Yakima County Sheriff’s Office bodycam footage has revealed the aftermath of a U.S. Marine F/A-18 Hornet crash near Rimrock Lake in Washington state. The video shows the pilot moments after ejecting from the jet, which went down on a mountainside…
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal collision between a Cessna 150 and a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 helicopter near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, after the small plane struck the helicopter during operations near Carlisle Regional Airport. The aircraft…
Australia’s transport safety watchdog has published a confidential report warning that Sydney Terminal Control Unit was not ready to safely handle the complex airspace and procedure changes tied to Western Sydney International Airport and the wider Sydney Basin redesign. The…
Royal Airways, the private Chadian carrier, has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-500, adding a new turboprop type to its fleet. The 19-year-old aircraft, registered TT-ROD and configured for 68 passengers, is due to be repainted in Royal Airways…
LOT Polish Airlines will open a direct service between Gdańsk and Paris-Orly on 5 April 2027, with flights scheduled four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The route links Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport with the Paris airport…
Condor has pushed back the planned resumption of its Frankfurt–Tbilisi service to 2 May 2027, delaying the return of the route by nearly a year. The seasonal operation is set to use German Airways Embraer E190 aircraft, with four weekly…
Leuchars Aerodrome in Fife has ended private jet landings after its primary and secondary radar systems were withdrawn from service on 1 July 2026. The RAF facility remains open for military operations, but civilian aircraft can no longer use it,…
Ibom Air has completed a pre-delivery inspection of its third Airbus A220-300 at Airbus’s Mirabel facility in Canada, moving the aircraft closer to formal handover after a three-year pause in the carrier’s A220 intake. The jet is the second to…
United Airlines has completed the first phase of its expansion at the Flight Training Center in Denver, adding simulator and classroom capacity that lifts the facility’s training throughput to as many as 860 pilots a day. The site, which United…
A Cessna 150 pilot was killed after the aircraft collided with a hovering Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 helicopter during a training exercise near Carlisle Regional Airport in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The helicopter was carrying two state troopers, both of…
HAECO and China Aircraft Leasing Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an engine lifecycle support platform in Hong Kong, with an initial focus on quick-turn engine services. The planned collaboration combines HAECO’s maintenance, repair and overhaul expertise…
United Airlines and CAE have completed the first phase of the expansion of United’s Flight Training Center in Denver, adding simulator and training capacity at what the carrier describes as the world’s largest pilot training facility. The site now spans…
WestJet will begin the first nonstop service between Western Canada and South America this winter, linking Calgary and São Paulo with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights. The route is part of the carrier’s largest Latin America and Caribbean winter programme to…
Icelandair Group has completed the purchase of a 49% stake in Fly Play Europe Holdco, securing access to the Maltese air operator certificate held by Fly Play Europe Limited. The deal, completed for USD 686,000, gives the Icelandic carrier a…
Qatar Airways has brought Starlink connectivity to 150 widebody aircraft, including the world’s first Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9, as it accelerates its long-haul cabin connectivity rollout from Doha. The airline has also completed installation on its Boeing 787-8 sub-fleet in seven…
Icelandair Group has bought a 49% stake in Fly Play Europe Holdco, the Maltese entity behind an airline holding a Maltese air operator certificate, in a deal valued at $686,000. The transaction gives Icelandair a route to an additional European…
NASA has committed about $10.5 million to launch seven new workforce hubs across the United States, including a Utah-led aerospace skilled technical workforce hub based in Cedar City. Southern Utah University will lead the Utah hub under NASA’s Office of…
Infinity Aviation Group has acquired the fixed-base operation of FlightServ at Trenton-Mercer Airport in New Jersey, expanding its private jet FBO network into the New York metropolitan area. The site gives the regional operator a foothold in the New York…
Hynaero has partnered with Latécoère to support development of the Fregate-F100, an amphibious firefighting aircraft intended as a European alternative to Canadair-type water bombers. The French programme is aimed at renewing ageing wildfire fleets and boosting capacity for operators facing…
Safran has launched a research partnership with ZeroAvia to advance hydrogen-electric propulsion technologies for aviation, focusing on advanced high-temperature fuel cells. The collaboration was outlined during Farnborough Airshow coverage and centres on Safran’s electrification work, including certification of its ENGINeUS…
Air Canada has finalised terms for a substantial issuer bid to repurchase up to C$800 million of its shares through a modified Dutch auction. The offer covers as many as 27,586,206 Class A variable voting shares and Class B voting…
Lockheed Martin’s first F-35A Lightning II for Germany has left final assembly at the company’s Fort Worth plant in Texas and entered Aircraft Final Finishes, the last production stage before rollout. The aircraft, designated MG-01, is now due to receive…
Transport Canada is moving to align Canada’s aviation rules more fully with International Civil Aviation Organization standards by using interim orders as temporary measures while permanent regulatory changes are prepared. The step targets Canadian commercial air operators, particularly those flying…
Titan Aviation Fuels has expanded its fixed-base operator network and launched Titan University, a new training platform focused on quality control and FAA recordkeeping. The move combines network growth with an internal standards push, as the business aviation fuel provider…
A Eurocopter EC130 B4 sightseeing helicopter crashed near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, Kenya, on Tuesday morning, killing all seven people on board. The aircraft was operating a charter flight between the Loisaba area and Ewaso Nyiro when it went…
