathfinder slated for delivery in…
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has opened its expanded landing gear manufacturing facility in Tajęcina, Poland. The $69 million project increases the site’s total area to 22,000 square meters and is expected to raise landing gear system production capacity by…
AerFin has strengthened worldwide support for the Airbus A320neo family, building on a series of aircraft acquisitions and teardown projects aimed at expanding used serviceable material supply. The latest development was reported on 3 June 2026, but no separate official…
The first Airbus A350-1000ULR for Qantas’ Project Sunrise completed its maiden flight on June 2, 2026, flying from Toulouse for three hours and 43 minutes and reaching slightly above 41,000 feet. The aircraft is the first of twelve ordered by…
A Royal Navy helicopter crashed into a field near Sourton Down, close to Okehampton in Devon, in the early hours of 3 June 2026, shortly before 4am local time. The Ministry of Defence confirmed the aircraft belonged to the Royal…
Cathay Pacific plans to launch direct flights between Hong Kong and Almaty in the first quarter of 2027, opening what will be the only nonstop air link between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan. The route is scheduled for three frequencies a…
Lufthansa is pressing German policymakers for a state “Sofortprogramm” to stabilize domestic feeder traffic into Frankfurt and Munich, as the group says inner-German capacity is still only 65 percent of 2019 levels. The demand was reported on 2 June 2026…
Freebird Airlines has joined the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany, or BARIG, in a membership move dated June 3, 2026. The step adds the carrier to an association that represents airline interests in the German market. No financial terms,…
Qantas’ first Airbus A350-1000ULR for Project Sunrise completed its maiden test flight on June 2, 2026, starting the flight-test campaign for the airline’s ultra-long-haul programme. The aircraft is intended for non-stop services from Australia’s east coast to New York and…
An Iranian drone strike damaged Kuwait International Airport on Thursday morning, triggering the airport emergency plan and suspending flights. Kuwait’s Public Authority of Civil Aviation said the attack caused material damage but no casualties, and later closed the country’s airspace…
A 57-year-old man fired fireworks rockets at a Bavarian police helicopter during a routine training flight near Kemmern in Upper Franconia on 1 June 2026. Ground police quickly located and arrested the suspect after the helicopter crew reported the launch…
The UK Civil Aviation Authority opened the third round of applications for its Hydrogen Sandbox on 2 June 2026, extending a research programme designed to prepare aviation regulation and industry for hydrogen use. The initiative is being run as a…
Airbus completed the first flight of the A350-1000ULR on 2 June 2026 in Toulouse, with MSN 707, the first of 12 aircraft ordered by Qantas, flying for three hours and 43 minutes and reaching slightly above 41,000 feet. The aircraft…
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has issued a cease-and-desist order dated June 2, 2026, directing AirAsia Philippines to stop operating at all CAAP-run airports within three days of receiving notice. The order is tied to unpaid airport-related charges…
France has barred official Israeli participation at Eurosatory 2026, limiting Israeli exhibitors to air-defence products and excluding offensive systems. The restriction covers government representatives and an official national pavilion at the defence exhibition near Paris, scheduled for 15-19 June 2026.…
SSC launched its ORIGIN-2 sounding rocket from Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden on 31 May 2026, using DLR’s Red Kite solid rocket motor and carrying 12 experiments. The mission was aimed at studying nightglow and related upper-atmosphere processes, adding…
Middle East Airlines pilots have formally raised safety concerns with the Lebanese aviation supervisory authority and the SkyTeam alliance over operations from Beirut amid ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon. The case surfaced in a report published on 2 June 2026…
GE Aerospace has announced completion of ground testing of a megawatt-class hybrid electric engine system developed under NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project, with the public milestone disclosed on 30 May 2026. The campaign represents GE Aerospace’s first validation…
DARPA’s 30 May 2026 announcement of the Strategic Materials Accelerator & Research Test Bed (SMART) at the University of Utah adds a new U.S. government instrument for shoring up critical minerals and rare earth supply chains with direct impact on…
Norse Atlantic ASA will redeliver one Boeing 787-9 currently flying for IndiGo under its ACMI agreement on 31 August 2026, slightly reshaping deployment within the Norse–IndiGo widebody partnership. The carrier stated that all remaining IndiGo-operated Norse aircraft will continue in…
StandardAero has launched a formal CEO succession process under which Lead Independent Director Paul McElhinney is slated to become Chief Executive Officer on 1 October 2026, succeeding current Chairman and CEO Russell Ford. The move was detailed in a company…
Vast Space has signed a two-mission agreement with the French government, announced on 1 June 2026 at the Choose France Summit, covering a 2027 private astronaut flight to the International Space Station and a crewed test mission to Vast’s Haven‑1…
