Catania Airport resumed arrivals and departures on Saturday after aviation authorities downgraded Mount Etna’s alert from red to orange, allowing operations to restart from 14:00 local time. SAC, the airport operator, lifted the suspension after days of disruption at Sicily’s…
AeroTELEGRAPH has outlined FORDEC, the six-step cockpit decision model developed through cooperation between the German Aerospace Center and Lufthansa’s Crew Resource Management team in the early 1990s. The framework is designed to help pilots make clear, robust decisions under pressure…
Turkish Aerospace Industries has released imagery showing its ANKA III stealth uncrewed combat air vehicle flying with two SÜPER ŞİMŞEK UAVs under its wings. The configuration places the aircraft at the centre of Türkiye’s push toward autonomous wingmen and manned-unmanned…
The Bundeswehr has ended its helicopter deployment against the forest fire in the Eifel after aerial firefighting had taken effect and rain eased the situation in the Hürtgenwald area of Kreis Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia. The last firefighting flights took place…
Shuttleworth Trust’s historic de Havilland DH.88 Comet G-ACSS Grosvenor House was badly damaged after overturning on landing at Old Warden in Bedfordshire during the Flying Proms air show on 15 August. The aircraft, the only airworthy example of the type…
The Shuttleworth Trust’s de Havilland DH.88 Comet, G-ACSS Grosvenor House, was damaged in a landing incident during the Flying Proms Air Show at Old Warden, Bedfordshire, on Saturday evening. The aircraft nosed over after touchdown and came to rest upside…
Two retired Luftwaffe Transall C-160D transport aircraft are being prepared for a return to flight as firefighting aircraft by Lower Saxony-based Total Aeronautical Services (TAS). The first aircraft has been assigned the civil registration D-AMJT, which would make it the…
Romania’s defence ministry said a Spanish Air and Space Force F-18 on NATO air-policing duty shot down an unidentified drone after it entered Romanian airspace from the direction of Moldova. The incident unfolded early on 16 August near Galați, with…
Munich Airport has reopened its north runway after a Saturday incident involving a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 that forced a temporary closure and disrupted traffic at Germany’s busiest airport. The aircraft returned to Munich after the takeoff incident and remained…
Total Aeronautical Services is converting two former German Air Force Transall C-160D transport aircraft in Lower Saxony into firefighting aircraft for European wildfire missions, with Germany a priority market. The project centres on a specially fitted tank holding up to…
Delta Air Lines Flight 81, an Airbus A330-900neo operating from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Seattle, was diverted first to London Heathrow and then to New York JFK after a mechanical problem involving an onboard lavatory disrupted the long-haul service.…
TAAG Angola Airlines has moved two adult lions from Johannesburg to Lagos on a cargo service routed via Luanda’s Dr. António Agostinho Neto Airport. The shipment used a TAAG Cargo Boeing 737-800F and was handled as a specialist live-animal transport…
Vietnam Airlines has withdrawn a Boeing 787-9 from its Munich-to-Hanoi service after the aircraft rotated very late on departure from Munich Airport and returned following a prolonged holding period. The aircraft, registered VN-A867 and operating flight VN34, landed back in…
U.S. Central Command has created Task Force Falcon Strike, a first-ever multi-domain multinational attack-drone unit designed to operate above, on and below the sea. The effort, unveiled in Tampa, Florida, will use one-way attack drones and other unmanned systems, with…
A University of Surrey study has found that severe solar storms can sharply increase radiation levels at commercial cruising altitudes and trigger electronic faults in aircraft systems. The research, from the Surrey Space Centre, points to the greatest exposure risk…
Vietnam Airlines’ Boeing 787-9 operating flight VN34 from Munich to Hanoi overran the runway during takeoff from Munich Airport on 15 August, struck its tail and later returned safely to the airport, with no injuries reported. The aircraft, registered VN-A867,…
A Phoenix air traffic controller safely managed an unusual American Airlines incident late on Thursday night, when two Boeing 737s operating as AA2482 were in the same terminal area at the same time. One aircraft was arriving from Chicago O’Hare…
A Phoenix air traffic controller prevented confusion when two American Airlines flights using the same callsign, American 2482, appeared on the same frequency near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. One aircraft was arriving from Chicago while the other was departing…
Sundair launched direct flights between Berlin Brandenburg Airport and Damascus International Airport on Saturday, operating an Airbus A320 on the first service in the route’s restart after about 14 years. The twice-weekly connection, planned for Tuesdays and Saturdays, restores a…
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport in Sicily is set to resume arrivals and departures after the aviation alert for Mount Etna was downgraded from red to orange. Operator SAC planned to restart operations from 14:00 local time, while passengers were urged to confirm…
Belgium has activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism as a wildfire in the High Fens nature reserve expanded into the country’s largest on record, prompting a multinational aerial response with helicopters and water bombers from the Netherlands, Czechia and Sweden.…
A Chinese national has been sentenced to six months in federal custody after unlawfully photographing Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, home to the B-2 Spirit bomber fleet. The case centres on unauthorised imaging of one of the U.S. Air…
Vietnam Airlines has confirmed that a Boeing 787-9 operating flight VN34 from Munich to Hanoi returned safely to Munich Airport after a runway overrun during take-off on Saturday. The aircraft, registered VN-A867, continued climbing after leaving runway 26L before burning…
Vietnam Airlines faced a serious operational disruption on Saturday when a Boeing 787-9 flying from Munich to Hanoi returned to its departure airport damaged after a takeoff incident. The aircraft, operating as flight VN34, reportedly rotated very late on the…
Vietnam Airlines is dealing with a serious incident involving a Boeing 787-9 on flight VN34 from Munich to Hanoi after the aircraft lifted off extremely late from Munich Airport on Saturday. The long-haul jet later returned to the airport, where…
