Japan Airlines will lift Europe capacity by 16% in the winter 2026/27 schedule, with more Airbus A350-1000 operations on its Tokyo Haneda services to London and Paris. The airline will also run daily Haneda-Helsinki flights, while the Haneda-Doha service remains…
AirBaltic bondholders have approved a temporary deferral of the airline’s August and November interest payments on its €380 million 14.5% bonds due in 2029, giving the Latvian carrier immediate liquidity relief as it pursues wider restructuring and fresh investment. More…
Google has won a bankruptcy auction for Spirit Airlines’ internal business data and software, agreeing to pay $10 million for a deidentified package intended for product development and AI model training. The deal, tied to Spirit’s proceedings in the Southern…
Construction work on Berlin’s S-Bahn network is disrupting rail access to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, with the S9 section between Treptower Park and Schöneweide suspended and replacement buses operating. Passengers using the airport link are being directed to regional alternatives, including…
The German Aerospace Center has opened a Technology Center for Drone Security at its site in Cochstedt, Saxony-Anhalt, to develop and test systems for detecting and countering malicious drones under realistic conditions. The facility is designed to link research with…
Bolivia is pursuing a leasing plan for at least 10 Embraer aircraft for state carrier Boliviana de Aviación as part of a fleet renewal push. The discussions centre on modernising the airline’s operations without an outright purchase, with the government…
Shenzhen Airlines and Loong Air have signalled interest in adding COMAC C919 narrowbodies to their fleets, but neither carrier has confirmed a firm order. Comments made at an aviation forum in Guangzhou indicate growing attention from Chinese airlines to the…
Four men linked to air cargo handling at Amsterdam Schiphol were arrested on 11 August in an investigation into suspected drug smuggling through the airport. The suspects, aged 34, 38, 46 and 48, are accused of helping to misuse logistics…
Jetcraft is again marketing the former German government Airbus A340-300, 16+02, known as Theodor Heuss, after earlier sale efforts failed to secure a buyer. The long-range VIP aircraft, once operated by Germany’s Flugbereitschaft, is being offered internationally with a VVIP…
Switzerland’s Armasuisse has confirmed that production of the country’s first F-35A is under way at Leonardo’s Cameri facility in northern Italy, where the first fuselage section has been joined with the first wing. The aircraft, allocated Swiss military registration J-6004,…
Hong Kong-based Transwell Corporation has submitted an unsolicited turnaround proposal for SriLankan Airlines, opening a private investor-led route for restructuring the debt-laden national carrier. The plan is now under review as Sri Lanka weighs the airline’s future and decides whether…
Vietjet will launch five new international routes between Vietnam and destinations in the Philippines, Thailand and Japan in a network expansion that begins in late October and December. The carrier will add direct links from Ho Chi Minh City and…
Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are widening their codeshare cooperation again from 24 August, adding a further wave of domestic and international routes through Seoul Incheon. The latest filing extends coverage to multiple Japan points, Brisbane and several Korean domestic…
Fly2Galicia will begin operations from Santiago de Compostela next year with an Airbus A320 based at Lavacolla, setting Munich among eight launch destinations. Ticket sales are due to open on 18 August, with the first flights planned for 1 December…
Allegiant Travel Company has added nine nonstop routes, all focused on Florida leisure travel, with service set to begin in February 2027. The expansion includes one year-round route, one seasonal route and seven hyper-seasonal links designed to capture spring break…
L3Harris Technologies has removed chairman and chief executive Christopher Kubasik after a board investigation found conduct inconsistent with the company’s code of conduct, naming Sam Mehta as president and chief executive with immediate effect. Lewis Hay III has become independent…
Air New Zealand is continuing talks with Beta Technologies after trialling the ALIA CX300 battery-electric aircraft in New Zealand, with chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar pushing for a larger design that better matches the airline’s operational and commercial needs. The carrier…
WestJet will expand its winter 2026/27 network to Latin America and the Caribbean with up to 1,252 weekly flights across 88 nonstop routes from Canada. The programme lifts capacity by 12% year over year and adds new service from Calgary…
Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 series business jet, marking a major milestone for the light jet family. The aircraft, a Citation CJ4 Gen2, went to a customer based in the Philippines as the company positioned the…
A private helicopter crashed on the Greek island of Sifnos on Monday, killing three people on board and triggering a fire near the Tholos area close to the island’s heliport. The aircraft went down shortly after takeoff, with firefighters and…
Google has won a $10 million bankruptcy auction for Spirit Airlines’ corporate data and custom software, securing a trove of internal records that the company plans to use to improve its products and AI models. The deal emerged from Spirit…
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded AT&T an initial $74.3 million task order to begin building a new nationwide telecommunications network for its air traffic control modernisation programme. The work sits under the FAA Enterprise Network Services initiative, which will…
L3Harris Technologies has removed Chairman and Chief Executive Christopher Kubasik after a board investigation found conduct inconsistent with the company’s Code of Conduct. Sam Mehta, formerly head of the company’s space business, takes over immediately as president and chief executive,…
Scandinavian Airlines will restart nonstop service between Copenhagen and Mumbai on 1 October with five weekly flights operated by an Airbus A330, restoring its India presence after 17 years. The move follows earlier regulatory delays that forced the carrier’s first…
The Federal Aviation Administration has installed Surface Movement Radar Model 4 systems at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, while also awarding AT&T an initial $74.3 million contract for communications work linked to its network modernisation…
