Delta Air Lines has expanded its AI-powered Concierge feature from beta to all SkyMiles members inside the Delta app. The tool now handles disruption support, customer-initiated cancellations, bag tracking and SkyMiles account details, giving travellers a single in-app entry point…
FlightAware has sued Kalshi in federal court in New York, accusing the prediction-market operator of using its data, name and branding without permission to settle contracts tied to flight cancellations. The complaint centres on contracts linked to weekly flight disruptions…
MedAire has recorded an uptick in requests for its flight security and medical support services as business aviation operators face heightened concern over both security risks and in-flight medical events. The International SOS company, which supports aviation customers worldwide, has…
Privaira Private Aviation has rebranded and been folded into TLC Jet, extending TLC’s earlier acquisition of the charter operator and consolidating its private aviation business under one brand. The move links Privaira’s flight services with TLC Jet’s wider operations inside…
Synerjet is expanding its footprint across Latin America as business aviation demand strengthens in the region, with the Pilatus PC-12 PRO and PC-24 central to its sales and support strategy. The company, Pilatus’s exclusive distributor in Latin America, is presenting…
Alaska Airlines will expand its codeshare partnership with Korean Air from 13 August by adding its flight numbers to five routes beyond Seoul Incheon. The new sectors cover Bangkok, Busan, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore, giving Alaska-marketed itineraries…
A major fire destroyed dozens of vehicles at a private parking and warehouse facility in Louvres, north of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, on Tuesday afternoon. French media reported that the blaze broke out shortly after 3:00 pm local time…
Lufthansa and pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit have agreed a framework for arbitration and mediation to resolve their labour dispute, covering Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa CityLine and Eurowings. The deal, reported on Monday, is intended to address pension and retirement benefits…
WZL-1, WCKBT and Boeing have signed offset implementation agreements in Łódź to support Poland’s AH-64E Apache helicopter fleet. The deals are designed to build local industrial cooperation for sustainment, maintenance and ground support as Poland prepares to field 96 Apaches,…
Etihad Guest has launched a frequent-flyer partnership with STARLUX Airlines’ COSMILE programme, opening redemption access across both carriers’ networks. From 11 August, Etihad Guest members can use miles for STARLUX flights in Business and Economy cabins, including services to destinations…
Delta Air Lines will resume daily nonstop service between Seattle and Tokyo Narita in late March 2027, returning to the airport after a seven-year absence. The route will operate with an Airbus A330-900neo and gives Seattle two Delta links to…
A French Air and Space Force A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Phénix has refuelled U.S. and Royal Air Force RC-135 aircraft over central France in the first such allied integration within the RC-135 enterprise. The sortie took place during Exercise…
Sun PhuQuoc Airways and BAA Training Vietnam have launched the airline’s first Airbus A320/A321 type-rating training course in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. The programme began on 10 August 2026 with 13 pilot cadets and is designed to…
VINI and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport are launching a demand-driven capital link to the Berlin region, with soft operations planned for October and November 2026. The service will use Dornier 228 and Dornier 328 aircraft and connect Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden with Schönhagen/Trebbin Airport south…
Forty-two families from Dilbeek, Lennik and Roosdaal have taken legal action against the Belgian state over aircraft noise linked to a heavily criticised approach route into Brussels Airport. The case centres on repeated landing noise over residential areas in the…
Delta Air Lines is investigating an unauthorized Wi‑Fi network that appeared aboard Flight 591, a Boeing 757 operating from Las Vegas to Atlanta after the DEF CON cybersecurity conference ended in the city. The airline’s initial review found that the…
Embraer is seeing renewed interest in its E-Jets E2 family as airlines search for faster delivery options while Airbus and Boeing work through deep narrowbody backlogs. Chief executive Francisco Gomes Neto linked the shift to long waits for larger single-aisle…
Istanbul Airport overtook London Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport in July 2026, handling 8.15 million passengers against Heathrow’s 7.859 million. The Turkish hub moved ahead by about 289,000 travellers during the peak summer month, while traffic at Heathrow remained below…
The Ukrainian Air Force lost a MiG-29 during a combat mission over Odesa Oblast in southern Ukraine on Monday evening after an air-to-air missile launch incident set the fighter on fire. The pilot ejected safely and was taken for medical…
Lufthansa Group is moving to sell all 23 CRJ-900 regional jets inherited from Lufthansa CityLine while SWISS will permanently retire its nine Airbus A220-100s, narrowing its feeder fleet across Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich. The group is streamlining short-haul operations to…
DHL Express has expanded its China logistics footprint with a major upgrade of its Shenzhen Super Gateway and the launch of a dedicated Boeing 767 freighter service linking Shanghai, Bangkok, Bahrain and Brussels. The Shenzhen facility at Bao’an International Airport…
Hyde County EMS has carried out two live 911 medical responses using Pivotal’s BlackFly eVTOL in rural eastern North Carolina, in what the partners describe as the first operational use of an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for routine…
Airbus is still publicly targeting certification and first delivery of the A350F by the end of 2027, but the freighter’s delivery ramp is now expected to build meaningfully only in 2028. The latest reporting follows Airbus updates and executive remarks…
The U.S. Army has awarded Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, a contract worth up to $472 million to provide engineering services for the modernization and sustainment of the CH-47 Chinook fleet. The work covers avionics upgrades aimed at easing the…
Lufthansa Technik Philippines has started construction of a new maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Clark International Airport in Pampanga, expanding its Philippines footprint beyond its long-established Manila base. The widebody-focused site will occupy 157,000 square metres and is scheduled…
