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Riyadh Air Ramps Up Bangkok 787 Flying In 2026
Riyadh Air is deepening its push into Southeast Asia. During the northern winter 2026/27 season the Saudi start-up carrier plan...
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Delta A321 Returns To Atlanta After Malfunction 2026
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A321 returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) on Thursday after a technical malfunction developed shortly after takeoff, prompting the crew to declare an emergency, a...
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Emirates Launches A350 On Kuala Lumpur Route 2026
Emirates is bringing its newest widebody to Malaysia. From September 2026 the Dubai-based carrier plans to operate the Airbus A...
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GE T901 Black Hawk Engine Earns Flight Rating 2026
The US Army has granted a preliminary flight rating to GE Aerospace's T901 turboshaft engine, a key airworthiness milestone for...
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GOL Names Fehlauer CEO As Ferrer Joins Boeing 2026
Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL Linhas Aéreas has named André Fehlauer as its new chief executive, after current chief executive...
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American Airlines Reshuffles Leadership Team 2026
American Airlines is overhauling its senior leadership as chief executive Robert Isom faces growing pressure to improve the car...
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Aeroflot Resumes Moscow-Abu Dhabi Route in 2026
Aeroflot is bringing back one of its Gulf connections, with the Russian flag carrier scheduling a resumption of service between...
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American Debuts First 777-300ER Flagship Suites 2026
American Airlines is preparing to welcome home the first of its Boeing 777-300ER widebodies to emerge from a major cabin retrofit, with the jet ferrying back across the Pacific from Hong Kong fitte...
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Former Spirit HQ Sells For $93M 2026
Another piece of Spirit Airlines' former infrastructure has changed hands. The ultra-low-cost carrier's ex-headquarters in Dani...
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Philippine Airlines Posts $25M H1 Loss 2026
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has posted a net loss of $25.1 million for the first half of 2026, a sharp swing from the $136.7 mill...
Airlines
WestJet Settles Harassment Lawsuit For $3.2M 2026
WestJet has agreed to pay CA$4.5 million (about US$3.2 million) to settle a decade-long class-action lawsuit brought by thousan...
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LEAV Aviation Launches Cologne-Aleppo Route 2026
German carrier LEAV Aviation is opening a new link to Syria. Starting next week, the airline will launch a Cologne/Bonn (CGN) –...
Industry
airBaltic Shrinks A220 Fleet To Secure Future 2026
airBaltic is charting a more conservative course, prioritizing “financial stability first, growth second” as the Latvian flag c...
Airlines
Pegasus Posts Q2 Loss On Middle East Disruption 2026
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus swung to an operating loss in the second quarter of 2026, as a combination of high fuel costs,...
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Wizz Air Opens 10th Romanian Base At Brasov 2026
Wizz Air is deepening its already substantial footprint in Romania. On August 12, 2026, the ultra-low-cost carrier confirmed it...
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Layover Life: Best Cities for Long Layovers
From Singapore to New York, here are the best cities for a long layover — plus crew rest rules, transit times, and how to actua...
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Etihad Launches Abu Dhabi-Tashkent A320 Flights
Etihad Airways has launched its first-ever route to Uzbekistan, celebrating a sold-out inaugural Airbus A320 flight to Tashkent...
Airlines
S7 Airlines Suffers Second 737 Runway Overrun
An S7 Airlines Boeing 737-800 freighter overran the runway while landing at Norilsk in northern Russia, marking the carrier's s...
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Air China C919 Completes First International Flight
An Air China COMAC C919 has touched down in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, marking the first time the Chinese-built narrowbody has comp...
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Korean Air, Asiana Approve December 2026 Merger
Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have secured the formal board and shareholder approvals needed to advance their long-anticipated...
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Emirates Launches Dubai-Kinshasa Route In February 2027
Emirates is preparing to expand its African network in early 2027, with a preliminary schedule pointing to a new route to Kinsh...
Airlines
Air Canada Adds Toronto-Barcelona Holiday Flights For 2026
Air Canada is bringing back a direct link between Toronto and Barcelona for a short window over the coming holiday season. Duri...
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Etihad Adds Abu Dhabi-Gothenburg Route For Winter 2026
Etihad Airways is adding a new seasonal link to Scandinavia, announcing on 12 August 2026 that it will begin flying between Abu...