Airbus has completed the first flight of the A350-1000ULR, an ultra-long-range development of the A350-1000 that the manufacturer describes as the world’s longest-range aircraft, in an event announced on 2 June 2026. The flight marks a major programme milestone for…
SES and Mexico’s ultra low-cost carrier Viva launched a multi-orbit satellite inflight connectivity service on Viva’s Airbus fleet on 1 June 2026. The rollout covers 100 aircraft, comprising 60 A320s and 40 A321s, with the service positioned as the first…
Philippine Airlines appointed former Malaysia Aviation Group chief Datuk Captain Izham Ismail and Filipino business leader Edgar O. Chua as independent directors on its board on May 30, 2026. The move adds airline operating experience and corporate governance expertise to…
Aer Lingus has entered a new commercial agreement to deploy the AISmartPlan AI-powered maintenance planning platform across its aircraft maintenance operations, following a successful trial within International Airlines Group’s (IAG) innovation framework. The move forms part of IAG’s wider strategy…
Bell Textron has delivered a new Bell 407GXi helicopter to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), with the handover formally announced in Austin on 28 May 2026. The single‑engine rotorcraft will expand the DPS air support fleet for law…
SITA has acquired Big Blue Analytics, developer of the OCC Assistant Manager (OCCam) disruption optimization platform, in a deal announced on 1 June 2026 in Geneva. The transaction brings into SITA an AI-enabled toolset focused on airline operations control and…
Voyager Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire Astrobotic Technology, a Pittsburgh-based specialist in commercial lunar delivery, lunar power and reusable rockets. The transaction, announced on 2 June 2026, is valued at up to approximately $300 million, including contingent consideration,…
Impulse Space has raised $500 million in a Series D round, extending the Redondo Beach-based in-space mobility company’s financing after its $300 million Series C last year. The latest round is reported to be co-led by 137 Ventures and Banner…
Maeve Aerospace B.V., the Dutch developer of the Maeve Jet hybrid-electric regional aircraft, has entered bankruptcy proceedings in the Netherlands, with the case registered in the Dutch insolvency register on 28 May 2026. The filing also covers parent company Green…
The Middle East crisis continues to weigh on global air travel, with airlines rerouting flights around restricted airspace and absorbing higher operating costs. The disruption is affecting long-haul services linking Europe, Asia and other major markets, while also adding pressure…
Collins Aerospace has opened its newly expanded landing gear manufacturing facility in Tajęcina, Poland, following completion of a $69 million investment announced in 2025. The site, which now covers 22,000 square meters, was formally inaugurated on 2 June 2026 and…
Philippine Airlines has appointed former Malaysia Aviation Group group managing director Datuk Captain Izham Ismail as an independent director on its board, strengthening the flag carrier’s governance with additional long-haul airline restructuring experience. The appointment was confirmed at PAL’s annual…
A fully electric cargo aircraft operated by EASP AIR conducted a demonstration flight and landing at Ostend-Bruges Airport on 31 May 2026, marking the first handling of an all-electric freighter at the Belgian regional hub. The operation forms part of…
Hanwha Aerospace has suspended production at its Daejeon rocket-propellant facility after an explosion and fire on 1 June 2026 killed five workers and injured two others on a propellant manufacturing line. The accident, which occurred in late morning, triggered a…
Sopra Steria has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire the Manufacturing Engineering business of Daher Industrial Services, a subsidiary of Daher Group, in a deal announced on 28 May 2026. The contemplated transaction is scheduled to close in the second…
On 1 June 2026 France and Vast announced a two-mission agreement covering a private astronaut flight to the International Space Station (ISS) and the first crewed test mission to Vast’s Haven-1 commercial space station, both planned for 2027 and each…
On 1 June 2026, Viva Aerobus selected SES to supply a multi-orbit inflight connectivity solution across 100 Airbus narrowbody aircraft, covering its entire A320 and A321 fleet. The Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier will introduce paid inflight internet as an ancillary product…
United Airlines flight 236 from Newark Liberty International Airport to Palma de Mallorca returned to its departure point on 30 May 2026 after a Bluetooth device name onboard triggered a security response. The westbound transatlantic service, which departed around 18:00…
GE Aerospace has qualified new high-voltage power solutions for U.S. military ground vehicles, formalizing the milestone in a 30 May 2026 press release on its official systems news channel. The qualification marks a concrete step in translating the company’s high-voltage…
A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, registered CC-BBD, was damaged on 29 May 2026 at Easter Island’s Mataveri International Airport after an airstairs truck struck the right front fuselage and tore off a passenger door. The aircraft was left unserviceable…