Hyde County Emergency Medical Services has used a Pivotal BlackFly eVTOL on two live 911 responses in rural North Carolina, with flight-trained paramedic Quinn Reece reaching one patient about 20 minutes before a ground ambulance. The missions, carried out in…
IndiGo has denied reports that it is in talks with Embraer over a potential purchase of E2 regional jets, pushing back on market speculation that the aircraft could form part of its future fleet plans. The Indian carrier’s response comes…
Heart Aerospace has flown its X1 demonstrator for the first time, with the full-scale aircraft taking off from Plattsburgh International Airport in upstate New York on Wednesday. The 27-minute piloted mission reached 1,100 feet above ground level and used more…
A private Bell 206 helicopter crashed on the Greek island of Sifnos on Monday, killing all three people on board. The aircraft went down in the Tholos area near the island’s heliport during a flight linked to the Athens area,…
Flexjet is moving its European helicopter operation to Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire, near London, where its Flexjet Vertical Lift division will base Sikorsky S-76 and Leonardo AW139 aircraft for transfers to and from London-area airports. The new setup also supports…
Air Peace is set to receive the first of three used Boeing 737-800s previously operated by Jeju Air, with the aircraft already being ferried to Nigeria for entry into service as 5N-CGO. The eight-year-old jet, serial number 64177, is the…
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford has opposed Cleveland’s plan to close Burke Lakefront Airport, joining U.S. Sens. Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted in arguing that the downtown airfield should remain open or face any change through the normal federal process. The…
Flexjet has based its European helicopter fleet at Blackbushe Airport, using Sikorsky S-76 and Leonardo AW139 aircraft to move passengers to and from London-area airports. The operation positions the business aviation group’s rotary-wing service around premium airport transfers in the…
Air Canada has agreed to sell a 25% non-controlling stake in its Aeroplan loyalty programme to funds managed by Blackstone and La Caisse, alongside PSP Investments and BCI, for C$2.5 billion. The deal values Aeroplan at C$10 billion and leaves…
United Aircraft Corporation’s first serial MC-21-310 powered by Russian PD-14 engines completed a non-stop delivery flight from Irkutsk to the Gromov Flight Research Institute airfield near Zhukovsky on 13 August. The aircraft covered more than 4,000 km in about five…
Air France has begun serving San Francisco with its new La Première first class cabin on selected Boeing 777-300ER flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle, extending the refreshed flagship product to a seventh US city. The daily service uses flight AF084…
SWISS will replace two Airbus A220-300s with two larger Airbus A320neos on its Geneva–London Heathrow service for the summer 2027 timetable, increasing capacity from 145 to 180 seats per aircraft. The aircraft swap is due to take effect in the…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced the installation of a new Surface Movement Radar at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, with the upgrade aimed at helping air traffic controllers track aircraft and vehicles on runways and…
TAAG will launch a new Luanda–Dakar–Praia service on 31 October, restoring direct connectivity between Angola and Cape Verde with Dakar as an intermediate stop. The route, timed for the start of the IATA winter schedule, gives Angola’s national carrier a…
India’s Ministry of Defence has opened a competition for 60 medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force, issuing a request for proposals that puts around ₹1 lakh crore, or $10.5 billion, of business on the table. The programme is…
The U.S. Army has awarded Airbus Helicopters a contract for up to 12 UH-72B Lakota helicopters, with an initial obligation of $115.4 million and a potential cumulative value of $140.7 million if options are exercised. The firm-fixed-price deal covers aircraft…
TAP Air Portugal will launch a direct Porto–Sal service on 25 October 2026, expanding its Atlantic network from northern Portugal with twice-weekly flights operated by Airbus A320neo aircraft. The Cape Verde route will run on Thursdays and Sundays from Porto,…
Rakuten Group is acting as the Japan-side intermediary for Helsing’s HX-2 strike drone as Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force carries out field tests through the end of September. The effort puts the German defence-AI company’s loitering munition into the Japanese procurement…
Swiss will increase capacity on the Geneva–London Heathrow route from the summer 2027 timetable by replacing two Airbus A220-300s with two larger Airbus A320neo aircraft. The change lifts seat count on the route from 145 to 180 per aircraft, adding…
airBaltic bondholders have approved amendments to the airline’s €380 million 14.50% bonds due in 2029, giving the Latvian carrier more room to manage near-term cash needs while it works on interim financing and a wider restructuring plan. The changes allow…
South African Airways has placed acting group chief executive Matshela Seshibe on special leave with immediate effect and appointed chief legal officer Koekie Mbeki as acting group CEO. The abrupt change comes only four months after Seshibe’s appointment and leaves…
Boeing has publicly shown the first F-15EX Eagle II intended for Kadena Air Base in Japan in full 18th Wing markings and the squadron’s ZZ tail flash. The aircraft, serial 22-0022, first flew from Boeing’s St. Louis facility on 4…
Aebi Schmidt Group and Yeti Move have expanded their strategic partnership to bring driver-assisted and autonomous software to airport winter operations in North America, with exclusivity in the US market and selected collaboration in Europe and Japan. The integration will…
Malaysia Aviation Group has completed mandatory drug screening for all operationally active Malaysia Airlines pilots, with every result returning negative. The group will now extend the programme to about 2,840 Malaysia Airlines cabin crew from 18 August, following a pilot…
South African Airways has placed acting Group Chief Executive Officer Matshela Seshibe on special leave with immediate effect, only four months after he took the job, and appointed Chief Legal Officer Koekie Mbeki as acting group CEO. The state-owned carrier…