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Frontier Adds Los Angeles-Guatemala City Route For 2026
Frontier Airlines will fly a seasonal daily Los Angeles–Guatemala City service with Airbus A320neo aircraft from December 17, 2...
Airlines
Delta Cancels 19,150 Flights In First Half Of 2026
New DOT data shows Delta canceled 19,150 domestic flights in the first half of 2026, nearly double the 9,696 recorded a year ea...
Aircraft
Boeing Trails Airbus On 2026 Jet Deliveries
Boeing’s commercial aircraft deliveries have fallen further behind rival Airbus in 2026, after the momentum the US manufacturer...
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Xiamen Airlines Plans Fuzhou-New York 787 Route
Xiamen Airlines has tentatively filed a nonstop Fuzhou–New York service for the Northern winter 2026/27 season, according to sc...
Safety
Turkish F-16 Crashes Near Yalova In Training
A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter crashed during a training flight in the northwestern province of Yalova on August 12, 2026, wi...
Airlines
United Secures $390M For A321neo, 737 MAX Jets
United Airlines has secured approximately $390 million in financing from Standard Chartered to support the delivery of nine nex...
Airlines
Avianca Grows Bogota Flying Schedule In 2026
Avianca has filed a wave of international schedule changes for the Northern Hemisphere winter 2026/27 season, with the adjustme...
Safety
American Eagle E175 Declares Fuel Emergency 2026
An American Eagle regional jet declared a fuel emergency and diverted to Evansville, Indiana, on Tuesday afternoon after three ...
Airlines
Air Canada Sells Aeroplan Stake To Blackstone Group
Air Canada is selling a 25% stake in its Aeroplan loyalty program for $1.7 billion (C$2.5 billion) to an investor group led by ...
Aircraft
Boeing P-8 Poseidon: Inside the Navy's 737 Submarine Hunter
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon turns a 737 airliner into the Navy's long-range submarine hunter. Specs, sensors, weapons and operators...
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American's AI Rebooks Flyers Onto Later Flights 2026
American Airlines is facing growing passenger backlash over an automated system that has been rebooking travelers onto later fl...
Aircraft
Embraer Posts Record $2.2B Q2 Revenue For 2026
Embraer has reported the strongest second quarter in its history, posting record revenue of $2.2 billion for the three months t...
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JetBlue Cancels Boston-Barcelona Flights In Crew Crunch
JetBlue Airways' deepening operational troubles have now reached its prized transatlantic network, after the carrier was forced...
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Boeing Delivered 53 Aircraft In July 2026, Down 17%
Boeing delivered 53 commercial aircraft in July, down 17% from June but roughly 10% higher than the 48 delivered in July 2025, ...
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PIA Resumes Islamabad–Beijing Flights In October 2026
Pakistan International Airlines will resume its Islamabad–Beijing Capital route on 30 October 2026, upgauging to the Boeing 777...
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Neos Resumes Rome–Dubai Flights In Winter 2026
Neos will resume its seasonal Rome Fiumicino–Dubai al Maktoum route with one weekly Boeing 737 flight from 19 December 2026 to ...
Airlines
Air Canada Delays Toronto-Dubai Return To 2027
Air Canada has pushed back the planned resumption of its Toronto–Dubai nonstop flights to 2027, extending the suspension of one...
Safety
United 787 Diverts To Boston After Windshield Crack
A United Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner diverted to Boston Logan International Airport on Monday after its cockpit windshield...
Airlines
American 737 Returns To Myrtle Beach After Bird Strike
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 returned safely to Myrtle Beach on Monday after striking birds moments after takeoff, forci...
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Delta Probes Hoax Wi-Fi On Las Vegas Flight 2026
Delta Air Lines is investigating a possible cybersecurity incident aboard one of its flights after an unauthorized Wi-Fi networ...
Airlines
American Flies First US eSAF Commercial Flight
American Airlines has flown a commercial passenger flight partly powered by electro-sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF), following...
Airlines
Ground Vehicle Hits Hawker Jet At Milan Linate
A routine taxi at one of Italy's busiest business-aviation gateways turned into a dramatic near-miss on August 10, 2026, when a...