Etihad Airways has launched daily nonstop service between Abu Dhabi and Tashkent, opening its first route to Uzbekistan with an inaugural Airbus A320 flight on 10 August. The new connection links Zayed International Airport with Tashkent International Airport and begins…
Southwest Airlines appointed Jason Liberty and Varun Krishna to its Board of Directors on 10 August 2026, bringing in two outside chief executives with experience in travel, technology and financial leadership. The appointments took effect immediately and expand the Dallas-based…
Swissport Tanzania has opened a new temperature-controlled cargo facility at Kilimanjaro International Airport in northern Tanzania, expanding cold-chain capacity for horticultural exports and other perishable goods. The warehouse is designed to handle temperature-sensitive cargo for exporters, airlines and freight forwarders,…
Teledyne Controls has received FAA supplemental type certification for its GroundLink Edge Computing Platform on the Boeing 737 series and has introduced the companion AppLink cloud service. The approval allows the platform to be installed on certified 737 aircraft as…
Pivotal, Hyde County EMS and Code Blue Resources have placed an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft into live emergency service in Hyde County, North Carolina, where it responded to two 911 calls as part of routine medical operations. In…
Ryanair is facing a London Commercial Court group claim brought by 262 current and former pilots over alleged withheld holiday pay and related employment benefits. The case, led by former Ryanair pilot Richard Phillips, also names Storm Global, Brookfield Aviation…
Pan Am’s owners are pressing ahead with plans to return the brand to scheduled airline service after filing for a Part 121 certificate with the Federal Aviation Administration. The revival effort pairs the regulatory bid with an AI-driven operating model…
President Donald Trump was moved off a visible Air Force One boarding sequence in Ankara onto a C-32A after the NATO summit, using an airport catering truck as part of an elaborate decoy operation tied to a reported Iranian threat.…
A Fiat Panda service vehicle collided with a taxiing Hawker Beechcraft 400A private jet at Milan Linate Airport on Monday, briefly disrupting operations at the Italian hub. No injuries were reported after the aircraft, registered I-AERB, was struck while moving…
Kalashnikov Group has modified its Vikhr missile with a non-contact target sensor so it can be used from Ka-52 attack helicopters against drones, moving the weapon into an air-to-air role that is already being used in combat. The disclosure was…
Vueling will operate 11 flights during the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse with passengers able to view the phenomenon from the air, including two services that cross the path of totality. The Barcelona-Lisbon and Palma de Mallorca-Lisbon routes are expected…
Catania airport remained under pressure on Monday as volcanic ash from Mount Etna again affected operations, prompting airport operator SAC to suspend arrivals until 17:00 local time. The restriction hit Sicily’s main gateway during the peak summer travel period and…
Air India is facing an investigation after an Airbus A320neo operating flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi suffered a sudden loss of altitude in cruise on 4 August, injuring 17 people on board. The aircraft landed safely at Indira Gandhi…
Archer Aviation has agreed to acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid businesses in an all-equity transaction that will make Boeing a strategic shareholder in the electric aircraft developer. The deal brings together autonomous flight technology, unmanned aircraft systems and…
Vertical Aerospace has secured financing commitments of about $100 million to support certification and commercialisation of its Valo aircraft programme. The package combines $40 million from Mudrick Capital, $35 million in equity and $25 million from Yorkville Advisors, with closing…
A Fiat Panda service vehicle struck the nose section of a Hawker Beechcraft 400A private jet at Milan Linate Airport on Monday morning, briefly suspending traffic at the Italian hub. No injuries were reported among the aircraft crew, passengers or…
Jazeera Airways posted a first-half net profit of 8.57 million Kuwaiti dinars for 2026, down 10.3% from a year earlier, as temporary restrictions at Kuwait International Airport weighed on capacity during the Middle East conflict. A stronger second quarter lifted…
Donald Trump was reportedly moved from Air Force One to a smaller U.S. military aircraft by airport catering truck during departure from Ankara after the NATO summit, in an operation designed to reduce exposure to a credible Iranian threat. Major…
Ryanair will suspend all flights to and from Niš, Serbia, from the start of the winter 2026/27 schedule, ending its remaining service from the southern Serbian airport. The low-cost carrier has linked the withdrawal to regulatory problems affecting fuel supply…
Lufthansa and pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit have agreed to a mediation and arbitration process over their unresolved labour dispute, temporarily reducing the risk of further strike action at the German carrier and its subsidiaries Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa CityLine and Eurowings.…
Emirates has introduced unlimited free date changes for passengers flying to Dubai, beginning on 10 August, in a policy aimed at boosting inbound demand to the city. The waiver covers change fees on selected Dubai-bound fares, while travellers who rebook…
Droniq chief Jan-Eric Putze has said the technical detection of drones is not a problem, with radio-frequency scanning identified as the cheapest and first line of monitoring for larger airspace zones. The German joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and DFS…
Donald Trump was moved out of view from Air Force One into an airport catering vehicle in Ankara before transferring to a smaller U.S. military C-32A for departure from Turkey after the NATO summit, in an unusual security operation linked…
Two pilots were killed when a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane crashed while supporting firefighting operations on Utah’s Widemouth 2 Fire, near Richfield and the Three Creeks Reservoir area in central Utah. The aircraft was working under contract for the U.S. Forest…
Air France is expected to operate Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic journey to France from 25 to 28 September, with the Vatican publishing the official programme for the four-city visit on 7 August. The itinerary covers Paris, Saint-Denis, Lourdes and…