Russian attacks have damaged about 4,000 of Kyiv’s roughly 12,000 buildings, or nearly one in three, as the capital absorbs the cumulative impact of strikes since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Mayor Vitali Klitschko put the cost of…
MACH OE has taken delivery of two Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft and placed them on long-term lease with United Airlines, launching the first assets in its planned seed portfolio. The aircraft were delivered on 29 and 30 July 2026…
Barnes Aerospace has completed the acquisition of Jet AirWerks, adding the Arkansas City, Kansas-based aeroengine component specialist to its repair and overhaul portfolio. The deal expands Barnes Aerospace’s commercial aftermarket reach across the aeroengine lifecycle, with Jet AirWerks’ work centred…
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina is set to receive F-15EX Eagle II fighters under the Air Force’s proposed fiscal 2027 budget, with the new jets replacing older F-15E Strike Eagles over time. Secretary of the Air Force…
Vereinigung Cockpit has chosen Bodo Ramelow, the former Thuringian minister-president and current Bundestag vice president, as conciliator in its labour dispute with Lufthansa. The move covers agreed procedures for the group’s core Lufthansa brand, Lufthansa Cargo, CityLine and Eurowings, as…
A chartered Cessna 441 crashed in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all eight people on board. The aircraft had departed Anchorage for the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site area and came down west of Cape Newenham Airport around 12:15…
United Airlines has postponed the planned resumption of its Houston–Caracas service again, with the first bookable flight now showing on 12 January 2027. The nonstop route between Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport remains scheduled…
Pakistan has extended its ban on Indian aircraft using its airspace until 24 September 2026, keeping the restriction in place for another month under a fresh notice issued by the Pakistan Airports Authority. The measure covers Indian-registered civil and military…
Fly2Galicia will launch charter services from Santiago de Compostela with flights operated by Romanian carrier FlyYo under a wet-lease arrangement. Ticket sales are already open for the new network, which is due to start on 1 December and will link…
easyJet will end all flights from Leeds Bradford Airport after 5 January 2027, closing out a long-running presence at the Yorkshire airport and removing the carrier from five routes. The network change affects services to Barcelona, Belfast, Malaga, Majorca and…
Discover Airlines is temporarily routing some flights from Windhoek to Frankfurt and Munich via Luanda after a jet-fuel shortage at Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia disrupted normal refuelling. The Lufthansa Group leisure carrier is keeping the Namibia-Europe service running,…
Airbus has rolled out the first A350F test aircraft, MSN700, at its Toulouse final assembly site in a parcel-style livery designed to resemble a delivery box. The widebody freighter is the latest milestone for the A350F programme, which is based…
IndiGo’s website briefly disrupted flight searches and fresh bookings on Friday, displaying a “No Data Available” message for some users, in the airline’s second booking-related outage in a week. The problem affected online access to India’s largest carrier’s reservation system,…
Alexander Schott has been formally introduced as president of Germany’s Luftfahrt-Bundesamt in Braunschweig, with Federal Transport Minister Steffen Bilger calling for the agency to become more modern, digital and efficient. The change at the top of the country’s civil aviation…
A McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operated by Venezolana de Aviación was badly damaged during ground movement at Base Aérea El Libertador in Maracay, Venezuela, after its left wing struck a fixed obstacle near the runway threshold. The aircraft, registration YV-3499, was…
A twin-engine Cessna 441 operated by Anchorage-based Security Aviation crashed near Cape Newenham in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all eight people on board. The charter flight had departed from Anchorage and was bound for the remote radar site and…
Delta Air Lines and Aeroméxico have won a U.S. appeals court ruling that vacates a Department of Transportation order seeking to end their joint venture and strip antitrust immunity. The decision keeps the long-running U.S.-Mexico partnership in place for now,…
Direct Fly has delivered ten Alto NG training aircraft to Ukraine, adding a European-built platform to the country’s wartime pilot pipeline. Five of the two-seat, single-engine aircraft were financed by the Czech government and five by the citizen fundraising initiative…
Ufo, the German cabin crew union, has criticised Lufthansa City Airlines and Verdi over the slow implementation of a tariff settlement covering pay and working conditions. The dispute centres on outstanding pay components dating back to April, a still unsigned…
Alaska Airlines will launch seasonal nonstop service from Seattle to Athens and Paris in spring 2027, expanding its long-haul network with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The Athens route begins on 12 May and will operate three times a week through October,…
Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has ordered a comprehensive aviation-safety review after Vietnam Airlines flight VN34 returned to Munich International Airport following takeoff on 15 August. Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Gia Túc directed authorities to examine flight operations, maintenance, technical inspection…
Weles Aerospace Support is preparing a long-grounded Lockheed L-1011 TriStar for a possible return to flight, with a plan to ferry the former TZ-MHI to another African airport before the end of 2026 for further work. The 45-year-old widebody has…
AirAsia X will suspend its Sydney-Kuala Lumpur service as the long-haul low-cost carrier reshapes its Australia network in response to higher costs, softer demand and fleet changes. The move affects the Airbus A330-operated route and comes as the AirAsia group…
TAP Air Portugal will raise capacity on its Lisbon–Berlin route in early October with seven extra roundtrips, including four operated by the Airbus A330-900neo. The temporary uplift is scheduled for 3, 4, 8 and 9 October, adding a widebody aircraft…
Sydney air traffic controllers have raised grave safety concerns with Australia’s air safety regulator after new airspace rules took effect in July 2026, warning that staffing shortages, limited training and a complex redesign linked to Western Sydney International are leaving…
