Spirit Airlines’ former headquarters campus in Dania Beach, Florida, has been sold for $93.25 million in a bankruptcy-court auction to DPC HoldCo LLC, an affiliate of Boston-based Hill City Capital. The property at 1731 Radiant Drive in Dania Pointe includes…
Noemi Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with Philippine seaplane operator Horizon Sun Charters for up to five electric amphibious aircraft, including three initially and options for two more. The non-binding deal covers plans to assess technical, financial and…
GOL Linhas Aéreas has secured a US$160 million financing facility to fund maintenance, repair and overhaul work on eligible aircraft engines at GE Celma in Brazil. The structured line is backed by ABGF, Brazil’s state-linked guarantee fund manager, and gives…
Norse Atlantic is in talks with Pakistan International Airlines and Biman Bangladesh Airlines over leasing up to six Boeing 787 Dreamliners as the Norwegian carrier looks to ease pressure on its finances. The discussions cover possible dry or wet lease…
Pilatus has opened a new composites centre in Nidwalden, Switzerland, bringing development, manufacturing, assembly, surface treatment, storage and order preparation for composite aircraft components under one roof. The Schwarzhorn building, inaugurated on 14 August 2026, is the company’s most expensive…
South African Airways has placed acting Group CEO Matshela Seshibe on special leave with immediate effect, appointing chief legal officer Koekie Mbeki as interim head while an internal process runs. The move affects leadership at South Africa’s national carrier just…
Omni Táxi Aéreo is set to equip its fleet of Leonardo AW139 helicopters with Honeywell’s IntuVue RDR-7000 weather radar, in a fleetwide upgrade aimed at improving weather awareness for offshore missions. The Brazilian operator’s decision covers all 33 AW139s and…
French startup Hynaero has unveiled the Fregate-F100, a twin-engine amphibious firefighting aircraft designed to give Europe a home-grown alternative to ageing Canadair water bombers. The shoulder-wing aircraft is pitched with a 10,000-litre retardant or water payload, fly-by-wire controls and more…
Akasa Air has agreed a sale-and-leaseback deal with Avolon for up to seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft, extending its fleet of high-density Boeing 737 MAX jets. The agreement, unveiled on 14 August, supports the Indian carrier’s fleet growth and network expansion…
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed an airworthiness directive for certain Boeing 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10 aircraft fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, requiring fan cowl inspections and, in some cases, replacement or modification. The measure targets a protection issue…
American Airlines had two flights using the same AA2482 callsign in the Phoenix area late on 13 August, creating a serious air traffic control confusion that triggered an FAA investigation. One Boeing 737-800 was arriving from Chicago while another departed…
Nesma Airlines will extend its Zurich–Hurghada operation into the 2027 summer season, with twice-weekly flights due to start on 4 July 2027. The service will use Airbus A321 aircraft and operate on Thursdays and Sundays, giving the Egyptian carrier a…
NOEMI Aerospace has signed non-binding agreements to explore electric seaplane opportunities in India and the Philippines, extending its Asia pipeline with plans centred on market feasibility, regulation and operations. The deals cover India’s state-owned Pawan Hans and Philippine operator Horizon…
Avolon has agreed a sale-and-leaseback transaction with Akasa Air for up to seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft, extending its financing role in one of India’s fastest-growing carriers. The deal, announced from Dublin, supports Akasa’s fleet growth and network development as the…
Nouvelair has expanded its fleet with another Airbus A320-216, taking the Tunis-based carrier to 19 aircraft. Registration records show the jet was delivered on 12 August 2026 and has joined the airline with a Tunisian registration beginning TS-, indicating a…
Air Charter Service organised a same-day solar-eclipse charter from London Stansted for customers heading to Valladolid, Spain, as the company targeted the best viewing conditions for the totality at sunset. The private charter-broker package formed part of a wider eclipse…
Ukraine is combat-testing one of its first jet-powered interceptor drones to counter Russia’s jet-powered Shahed and Geran attack drones, which have reduced the reaction time available to existing low-cost defences. The system, linked to Ukraine’s defence ministry and built by…
Air India plans to induct more than 100 aircraft over the next two years as it continues a broad fleet and network expansion under chief executive Campbell Wilson. At the same time, Akasa Air has agreed a sale-and-leaseback deal with…
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport plans to install dedicated ablution stations in Terminal D restrooms for Muslim travellers, with one unit in the men’s and one in the women’s facilities. The privately funded project, filed with the Texas Department of Licensing…
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Saudi Arabia’s government has landed at Madeira’s Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport in Funchal for the first recorded arrival of the type on the island. Local reports linked the aircraft to the Saudi royal entourage…
Lufthansa Cargo’s Boeing 777F registered D-ALFA remains grounded at Shanghai Pudong Airport after a rejected takeoff linked to a technical issue. The freighter is still awaiting repair and release, with weather conditions in the Shanghai area delaying work on site.…
Miami-Dade Aviation Department is using Miami Executive Airport in Kendall as an early test site for eVTOL air taxis, autonomous drones and other advanced aircraft under a phased SafeLand programme with Bell-Dancy Industries. The project begins with small drone trials…
Boeing is shedding its Wisk Aero air-taxi unit, along with Insitu and SkyGrid, in a transaction that will hand the three businesses to Archer Aviation in exchange for a near-20% stake in the electric aircraft company. The deal keeps Boeing…
Loganair will withdraw all operations from Dundee Airport on 23 October 2026, ending the Scottish airport’s last scheduled services and leaving it without any commercial airline flights. The move follows the closure of the carrier’s Dundee-London Heathrow public service obligation…
An Italian Eurofighter Typhoon operating from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania shot down an unidentified drone over Latvia on Friday during a NATO Baltic Air Policing mission, with the interception centred on the Balvi area in the country’s northeast. NATO…
