Flydubai flight FZ1073, travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, was diverted to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia after a cockpit assault that left the captain injured and the aircraft safely on the ground. The UAE prosecutor general later said the co-pilot…
The UAE is investigating a violent cockpit attack aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073 after the airline’s co-pilot allegedly struck the captain with a crash axe and tried to seize control of the aircraft. The Boeing service from Dubai to Tel Aviv…
Purdue University, the Archaeological Legacy Institute and partners are preparing to travel to Nikumaroro in Kiribati to inspect the Taraia Object, a lagoon anomaly that researchers believe may be debris from Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E. The field expedition is…
Flydubai’s Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia after an altercation in the cockpit left the captain injured and the aircraft safely on the ground. US media, cited by German outlets, now report…
The German Air Force will deploy four unarmed Eurofighters to Nuremberg Airport from Monday to Friday for a five-day “Dispersed Operations” exercise. The planned training is designed to test how military aircraft can operate from civilian infrastructure in a defence…
Charter and Go will exhibit its intelligent aviation operations platform at NBAA-BACE 2026 in Las Vegas from 19 to 22 October, with live demonstrations planned at Booth 3517. The showcase will focus on ConnieAI-generated quotes, dynamic pricing, revenue management, multi-quote…
Charter operators flying to Mexico are confronting a compliance issue over flight data recorders after AIN reported that the country’s requirements can affect light to midsize jets, which are often not fitted with FDRs. The rule could influence aircraft eligibility…
Blackstone has launched Falcata, a defence technology company formed by combining Technology Service Corp. and Applied Systems Engineering, to build systems for missile defence and next-generation interceptors. The new platform will focus on sensing, guidance, navigation, control, radar and GPS-denied…
KLM has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, with the aircraft arriving at Amsterdam Schiphol from Toulouse on 2 October. Named The Night Watch after Rembrandt’s famous painting, the jet is the first of 22 A350s ordered by the…
The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that a software issue affecting some Boeing 737 MAX aircraft does not pose a flight-safety risk, clearing a regulatory hurdle for certification of the 737 MAX 10. The decision came after the agency’s Corrective…
Aircraft Research Group will again host its Connect networking event at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, continuing a format centred on casual, in-person industry meetings during the annual business aviation convention. The event follows a similar Aircraft Research Group happy hour…
MedAire and GoCrisis are moving their four-year aviation relationship toward closer business integration, tightening links between medical, security and crisis-response support for business aviation operators. The development comes after the companies had already worked together in aviation for four years…
Mexico’s civil aviation authority has ended single-entry landing permits for charter flights, forcing operators to use a validated indefinite Blanket Permit for business-aviation operations into the country. The change affects charter aircraft serving Mexico and raises the compliance burden for…
Epic Aircraft has secured FAA certification for Garmin Autoland on its E1000 AX, making the Bend, Oregon-based single-engine turboprop the latest aircraft approved to use Garmin’s autonomous emergency landing system. The approval, unveiled on 30 September, clears the way for…
Gogo has won a major legal reprieve after the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware overturned SmartSky Networks’ $22.7 million jury damages award in a patent dispute over business aviation connectivity. The ruling also rejected SmartSky’s requests for…
McFarlane Aviation has acquired Airglas, the Anchorage-based maker of backcountry and military aircraft equipment, while keeping manufacturing and the existing team in Alaska. The deal brings Airglas’s skis, nose forks and cargo and fuel pods into McFarlane’s aftermarket platform and…
Embraer delivered 41 business jets in the third quarter of 2026, matching the same period a year earlier as the Brazilian airframer posted its strongest third-quarter delivery performance on record. Total quarterly deliveries rose to 66 aircraft, supported by 22…
Ontic has acquired Wichita-based Aero-Mach Companies, bringing the aerospace business’s manufacturing, technical services, repair and overhaul, distribution and aftermarket support capabilities into its portfolio. The deal keeps the Wichita facility and existing Aero-Mach team in place and lifts Ontic’s global…
Smartwings has appointed Emre Pekesen as chief executive and Nur Karabacak as chief financial officer after Pegasus Airlines completed its acquisition of Smartwings Group and Czech Airlines on 1 October. The leadership changes followed the closing immediately, as the Turkish…
Spain’s Navy is set to receive its first MH-60R Seahawk before the end of 2026, as Madrid moves to support the new fleet with a logistical, technical and engineering contract worth 17.54 million euros. The Council of Ministers approved the…
SkyFly is positioning its Axe two-seat eVTOL for approval under the FAA’s MOSAIC framework, with Aviation International News reporting the development on 2 October 2026. The aircraft is designed for personal use and has a range of about 100 miles,…
International Consolidated Airlines Group will start the final €500 million stage of its share buyback programme on 5 October, completing the €1.5 billion excess-cash return plan it set out in February. The owner of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus…
Aegean has appointed Stella Dimaraki as chief financial officer and Ilias Mandroukas as chief commercial officer, with both changes taking effect on 1 October 2026. The Greek carrier has promoted both executives from deputy roles, filling its top finance and…
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings has agreed to sell an Airbus A321-271NX aircraft in a portfolio move that keeps the lessor active in aircraft trading. The transaction, tied to the group’s ordinary-course fleet management, involves a wholly owned special-purpose vehicle…
KLM has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 after the aircraft arrived at Amsterdam Schiphol from Toulouse on Friday. The widebody, registered PH-ZNA and named De Nachtwacht, will enter passenger service in a few weeks on the Amsterdam-Toronto route.…