Industry
airBaltic Cuts Fleet To 36 A220s, Seeks €225M
Latvia's flag carrier airBaltic is stepping back from years of expansion ambitions. On August 11, 2026, the airline confirmed t...
Airlines
PIA Boosts London Heathrow Service In Winter 2026
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is increasing its London Heathrow service for the coming winter, adding frequencies from ...
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Air Arabia Abu Dhabi Boosts Bangladesh Flights In Winter 2026
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi is expanding its Bangladesh network for the coming winter, adding frequencies to both Chittagong and Dhaka...
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Etihad Extends Abu Dhabi-Palma Service To October 2026
Etihad Airways has extended the seasonal run of its Abu Dhabi–Palma de Mallorca service, keeping the leisure route open several...
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Air India Adds Milan Malpensa Frequencies For Winter 2026
Air India is stepping up its European network for the coming winter, with plans to increase its Delhi–Milan Malpensa service fr...
Airlines
From Zero to Airline Pilot — Realistic Timeline & Cost (2026)
A realistic 2026 breakdown of the timeline and cost to become an airline pilot from zero—every training step, how long it takes...
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Boeing Hands Air Taxi Unit To Archer For 20% Stake
Boeing is handing over much of its advanced-air-mobility portfolio to Archer Aviation, but it is not simply walking away from t...
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flynas Adds Kochi Service On A320neo This September
Saudi low-cost carrier flynas is planning to open a new route between Riyadh and Kochi (COK) from September 2026, according to ...
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British Airways A380 Returns To Johannesburg After Radar Fault
A British Airways Airbus A380 bound for London Heathrow (LHR) turned back to Johannesburg (JNB) on August 8 after its weather r...
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Saudia Boosts Winter 2026 International Frequencies
Saudia has filed a broad set of international schedule changes for the 2026/27 northern winter season, with the Saudi flag carr...
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Air India Boosts Delhi-Melbourne To Record 10 Weekly
Air India is planning its largest-ever schedule between Delhi and Melbourne for the upcoming northern winter season, lifting th...
Airlines
TAROM Delays 737 MAX 8 Debut To September 2026
TAROM has once again pushed back the entry into service of its Boeing 737 MAX 8, with the Romanian flag carrier now scheduling ...
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Air India Boosts Delhi-Riyadh To Daily In Winter 2026
Air India is set to significantly expand its service between Delhi and Riyadh, increasing the route from four to seven weekly f...
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Ethiopian Airlines Delays Nacala Launch To October 2026
Ethiopian Airlines has pushed back the launch of its new service to Nacala in northern Mozambique, with the route now scheduled...
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Turkish Airlines Capacity Growth Capped After Iran Conflict 2026
Turkish Airlines expects capacity growth capped near 4% for 2026 after the Middle East conflict, even as it posted a $197 milli...
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airBaltic Trims European Network And Capacity 2026
Latvian carrier airBaltic is scaling back capacity and returned two A220-300s early as financial pressure mounts ahead of an Au...
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SWISS A330 Diverts To Dublin After Power Bank Smoke 2026
A Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A330-300 bound for Boston diverted to Dublin after a passenger's power bank began emitti...
Airlines
Hainan Airlines Adds Haikou Penang Malaysia Service 4Q26
Hainan Airlines is adding another international destination to its network, with plans to launch new flights between Haikou and...
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Vietjet Launches Western Sydney Flights To Ho Chi Minh City 2027
Vietjet is heading to Australia's newest airport. Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) has announced that the Vietnamese ...
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KLM Launches Buy On Board On European Flights 2026
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is preparing one of the biggest changes to its short-haul passenger experience in years, confirming th...
Aircraft
Air France Extends Airbus A318 Service Into Nov 2026
The Airbus A318 is getting a little more time in the spotlight. In a recent schedule update, Air France has extended planned op...
Aircraft
Archer To Acquire Boeing's Wisk, Insitu And SkyGrid
Archer Aviation has agreed to acquire three of Boeing's autonomy and uncrewed-systems subsidiaries, in a deal that reshapes the...
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Qatar Airways Launches World's Shortest A350 Flight
Qatar Airways is about to operate what will become the world's shortest bookable Airbus A350 service in 2026. On August 12 and ...