China shipped 29 metric tons of yttrium oxide to the United States in July, a rise that may ease near-term supply pressure for U.S. aerospace buyers reliant on the material for high-temperature alloys and protective coatings. The volume was the…
Alaska Airlines is facing a public dispute with flight attendants over staffing on its Boeing 787 long-haul flights, as union representatives argue that the current crew complement is too tight to deliver the service the airline wants on new international…
A Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 helicopter and a Cessna 150 collided in midair near Carlisle Regional Airport in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday evening, killing the Cessna’s pilot and injuring two state troopers aboard the helicopter. The helicopter was…
Stralis Aircraft has shut down after completing a hydrogen-electric taxi test in Brisbane, ending development of its Beechcraft Bonanza A36 demonstrator and its wider hydrogen propulsion programme. The Australian startup reached the milestone at Brisbane Airport before deciding the market…
Stralis Aircraft has shut down after completing a hydrogen-electric taxi test of its Beechcraft Bonanza A36 demonstrator at Brisbane Airport, as the start-up ran out of funding and could not build a commercial case for hydrogen aviation quickly enough. The…
A tourist helicopter crashed in Kenya’s Samburu County on Wednesday, killing all seven people on board, including six passengers and the pilot. The Eurocopter EC130 B4 was operating a sightseeing flight in the Loisaba Conservancy area, near Mount Ololokwe and…
Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv temporarily suspended check-in and flight handling on Thursday after an unscheduled labour action by airport workers disrupted arrivals, departures and ground operations. The stoppage affected Israel’s main international gateway and quickly rippled through European…
Lufthansa’s Frankfurt-to-Chicago flight LH430 made an unscheduled landing in Glasgow on Thursday after a passenger suffered a medical emergency on board. The Boeing 747-8 landed safely with 358 passengers aboard after the crew declared an in-flight emergency to obtain priority…
Zürich Airport is operating with reduced capacity after a partial failure in its apron control system disrupted departure planning and apron coordination on Wednesday. The disruption has forced airlines to warn passengers of delays and schedule changes, while leisure and…
Cyprus Airways will launch year-round direct flights from Larnaca to Rome and Munich in December, expanding its European network with two new routes aimed at travellers between Cyprus and mainland Europe. The Rome service starts on 11 December with two…
The FAA has completed hybrid-electric demonstration flights by Electra in partnership with PennDOT and NJDOT, using the EL2 Goldfinch aircraft to test short routes linking smaller regional airports with Philadelphia International Airport and other nearby fields. The programme examined whether…
IATA will hold its 2026 Cargo Experts Conference in Budapest on 23-24 September, bringing together air cargo specialists under the theme “From Expertise to Execution.” The event is designed to focus on practical improvements to daily cargo operations through global…
Loft Dynamics will install its new H145 Multi-Pilot VR Simulator at Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ training centre in Gifu, Japan, giving Kawasaki the first deployment of the system in Asia-Pacific. The platform, developed with Airbus Helicopters, is intended for initial type…
Federal Aviation Administration officials are frustrated with Peraton’s performance as lead systems integrator for the Trump administration’s air traffic control modernisation programme and may reduce the contractor’s role, according to people familiar with the matter. The Herndon, Virginia-based company won…
Bombardier’s credit profile improved after Moody’s raised the Canadian business-jet maker’s corporate family rating to Ba2 from Ba3 and kept the outlook positive. The change, which followed the agency’s review on 14 August, also lifted Bombardier’s probability-of-default rating and senior…
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated its JAGM Dual Launcher aboard a Saildrone Surveyor autonomous surface vessel, extending the missile launcher’s use from land and conventional naval settings to an uncrewed surface platform. The trial formed part of counter-uncrewed aerial system work…
Taiwan’s first two F-16V Block 70 fighter jets have departed the United States and are expected to arrive in Taiwan soon, beginning long-delayed deliveries under the island’s order for 66 aircraft from Lockheed Martin. The aircraft, identified as serial numbers…
Younger Lufthansa pilots are more satisfied with their jobs than older colleagues, according to a fresh union-backed survey in Germany. The findings come as Vereinigung Cockpit continues to warn about weaker career prospects, tougher working conditions and the long-term challenge…
Germany’s Federal Interior Ministry opened a new drone-security technology centre at the German Aerospace Center’s test airport in Cochstedt, as Alexander Dobrindt described drone defence as a permanent task and warned of a fast-moving arms race between protective systems and…
NASA has revealed a newly repainted Boeing 737 that is being converted into a reduced-gravity research aircraft for use in Artemis-related testing and broader flight research. The jet, which moved from U.S. Air Force ownership to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research…
Norse Atlantic has drawn strong interest in a strategic review that could lead to a sale, merger or partnership, as the airline works through a second-quarter loss and prepares to regain full control of six Boeing 787-9s leased to IndiGo.…
Iberia has extended the temporary suspension of its direct Madrid–Havana service until 30 June 2027, pushing back any resumption of the Cuba route for another year. The airline is also keeping ticket-change and refund options open for passengers affected by…
LandSpace has recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 reusable rocket on land during a launch from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China. The vehicle deployed landing legs and touched down in Minqin County, Gansu Province,…
American Airlines will restore seatback entertainment screens across its narrowbody fleet and lift premium seating from about 25% to about 40% of narrowbody capacity over the coming years. The Fort Worth-based carrier plans the changes for Airbus A319, A320 and…
EHang has launched a Global Fast Track Program for international pilotless eVTOL commercialisation, with Sri Lanka becoming the first country to adopt the framework. The plan brings together EHang, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation and the Civil…