Portugal expects the planned sale of a 44.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal to a strategic partner to raise about €1.12 billion to €1.24 billion, as the privatisation moves towards a decision later this year. The state will keep at…
Zambia Airways has appointed Aman Wole Gurmu as chief executive officer, effective 1 August 2026, as the carrier continues to build out its network and management structure. Gurmu joins from Ethiopian Airlines Group, where he spent more than 19 years…
Air Cairo will use Hurghada as a hub from 25 October, channeling passengers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland onto flights to East Africa and Saudi Arabia. The operation will rely on Airbus A320s and Embraer E190s, with Jeddah and Medina…
Avion Express has taken on two new wet-lease customers, Flyone Armenia and Tarom, with one Airbus A320 assigned to each carrier. The aircraft for Flyone Armenia is based in Yerevan, while Tarom is using an A320 in Bucharest to support…
Lion Group plans to develop a 30-hectare maintenance and training complex near Nusantara International Airport in East Kalimantan, with PT Batam Aero Teknik leading the project for aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul and flight-training activities. The scheme follows a cooperation…
Ukrzaliznytsia is adding a stop for the Kyiv–Chișinău train at Revaca station, giving passengers travelling to Chișinău International Airport a rail-to-air transfer option with a free shuttle bus to the terminal. The change applies to train No. 351/352 and initially…
Electra has conducted hybrid-electric demonstration flights under the FAA’s eIPP programme, using its EL2 Goldfinch demonstrator to connect small airports with major hubs in Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The route linked Manassas with Washington Manassas Airport, Millville Executive Airport,…
CemAir has asked South Africa’s Competition Tribunal to block Harith Aviation’s planned acquisition of Safair Holdings, the owner of FlySafair, as the domestic carrier’s takeover proceeds through regulatory review. The hearing took place on Monday, with CemAir arguing that the…
Rheinmetall and Hensoldt have integrated Hensoldt’s Twinvis passive radar into Rheinmetall’s Skymaster command and weapon engagement system during the German Air Force exercise Timber Express 2026 in Manching. The setup ran a Skynex air defence battery in the scenario and…
Aeroméxico plans to launch a nonstop Mexico City–Milan route in March 2027, using Boeing 787 Dreamliners, subject to government approval. The service would link Mexico City International Airport with Milan Malpensa and become the carrier’s second destination in Italy after…
Aeroméxico plans to open nonstop service between Mexico City and Milan in March 2027, using Boeing 787 aircraft on a route linking Mexico City International Airport with Milan Malpensa. The proposed long-haul service remains subject to government approval, and frequencies…
NetJets flight EJA803, a Cessna Citation Longitude, made a controlled nose-gear-up landing at Akron-Canton Airport in Ohio on 18 August after its nose landing gear failed to extend. The two pilots on board were uninjured, while the aircraft sustained damage…
Centrum Air will expand its Russia network from Tashkent with new services to Ekaterinburg, Ufa and Perm, adding further links between Uzbekistan and key industrial centres in the Urals and Volga region. Ufa will begin on 3 September with two…
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority has proposed a permanent framework for business transport and owner transport flights, seeking to reclassify certain operations that are currently treated as air transport. The plan would create two new types of private operations in…
EASA has published a new report on atmospheric icing that finds the hazard remains insufficiently understood despite progress in forecasting, with climate change potentially reshaping where, when and how severely ice accretion affects aircraft. The study, issued through the agency’s…
AIN has published a video feature on Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider, filmed at Farnborough, highlighting how the company’s X2 coaxial-rotor concept is aimed at faster and more agile future helicopters. The piece shows the Raider as part of Sikorsky’s continuing effort…
Argentina will ask the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reconsider its ruling upholding a $390.9 million judgment linked to the expropriation of Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral, according to reporting published on Wednesday. The filing…
The National Transportation Safety Board has released the public docket for the 31 January 2025 Learjet 55 medevac crash in Philadelphia, adding a large body of factual material to the investigation without reaching a cause finding. The accident involved Jet…
India’s Ministry of Defence has opened procurement for 60 medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force, issuing a request for proposal that puts one of the country’s largest military aircraft buys on the market. Valued at about 1 lakh…
Eve Air Mobility used the Farnborough 2026 period to expand its commercial and regulatory footprint, signing a memorandum of understanding with RV Connex in Thailand to help shape the country’s advanced air mobility framework. The Embraer unit also highlighted additional…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is increasingly operating at airports and asking airline gate agents to help identify passengers, access internal systems and reach restricted areas, putting frontline staff in an uncertain position at boarding points across the country. Recent…
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board has approved a $19.9 billion overhaul of Washington Dulles International Airport, clearing a multi-year programme that includes a $6.2 billion reconstruction of the main terminal. The plan will reshape passenger flow, concourses and transfer…
German airlines reduced average kerosene consumption to 3.32 litres per passenger per 100 kilometres in 2024, according to the Bundesverband der Deutschen Luftverkehrswirtschaft, or BDL. The figure extends a long-term decline from 3.44 litres in the previous comparable reporting period…
Qatar Airways Cargo has opened a regional office in Hong Kong and signed a memorandum of understanding with Airport Authority Hong Kong to deepen cooperation on air connectivity and aviation development. The move centres on Hong Kong International Airport, where…
Delta Air Lines investigated an unauthorised Wi-Fi network that appeared on Flight 591 from Las Vegas to Atlanta on 10 August, as passengers returning from DEF CON 34 were onboard. The rogue signal used a name resembling Delta’s service, “Delta…