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Embraer Posts 38% Net Income Surge In Q2 2026
Embraer recorded a 38.4% surge in adjusted net income during the second quarter of 2026, with profit rising from $158 million i...
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Lufthansa Launches Starlink WiFi On A320neo 2026
Lufthansa is set to become the next major carrier to offer high-speed Starlink WiFi on scheduled passenger flights. The Cologne...
Airlines
Sun PhuQuoc Airways Gets Ex-American A330s 2026
Sun PhuQuoc Airways has set out the timeline for the arrival of eight former American Airlines Airbus A330-200 aircraft that ha...
Airlines
Emirates A380 Makes First Jakarta Landing 2026
An Emirates Airbus A380 touched down in Jakarta for the first time on August 8, 2026, giving Indonesia's capital a first close-...
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Vietjet Becomes Fifth Carrier At Western Sydney 2026
Vietjet has become the fifth airline to commit to Sydney's new Western Sydney airport, planning twice-weekly Airbus A330 flight...
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Korean Air Runs Limited A380 To Taipei Sept 2026
Korean Air will again deploy the Airbus A380 on its Seoul Incheon-Taipei Taoyuan route for a limited period in September 2026, ...
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Cebu Pacific A321neo Skids Off Butuan Runway 2026
A Cebu Pacific Airbus A321neo suffered a runway excursion while lining up for departure at Butuan Airport on 9 August 2026, clo...
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S7 737 Freighter Overruns Runway At Norilsk 2026
An S7 Airlines Boeing 737-800 freighter overran the runway while landing at Norilsk on 8 August 2026. Both crew escaped injury,...
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Qatar Airways Plans One-Time A380 To Amman 2027
Qatar Airways has scheduled a rare one-time Airbus A380 service between Doha and Amman on January 28, 2027, putting the 517-sea...
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Saudia Adds Jeddah-Abuja A321XLR Route Winter 2026
Saudia has filed a raft of international network changes for the winter 2026/27 season, headlined by a new Jeddah-Abuja route f...
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Alaska Adds Korean Air Asia Codeshare Routes 2026
Alaska Airlines is expanding its codeshare partnership with Korean Air, placing its code on five Korean Air-operated routes fro...
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Frontier Denies Boarding After Las Vegas Plane Swap
A Frontier Airlines passenger was denied boarding at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas after the airline swit...
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Boeing Takes $280 Million Air Force One Charge
Boeing has recorded another $280 million in cost overruns on the VC-25B program — the effort to build the next presidential air...
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Qantas Delays A321XLR International Debut To 2027
Qantas has pushed back the international debut of its Airbus A321XLR, with the type's first scheduled long, thin international ...
Airlines
Delta Resumes Seattle–Tokyo Narita From March 2027
Delta Air Lines is set to return to Tokyo Narita, filing a new operational schedule that will see the SkyTeam carrier resume no...
Airlines
United Restores San Francisco–Cincinnati, Adds West Palm Beach
United Airlines is continuing to build out its network from San Francisco International Airport (SFO), the carrier’s fifth-busi...
Airlines
Alaska 737 Enters Cockpit Lockdown After Miami Passenger Threat
An Alaska Airlines flight bound for Seattle was placed into a cockpit lockdown at Miami International Airport (MIA) on Sunday e...
Airlines
Biman 787 Strands 259 Passengers In Rome 40 Hours
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner carrying 259 passengers from Toronto to Dhaka was forced into an emergency ...
Aircraft
Airbus Finishes A350F Vibration Tests Before First Flight
Airbus has completed ground vibration testing on the first A350F, clearing a key hurdle before the cargo jet's first flight exp...
Airlines
Singapore Airlines Boosts A380 Flights 25% For 2026
Singapore Airlines will operate about 1,080 A380 rotations from November to February, up nearly 25% year on year, with double-d...
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Shenzhen Airlines Resumes Jakarta Service October 2026
Shenzhen Airlines is returning to the Indonesian market. As part of its Northern Winter 2026/27 season, the Star Alliance membe...
Aircraft
Airbus July Deliveries Slip But Stay Ahead Of 2025
Airbus lost some of the delivery momentum it had been building this year during July 2026, though the European planemaker remai...