Fort Wayne International Airport has completed Project Gateway, a multi-year modernisation of its terminal and landside facilities, with a ribbon-cutting marking the finish of the East Terminal expansion and renovation. The programme, led by the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority,…
Aeroméxico has taken delivery of its 25th Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a 787-9 leased from AerCap, in a move that expands the carrier’s long-haul fleet. The handover also gave AerCap its 10th 787 delivered to Aeroméxico and its 100th Boeing 787…
Boeing has signed seven-year framework agreements with the U.S. Department of War and Raytheon to increase production of Standard Missile-3 hardware, including avionics and ejector assemblies, at its Huntsville, Alabama site. The work supports higher output of SM-3 Block IB…
AirAsia Group is in talks with local and international financial institutions for up to US$1.0 billion in new funding and RM700 million in local facilities as it faces a softer trading environment and prepares to trim third-quarter capacity by about…
Avolon has agreed a sale-and-leaseback transaction with Akasa Air for up to seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft, extending the lessor’s relationship with India’s newest budget carrier. The aircraft will support Akasa’s fleet growth and network expansion as it builds capacity in…
JetBlue has placed its Flight Operations, Inflight Experience and Technical Operations units under one leader as part of an organisational reshuffle designed to sharpen coordination and execution. Jeffrey Winter has been promoted to senior vice president and will join the…
Boeing has completed flight tests of a shorter Trent 1000 engine inlet on a 787-9 as part of its ecoDemonstrator programme, wrapping up a campaign at its Glasgow, Montana, facility with Rolls-Royce and the FAA’s CLEEN initiative. The work focused…
AirAsia Group Berhad posted a net loss of RM830.5 million for the second quarter ended 30 June 2026, as foreign exchange swings weighed heavily on results and management pursued additional financing to shore up liquidity. The Malaysia-based low-cost group is…
Air Canada expects its revenue in September and October to be the strongest on record for those months, as premium and corporate travellers shift away from peak-summer congestion and heat in Europe and Japan. The outlook from Montreal-based Air Canada…
BETA Technologies lifted second-quarter revenue to $14.7 million as sales of aircraft components, charging infrastructure and related services expanded beyond its core electric aircraft programme. The Vermont-based developer also raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook and continued to build a…
IAG has questioned Heathrow Airport’s proposed third-runway funding, warning that the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s approach could create a precedent for charging airlines and passengers before the project is fully approved. The British Airways parent’s concerns centre on the regulator’s…
Argus Research upgraded Boeing to Buy from Hold and set a $265 price target on Tuesday, putting New York-listed BA shares on a path to roughly 14% upside from their recent level. The call came as the planemaker’s turnaround momentum…
Avolon Holdings has agreed a sale-and-leaseback transaction with Akasa Air covering up to seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft, expanding the lessor’s relationship with the Indian carrier. The narrowbody jets will support Akasa’s fleet growth and network expansion in India, with the…
The Bundeswehr has sent two NH90 transport helicopters to support firefighting operations in the Nordeifel and Hürtgenwald area of North Rhine-Westphalia, as a fast-moving wildfire threatened several hundred hectares and triggered evacuations in the Gey district. The aircraft, operating from…
A preliminary NTSB finding has tied the July incident on a Malta Air Boeing 737-800 operating for Ryanair to a fan blade failure in the right engine, which sent debris into the fuselage and shattered a cabin window near row…
Lockheed Martin has completed a successful static-fire test of the Next Generation Interceptor Stage 2 rocket motor inside a high-vacuum chamber that simulated near-space conditions, advancing a critical element of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s homeland missile-defence programme. The test,…
A Saudi government Boeing 787 Dreamliner became the first aircraft of its type to land at Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo in Funchal on 11 August 2026, during preparations for an expected Saudi royal visit. Local reporting linked the…
Doncaster Council has approved a £7.4 million contract for new primary and secondary surveillance radars at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, advancing a key element of the site’s reopening programme in South Yorkshire. Raytheon Systems Ltd, also known as Raytheon UK, will…
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has identified bird remains inside the damaged engine of a Ryanair/Malta Air Boeing 737-8AS as the leading clue in its investigation into a serious 10 July incident over Greece. The aircraft, operating flight 1879…
A U.S. Air Force F-16CM photographed in the CENTCOM region was configured with an unusually broad weapons and sensor loadout that combined suppression of enemy air defences and precision strike capabilities. The jet carried a LITENING targeting pod, an AN/ASQ-213…
Turkish Airlines will launch flights from Istanbul to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport on 11 November 2026, adding the Chinese city as its fourth mainland destination after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The route will operate three times a week with Boeing…
Vueling will resume flights between Barcelona and Madrid on 5 October 2026, returning to one of Spain’s busiest domestic air bridges after a period away from the route. Tickets are already on sale through 29 March 2027, with the service…
India’s Ministry of Defence has issued a tender for 60 medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force, opening a competition that could draw Lockheed Martin, Embraer and Airbus. The requirement is aimed at replacing the air force’s ageing Antonov…
The Berlin Senate has confirmed that the ILA will continue in 2028 and 2030, securing the future of the Berlin-Brandenburg air show through the end of the decade. The next edition is scheduled for 17–21 May 2028 at Berlin ExpoCenter…
Airbus booked 204 gross commercial aircraft orders and delivered 67 jets in July 2026, extending a strong mid-year sales run while keeping production and handover levels broadly steady. The monthly tally included A220s, A320neo-family aircraft and A350s, with deliveries going…