The U.S. Army has selected M1 Support Services to run Flight School Next, a contractor-owned, contractor-operated helicopter training system worth up to $10 billion over 26 years. The programme will use the Robinson R66 as the Army’s next primary trainer…
Russia’s United Engine Corporation has delivered the first two serial-production PD-8 engines for installation on Yakovlev SJ-100 aircraft, moving the import-substituted Superjet programme from development into initial series supply. The engines are destined for the updated SJ-100, the Russian-built version…
Sweden’s Flygvapnet is marking its 100th anniversary in 2026 with events across the country, culminating in a jubilee air show at Malmen Air Base in Linköping on 22-23 August. The celebration brings together the Swedish Armed Forces and international participants,…
Air Canada has agreed a C$2.5 billion minority equity investment in Aeroplan from funds managed by Blackstone and La Caisse, alongside other Canadian institutional investors. The transaction values Aeroplan at C$10 billion and leaves Air Canada with 75% ownership and…
EasyJet has cancelled about 100 flights to and from French airports over the weekend of 15-16 August after cabin crew walked out over working conditions and repeated last-minute schedule changes. The disruption hit routes from Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris…
BETA Technologies has raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $42 million to $50 million after reporting second-quarter revenue of $14.7 million, up 146% from a year earlier. The electric aircraft developer’s near-term sales are being driven by its Electrified…
Indonesia’s transport ministry kept Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo operating after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores on 15 August, even as inspections found minor damage to a taxiway and several airport buildings. Runway and apron areas remained usable, allowing…
American Airlines faced a brief air-traffic-control conflict near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after two Boeing 737-800s operated with the same callsign, AA2482, on the same frequency late on Thursday night. One flight was arriving from Chicago while another was…
The US Army has temporarily halted AH-64 Apache training flights after a fatal crash near Fort Hood, Texas, that killed two soldiers earlier this week. The stand-down covers Apache training operations across Army units while investigators work to determine the…
Peru’s competition authority has given conditional approval to Abra Group’s acquisition of control of SKY Airline, removing the last major regulatory hurdle for the Latin American airline holding company. The clearance covers Peru’s review of the transaction and requires changes…
American Airlines is reviewing how two Boeing 737-800 flights briefly operated near Phoenix Sky Harbor with the same call sign, AA2482, as air traffic control kept the aircraft safely separated. The late-night overlap involved one arriving flight from Chicago and…
Malaysia Aviation Group has started mandatory drug screening for all 1,260 Malaysia Airlines pilots after the arrest of one of its pilots in Indonesia on suspicion of drug smuggling. The first phase is due to finish by 15 August, and…
Flughafen Weeze has started construction of a new arrival terminal at the Lower Rhine airport as it prepares for further traffic growth, with the symbolic ground-breaking held on Friday. The project is designed to expand handling capacity at a site…
Two American Airlines Boeing 737-800 flights operating as AA2482 were in Phoenix airspace at the same time after a delay on the Chicago-to-Phoenix sector and an on-time departure from Phoenix to Chicago. A Phoenix air traffic controller detected the overlap,…
Australia’s transport safety authorities are investigating a third runway-related incident at Sydney Airport in less than three weeks after a Virgin Australia Boeing 737 operating VA555 aborted takeoff when a Qantas aircraft was crossing the runway. The event took place…
Himalaya Airlines is set to begin scheduled flights between Kathmandu and Hangzhou on 9 September, opening a new mainland China destination for the Nepali carrier. The twice-weekly service will use Airbus A320 aircraft, with flight numbers H9225 and H9226 linking…
Liège Airport handled 4% more cargo in July 2026 even as e-commerce parcels through its customs zone fell sharply after the European Union introduced a new charge on small imports on 1 July. The Belgian cargo hub also recorded fewer…
TUI is weighing a reduction in the number of aircraft based in Belgium after the government’s planned rise in the passenger departure tax from €5 to €7 takes effect on 1 January 2027. Chief executive Sebastian Ebel has described the…
Merlin has cleared a key certification step in New Zealand after regulators accepted the approach for its AI-based natural language processing software that enables voice interaction with air traffic control. The milestone forms part of the company’s Merlin Pilot autonomy…
The U.S. Army has selected M1 Support Services to lead Flight School Next, its next-generation initial rotary-wing training programme for Army helicopter pilots. The single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract carries a ceiling of up to $10 billion over as long as…
Aeroflot will resume daily flights between Moscow and Abu Dhabi on 1 October, using Boeing 737-800 aircraft in a two-class layout. Ticket sales are already open, and the route returns to the UAE capital after being suspended in March. The…
Azul is treating 2026 as a transition year after sharply reducing capacity in the second quarter and absorbing a steep jump in jet-fuel costs triggered by the Middle East oil shock. The Brazilian carrier cut overall capacity by 10.6% from…
Two people were killed when a light aircraft crashed in a remote area near Trawsfynydd, close to Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd, North Wales. North Wales Police said the aircraft had been reported missing after failing to arrive at Caernarfon Airport…
Senate Democrats Patty Murray and Chris Murphy have asked the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general to investigate the department’s purchase of a 12-aircraft fleet, including Gulfstream business jets and Boeing 737s. The lawmakers want to know whether the roughly…
Senate Democratic appropriators are pressing the Department of Homeland Security over its purchase of 12 aircraft, including Gulfstream G650s and Boeing 737s, and are seeking records on how the fleet is being used. The move centres on whether the department…