Airlines
Emirates Suspends A380 To Prague And Glasgow 2026
Emirates has temporarily suspended Airbus A380 operations on two long-haul routes from its Dubai International Airport (DXB) hu...
Airlines
Red Arrows Cancel UK Displays After US Tour Faults 2026
The Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic display team has canceled a series of upcoming UK appearances after delays returning...
Airlines
JAL And Malaysia Airlines Sign Japan Codeshare 2026
Japan Airlines is deepening its partnership with Malaysia Airlines in a new phase of cooperation centered on the southern Japan...
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Cebu Pacific Adds 5 New China, Vietnam, Japan Routes 2026
Cebu Pacific is expanding its international map with five new and resumed routes to China, Vietnam and Japan, timed to open ahe...
Airlines
Emirates Lifts Melbourne A380 Flights 32% In 2026
Melbourne Airport (MEL), Australia's second-busiest international gateway, is set to see around 32% more Airbus A380 services d...
Airlines
American Airlines Offers 1,205 Cabin Crew Unpaid Leave 2026
American Airlines is offering up to 1,205 flight attendants the option of taking September off without pay, as the carrier shif...
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Volaris Launches Guadalajara And Puebla US Flights 2026
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris is deepening its push into the United States with three new international routes linking...
Airlines
Jetstar A320 Nearly Collides With Qatar 777 In Sydney
Two aircraft narrowly avoided a collision at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) early on Sunday, August 9, 2026, when a depar...
Airlines
FAA's 10-Hour Cabin Crew Rest Rule Explained 2026
On paper, U.S. flight attendants are guaranteed a minimum of 10 consecutive hours of rest between duty periods. In practice, th...
Safety
Medevac King Air Crash Tied To GPS Jamming 2026
A fatal air-ambulance crash in New Mexico has been linked to satellite-navigation interference from a U.S. military GPS-jamming...
Airlines
Delta Pilots Warn All Options On Table Over Scheduling 2026
Pilots at Delta Air Lines say the Atlanta-based carrier has proposed major changes to their contract that amount to a “comprehe...
Aircraft
Boeing Air Force One Delays Worsen Over Interior 2026
Boeing's long-delayed effort to deliver two new Air Force One aircraft is facing fresh setbacks, as interior design problems co...
Routes
United Reveals 8 Ultra-Premium Boeing 787 Routes 2026
United Airlines has revealed a growing map of long-haul routes flown by its most premium-heavy Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner yet, an ...
Safety
Pilot Killed In Portimao Aerodrome Crash 2026
A pilot was killed on Saturday morning when a light aircraft crashed at Portimao aerodrome in the Faro district of southern Por...
Airlines
Porter Cancels Flight Over Standing Toddler 2026
A late-night Porter Airlines service from Victoria to Toronto was scrapped this week after cabin crew were unable to get a stan...
Airlines
Belgium Blocks China-Linked NHV Helicopter Takeover 2026
Belgium has blocked the acquisition of Ostend-based offshore helicopter operator NHV Group by a Chinese-linked buyer, citing na...
Airlines
Man Charged Sneaking Onto Parked JetBlue Jet 2026
A Florida man is facing criminal charges after allegedly scaling a perimeter fence at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International A...
Safety
Delta 757 Evacuated At Atlanta After Cockpit Fumes 2026
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 was evacuated on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on the morning of A...
Safety
NTSB Probes Fatal New Mexico King Air Crash
US investigators have yet to determine why a Beechcraft C90 King Air air ambulance crashed into high terrain during a night app...
Airlines
Thai Lion Air Expands Taipei-Osaka To 5 Weekly
Thai Lion Air is stepping up its presence between Southeast Asia and Japan, filing plans to increase its Bangkok–Taipei–Osaka s...
Industry
FAA Orders Inspections Of Hundreds Of 737 MAX
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring inspections of 471 US-registered Boei...
Airlines
Japan Airlines Signs Malaysia Airlines Japan Tie-Up
Japan Airlines is deepening its partnership with Malaysia Airlines in a push to bring more international visitors into regional...
Airlines
Cebu Pacific Expands China And Japan Network For Q4
Cebu Pacific is expanding its international network heading into the peak holiday travel season, announcing five new and resume...