Air France has refreshed its long-haul onboard menus departing Paris, bringing in six French chefs and pâtissiers to create new dishes across La Première, Business and Premium cabins. The menu update focuses on premium-service differentiation and extends the carrier’s French-cuisine…
Finland’s Air Force formally presented its first in-country F-35A Lightning II fighters at Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi on 1 October, as the Nordic nation begins the operational transition to the type. The aircraft displayed were JF-510 and JF-512, which…
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 in Toulouse, beginning the Dutch carrier’s long-haul fleet renewal with Airbus’s latest-generation widebody. The aircraft, registered PH-ZNA and named De Nachtwacht, arrived at Amsterdam Schiphol the same day…
Israeli airlines began special repatriation flights from Dubai on Friday to bring stranded passengers back to Israel after flydubai suspended its Israel service following a security incident on a Tel Aviv-bound flight. The operation centred on Dubai International Airport and…
KLM has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, PH-ZNA, named De Nachtwacht, after the aircraft arrived at Amsterdam Schiphol following handover in Toulouse. The new widebody is the first of its type for the airline and will enter passenger…
Aircastle Limited has closed a new $400 million unsecured term loan to finance aircraft acquisitions, extending its access to balance-sheet capital without pledging aircraft collateral. The five-year facility, announced in Stamford, Connecticut, includes $240 million from the Japan Bank for…
Embraer and Mahindra Group have identified Nagpur in Maharashtra as the potential site for a final assembly line for the C-390 Millennium in India, subject to the aircraft winning the Indian Air Force’s Medium Transport Aircraft programme and an order…
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the fatal 21 Air cargo accident at Miami International Airport, saying the flight crew was cleared to land without required wind information before the Boeing 767-33A overran Runway 30…
Singapore Airlines is rolling out a major overhaul of its onboard dining offer, introducing more than 100 new and refreshed dishes across all cabin classes under a new SIA Chefs’ Selection menu category. The refresh also brings refined beverage choices,…
Royal Brunei Airlines and SES have completed installation of the RB SkyConnect inflight Wi-Fi system across the carrier’s Airbus A320 fleet, bringing connectivity to all in-service narrowbody aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region. The rollout uses SES’s multi-orbit network and electronically…
Copenhagen Airport handled 3.2 million passengers in September, its busiest September on record, as traffic rose 4% year on year and remained close to summer-month levels. The airport’s strongest country market was Norway, while direct traffic to the United States…
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $15 million financing package for Nauru 40997 Leasing Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Naoero Air Corporation, to support Naoero Airlines’ acquisition of a preowned Boeing 737-800. The deal combines a $5 million…
Lufthansa Group and Air France-KLM have submitted improved final offers for a stake in TAP Air Portugal, moving Portugal’s long-running privatisation process into its last stage. Parpública, the state holding company managing the sale, will now assess the revised binding…
Airbus Defence and Space has delivered 32 latest-generation OneWeb low-Earth orbit satellites to Eutelsat, starting the rollout of the operator’s new constellation renewal programme. Built at Airbus’ satellite facility in Toulouse, the spacecraft have been prepared for shipment ahead of…
NATO Allied Air Command used a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer in an air-defence training mission over Lithuania and Latvia on 29 September, bringing bomber operations into a new Baltic drill that also involved German and Italian Eurofighter Typhoons, Spanish…
Taiwan’s air force has received the first two of 66 F-16V Block 70 fighter jets from the United States, with the aircraft landing at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung on Friday after years of delay. Built by Lockheed Martin and…
Lithuania has begun testing the Ukrainian-developed SkyFortress airspace monitoring system to detect low-flying drones and other aerial threats. The pilot deployment is intended to strengthen the first layer of the country’s air-defence chain by improving early detection and tracking before…
Flydubai’s flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv was rocked by a cockpit attack on Wednesday after a co-pilot allegedly stabbed captain Smit Machchhar, who was injured but helped bring the Boeing 737 Max 8 to safety in Tabuk, Saudi…
Indra Group has acquired all of Barcelona-based Dares Technology, moving to strengthen its radar, unmanned systems and defence and space technology portfolio. The company will integrate Dares’ compact high-performance radar and synthetic aperture radar processing software into its Tarsis drone…
Airbus has named Amparo Moraleda chair of its board of directors from 1 October 2026, making her the first Spanish person and first woman to lead the company’s board. She succeeds René Obermann as Airbus navigates governance changes at Europe’s…
Airbus staff in Spain and Boeing’s white-collar workforce have both backed new labour deals, easing immediate strike risk at two major aerospace manufacturers. Airbus employees at sites in Getafe, Albacete, Illescas, Seville and Cádiz approved a proposal to end months…
Cabo Verde has approved a state guarantee of up to about $3.7 million for Linhas Aéreas de Cabo Verde’s lease of one ATR 72-600, identified as MSN 1829. The guarantee supports an operating lease with AVAP Leasing Atlantic and is…
Altavair will promote Matthew Hoesley to chief executive officer and president from 1 January 2027, while founder Stephen Rimmer moves to executive chairman. The Seattle-based aircraft leasing and financing platform also named Dimitrios Kotinis as chief commercial officer as it…
Airbus employees in Spain have approved the company’s labour proposal in a referendum, clearing the way to close a dispute that had disrupted industrial relations at its Spanish sites and suspended strike action. The vote followed months of negotiations over…
Finland has formally presented its first two in-country F-35A Lightning II fighters at an arrival ceremony in Rovaniemi, as the country begins the practical transition from delivery to operational introduction. The event at Lapland Air Wing on 1 October brought…