Starlux Airlines is planning to open a base in Kaohsiung in the first quarter of 2027, extending its operational footprint beyond Taipei Taoyuan and Taichung. The southern Taiwan move would give the carrier a stronger presence in Kaohsiung, with the…
Fly Baghdad has been removed from the US Treasury’s OFAC SDN sanctions list, clearing the Iraqi carrier to resume normal commercial dealings and begin rebuilding services after a two-year restriction. The delisting covers the airline’s corporate entity and two previously…
Mozambique’s Central Anti-Corruption Office has archived a corruption probe into LAM’s purchase of a Bombardier Q400 and two Embraer 190 aircraft after concluding there was insufficient evidence for criminal charges. The case, which centred on aircraft bought during the state…
Yakima County Sheriff’s Office bodycam footage has revealed the aftermath of a U.S. Marine F/A-18 Hornet crash near Rimrock Lake in Washington state. The video shows the pilot moments after ejecting from the jet, which went down on a mountainside…
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal collision between a Cessna 150 and a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 helicopter near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, after the small plane struck the helicopter during operations near Carlisle Regional Airport. The aircraft…
Australia’s transport safety watchdog has published a confidential report warning that Sydney Terminal Control Unit was not ready to safely handle the complex airspace and procedure changes tied to Western Sydney International Airport and the wider Sydney Basin redesign. The…
Royal Airways, the private Chadian carrier, has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-500, adding a new turboprop type to its fleet. The 19-year-old aircraft, registered TT-ROD and configured for 68 passengers, is due to be repainted in Royal Airways…
LOT Polish Airlines will open a direct service between Gdańsk and Paris-Orly on 5 April 2027, with flights scheduled four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The route links Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport with the Paris airport…
Condor has pushed back the planned resumption of its Frankfurt–Tbilisi service to 2 May 2027, delaying the return of the route by nearly a year. The seasonal operation is set to use German Airways Embraer E190 aircraft, with four weekly…
Leuchars Aerodrome in Fife has ended private jet landings after its primary and secondary radar systems were withdrawn from service on 1 July 2026. The RAF facility remains open for military operations, but civilian aircraft can no longer use it,…
Ibom Air has completed a pre-delivery inspection of its third Airbus A220-300 at Airbus’s Mirabel facility in Canada, moving the aircraft closer to formal handover after a three-year pause in the carrier’s A220 intake. The jet is the second to…
United Airlines has completed the first phase of its expansion at the Flight Training Center in Denver, adding simulator and classroom capacity that lifts the facility’s training throughput to as many as 860 pilots a day. The site, which United…
A Cessna 150 pilot was killed after the aircraft collided with a hovering Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 helicopter during a training exercise near Carlisle Regional Airport in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The helicopter was carrying two state troopers, both of…
HAECO and China Aircraft Leasing Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an engine lifecycle support platform in Hong Kong, with an initial focus on quick-turn engine services. The planned collaboration combines HAECO’s maintenance, repair and overhaul expertise…
United Airlines and CAE have completed the first phase of the expansion of United’s Flight Training Center in Denver, adding simulator and training capacity at what the carrier describes as the world’s largest pilot training facility. The site now spans…
WestJet will begin the first nonstop service between Western Canada and South America this winter, linking Calgary and São Paulo with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights. The route is part of the carrier’s largest Latin America and Caribbean winter programme to…
Icelandair Group has completed the purchase of a 49% stake in Fly Play Europe Holdco, securing access to the Maltese air operator certificate held by Fly Play Europe Limited. The deal, completed for USD 686,000, gives the Icelandic carrier a…
Qatar Airways has brought Starlink connectivity to 150 widebody aircraft, including the world’s first Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9, as it accelerates its long-haul cabin connectivity rollout from Doha. The airline has also completed installation on its Boeing 787-8 sub-fleet in seven…
Icelandair Group has bought a 49% stake in Fly Play Europe Holdco, the Maltese entity behind an airline holding a Maltese air operator certificate, in a deal valued at $686,000. The transaction gives Icelandair a route to an additional European…
NASA has committed about $10.5 million to launch seven new workforce hubs across the United States, including a Utah-led aerospace skilled technical workforce hub based in Cedar City. Southern Utah University will lead the Utah hub under NASA’s Office of…
Infinity Aviation Group has acquired the fixed-base operation of FlightServ at Trenton-Mercer Airport in New Jersey, expanding its private jet FBO network into the New York metropolitan area. The site gives the regional operator a foothold in the New York…
Hynaero has partnered with Latécoère to support development of the Fregate-F100, an amphibious firefighting aircraft intended as a European alternative to Canadair-type water bombers. The French programme is aimed at renewing ageing wildfire fleets and boosting capacity for operators facing…
Safran has launched a research partnership with ZeroAvia to advance hydrogen-electric propulsion technologies for aviation, focusing on advanced high-temperature fuel cells. The collaboration was outlined during Farnborough Airshow coverage and centres on Safran’s electrification work, including certification of its ENGINeUS…
Air Canada has finalised terms for a substantial issuer bid to repurchase up to C$800 million of its shares through a modified Dutch auction. The offer covers as many as 27,586,206 Class A variable voting shares and Class B voting…
Lockheed Martin’s first F-35A Lightning II for Germany has left final assembly at the company’s Fort Worth plant in Texas and entered Aircraft Final Finishes, the last production stage before rollout. The aircraft, designated MG-01, is now due to receive…