Industry
Airbus Logs 204 Orders And 67 Handovers In July
Airbus closed out July 2026 with a solid month of commercial activity, handing over 67 aircraft to 39 customers and adding 204 ...
Airlines
Best Pilot Watches Under $500: 2026 Buyer's Guide
The best pilot & aviator watches under $500 for 2026 — 11 real, in-stock picks from $24.99, spanning instrument dials, chro...
Routes
Air Canada Launches 3 New Long-Haul Routes 2026
Air Canada is adding three new winter 2026/27 long-haul routes: Montreal and Toronto to Tenerife on the A321XLR, and Vancouver ...
Airlines
Flying Food Group Faces LAX Hygiene Complaint 2026
A complaint by union UNITE HERE Local 11 alleges maggots, mold and cockroaches at Flying Food Group's LAX kitchens, which suppl...
Airlines
Flight Attendant Guilty In Fake Pilot ID Scam 2026
An ex-flight attendant has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after using a fake pilot ID badge to obtain hundreds of free flights fr...
Airlines
Fatigued Aer Lingus Pilot Linked To Unstable Dublin Approach 2026
An investigation by Ireland's Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) has found that a tired Aer Lingus pilot lost situational a...
Airlines
Sun Country Flight Attendant Faces Assault Charge 2026
A Sun Country Airlines flight attendant has been charged with assault following a confrontation with passengers as they left an...
Airlines
US Lifts Sanctions On Fly Baghdad 2026
The United States has lifted sanctions on Iraqi carrier Fly Baghdad, ending more than two years in which the airline and two of...
Airlines
Coulson Buys 10 C-130 Hercules For Firefighting 2026
Coulson Aviation Canada has acquired 10 former Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CC-130H Hercules aircraft that it plans to conve...
Airlines
Solairus Buys Clay Lacy To Pass 500 Aircraft 2026
Solairus Aviation has agreed to acquire the aircraft management and charter businesses of Clay Lacy Aviation, a deal that would...
Aircraft
Lufthansa Rejects Boeing's Oldest 777-9 Jets 2026
Lufthansa has become the second major Boeing 777X customer to say it does not want some of the oldest 777-9s already built, add...
Airlines
Gulf Air Resumes Kuala Lumpur Flights 2026
Gulf Air is returning to Malaysia, with the Bahraini flag carrier scheduling new nonstop service between Bahrain and Kuala Lump...
Airlines
Ryanair Ends Nis Serbia Flights This Winter 2026
Ryanair will withdraw from the Serbian market for the 2026/27 winter season, ending all of its services to and from Niš Constan...
Industry
Malaysia Airlines Orders Drug Tests For All Pilots 2026
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has ordered mandatory drug screening for all of Malaysia Airlines’ pilots, a sweeping response to...
Airlines
Lufthansa Adds Paid Window Seats On A380 2026
Lufthansa has extended its paid Business Class seat selection to the Airbus A380, meaning passengers who want a genuine window ...
Routes
KLM Delays A350 Route Entry To October 2026
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has pushed back the planned service debut of its Airbus A350-900, delaying the type's entry on one of ...
Aircraft
Boeing Seventh 777X Takes First Flight 2026
Boeing's 777X flight-test program has reached another milestone, with the seventh 777-9 completing its first flight as the next...
Routes
Turkish Opens Singapore-Sydney Route 2026
Turkish Airlines is reshaping its route to Australia, opening reservations for a new Singapore-Sydney sector as part of a revis...
Airlines
Sun Country Cuts Flights As Pilots Exit 2026
Sun Country Airlines has made significant cuts to its September schedule out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP...
Routes
Riyadh Air Adds 4 New 787 Routes 2026
Riyadh Air is keeping up its rapid-fire expansion, opening reservations on four new routes in little more than a week from its ...
Airlines
NextGen ATC Explained: How the FAA Modernized U.S. Air Traffic Control (and What Comes Next)
What is NextGen ATC? A pilot's guide to the FAA's air traffic control modernization — ADS-B, Data Comm, STARS — and the new sys...
Airlines
Air Astana Revenue Climbs But H1 Falls To Loss
Air Astana grew rapidly in the second quarter of 2026, adding routes and pulling in significantly more revenue than a year earl...