Embraer is nearing certification of its E2TS automatic takeoff system for the E2 jet family, with Brazil’s ANAC expecting approval in September or October. The move would make the Embraer Enhanced Take-Off System the first certified automatic takeoff system for…
Alliance Aviation Services will appoint Steven Greenway as chief executive on 1 October, bringing in the former flyadeal boss to lead the Australian operator’s FIFO-focused aviation business. He replaces Stewart Tully, who is stepping down after more than a decade…
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has urged patience over the explosive-laden drone found at Leipzig/Halle airport, saying the government should wait for solid evidence before assigning responsibility. Speaking during a summer visit at the Wartburg near Eisenach, he stressed that…
GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have received a U.S. Air Force Engineering, Manufacturing and Development contract for the F143-ZZ-100, a second-source propulsion system for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile. The engine, derived from the GEK800 turbofan, carries…
NASA has revealed a newly painted Boeing 737-700 that is being modified for reduced-gravity research flights. The aircraft, painted in Oklahoma, is moving through conversion work before entering service as a test platform for parabolic missions that simulate low-gravity conditions…
Spirit Airlines’ flight attendants’ union has objected to Google’s planned $10 million purchase of the bankrupt carrier’s internal business data, delaying a U.S. bankruptcy court hearing on the transaction to 9 September. The material at issue includes employee emails, Microsoft…
Air Peace has put its revenue loss from repeated aircraft damage linked to ground-handling equipment at about $42 million, as three of its aircraft were seriously affected over the past 12 months. The Nigerian carrier ties the disruption to incidents…
American Airlines has paused a contrail-avoidance climate trial after a sharp increase in jet fuel prices, halting part of an effort designed to cut warming trails from aircraft operations. The move comes as wider contrail-avoidance testing expands over the North…
Electra has flown its EL2 Ultra Short hybrid-electric demonstrator in a series of route tests aimed at linking small regional airfields with Philadelphia International Airport. The flights, run through the FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program with support from the Pennsylvania…
EHang has launched a Global Fast Track Programme for pilotless eVTOL deployment, with Sri Lanka becoming the first market to adopt the framework through the country’s Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation and Civil Aviation Authority. The initial plan targets…
Lufthansa has ended a long-running reciprocal duty-travel arrangement with Condor, removing discounted flights for employees of both airlines from 1 September. The move covers staff travel within the Lufthansa and Condor network and comes after Lufthansa judged the deal to…
Zurich Airport is operating under restrictions after a partial failure of its apron control IT system disrupted traffic on Tuesday and continued to affect flights on Wednesday. The breakdown has forced more manual coordination of departures, stand allocation and traffic…
TUI fly Netherlands will replace its six Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with Boeing 737 MAX 10s and add a seventh jet as it expands capacity for summer 2027. The first MAX 10 for the fleet is already under construction…
NASA has released new Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images of the Moon’s impact site after a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage struck the lunar surface on 5 August. The fresh images show a crater about 60 feet wide and less than…
Delta Air Lines’ pilot union has moved away from accelerated scheduling talks and back to the traditional Section 6 bargaining process, signalling that a quick summer fix for the airline’s operational problems is unlikely. The decision follows a special meeting…
XTI Aerospace has appointed Jeremy Schneiderman as interim chief executive and Jonathan Ornstein as interim chairman after Scott Pomeroy stepped down from those roles and as a director, effective 17 August. The move reshapes the leadership of the Dallas-based aerospace…
Innsbruck Airport has launched WebTrak, a free online platform that lets the public view flight movements and related noise data around the Austrian airport. The interactive map shows aircraft tracks with about a one-hour delay and gives per-flight details including…
Aerodata AG has unveiled its new AeroForce X reconnaissance drone in Strausberg, Brandenburg, showing the prototype publicly for the first time at its manufacturing site near Berlin. The system is designed for continuous maritime surveillance and protection against hybrid threats,…
Lufthansa Group has begun rolling out Starlink-based in-flight internet, with a Lufthansa A320neo entering service on the Frankfurt-Rome route on Wednesday as the first aircraft fitted with the new Lufthansa Group Wi-Fi. The group plans to equip about 850 aircraft…
A helicopter carrying guests for luxury safari operator &Beyond crashed on Wednesday near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, Kenya. The Eurocopter EC130 B4 was on a charter flight from the Loisaba-Suiyan area towards the Ewaso Nyiro region when it came…
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority is investigating a helicopter crash in remote Samburu County, northern Kenya, after a Eurocopter EC130 B4 registered 5Y-GYM went down on Wednesday near Mt. Ololokwe. The aircraft was operating from Loisaba/Ewasonyiro when it crashed at about…
Lufthansa Group has begun rolling out Starlink-based in-flight internet with an Airbus A320neo from the Lufthansa mainline fleet becoming the first aircraft equipped with the service. Branded Lufthansa Group Wi-Fi, the system is being introduced across roughly 850 aircraft in…
Rosaviatsiya has reissued the type-certification paperwork for Russia’s Tu-204 and Tu-214 family as a single unified document, replacing four separate certificates for the variants. The move covers the Tu-204, Tu-204-100V, Tu-204-300 and Tu-214, and is intended to simplify operation, maintenance,…
PT Garuda Maintenance Facility Aero Asia has completed the modernisation of a C-130H Hercules transport aircraft, A-1319, and handed it over to Indonesia’s Defence Ministry at its hangar in Tangerang, near Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The aircraft returned to service after…
Kratos has disclosed that a missionised US Marine Corps Valkyrie Collaborative Combat Aircraft flew an electronic warfare mission alongside multiple F-35s and an F/A-18 at a U.S. Navy test range in Southern California. During the April flight, a Marine operator…