Routes
Gibraltar Launches Own Aircraft Registry With VP-G
The British overseas territory of Gibraltar has taken its first formal step toward becoming an aircraft registration jurisdicti...
Airlines
Iberia Plans Special A321XLR Solar Eclipse Flight
Iberia is planning one of the more unusual flights on its 2026 schedule: a special charter designed to chase a total solar ecli...
Airlines
Delta Restarts Seattle-Tokyo Narita To Fight Alaska
Delta Air Lines is returning to Tokyo's Narita International Airport, announcing plans to restart nonstop service between Seatt...
Airlines
Piper Nearly Hits Highway Sign In Florida Landing
A routine first flying lesson turned into a display of quick thinking over the Florida Panhandle this week, after a flight inst...
Industry
Cathay Profit Climbs To $795M In H1 2026
Cathay Pacific's parent company posted a sharp jump in first-half profit for 2026, showing resilience even as a spike in fuel p...
Airlines
American Cuts Elite Upgrade Eligibility 2026
American Airlines is tightening one of the most coveted perks in its AAdvantage loyalty program, telling elite members that the...
Airlines
Delta's First NBA Charter A321neo Replaces 757s
Delta Air Lines has taken delivery of the first of 14 VIP-configured Airbus A321neo jets that the airline will operate on behal...
Airlines
Copa Lifts 2026 Capacity Growth To 15 Percent
Copa Airlines has raised its 2026 capacity-growth outlook to 14-15% on strong demand, even as elevated fuel prices halved secon...
Routes
Ryanair Adds 17 Morocco Routes For Winter 2026
Ryanair has announced its biggest-ever Morocco winter schedule, offering 5.3 million seats across 156 routes for 2026/27, inclu...
Industry
FAA Orders Fuselage Crack Checks On 471 Jets 2026
The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive requiring inspections of about 471 US-registered Boeing 737 MAX jets after cracks...
Airlines
Castlelake Quits, Apollo Lands easyJet Deal 2026
Apollo Global Management has agreed a recommended cash takeover of easyJet valuing the carrier at about GBP 5.7 billion ($7.7 b...
Airlines
Jet Lag Hacks — Real Pilot Strategies
How airline pilots beat jet lag: circadian science, timed light exposure, melatonin dosing, caffeine timing, and pre-flight sle...
Routes
Air India Flies Nonstop Delhi-Toronto On New 787-9
Air India has overhauled its flagship link between India and Canada, launching nonstop Delhi–Toronto flights and introducing a ...
Airlines
Emirates Cuts 29% Of Florida Flights in 2026
Emirates is scaling back its Florida flying next month, temporarily trimming service on both of its routes to the US state. Acc...
Airlines
Allegiant Flies 7% Less But Earns 16% More In 2026
Allegiant Air has delivered a striking demonstration of the ultra-low-cost playbook: fly less, earn more. In the second quarter...
Airlines
Iberia Flies A321XLR With Starlink For Solar Eclipse
Iberia is planning one of the more unusual flights of the year: a special charter designed to chase the total solar eclipse tha...
Aircraft
Norse Seeks Buyers For Six Boeing 787s As Sale Begins
Norse Atlantic Airways is looking for new work for six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners after Indian carrier IndiGo agreed to return th...
Routes
Delta Discounts First-Ever Riyadh Route On Soft Sales
Delta Air Lines has rolled out a limited-time SkyMiles award sale on its upcoming nonstop service between Atlanta and Riyadh, j...
Industry
SWISS Retires Entire A220-100 Fleet In 2027
SWISS is preparing to say farewell to the aircraft that first brought the Bombardier CSeries — later rebranded as the Airbus A2...
Routes
American Ends Phoenix-Monterrey E175 Route In Dec 2026
American Airlines is trimming its cross-border network in the U.S. Southwest, confirming plans to discontinue its Phoenix–Monte...
Routes
EVA Air Resumes Taipei-Delhi A330 Route In Dec 2026
EVA Air is returning to India for the first time in nearly two decades, filing a new schedule to resume passenger flights betwe...
Routes
Air France Adds Guadeloupe-Panama City Route 2026
Air France is expanding its Caribbean regional network with a new nonstop service connecting Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, with P...
Airlines
DHL Cargo Jet Hit By Object After Leipzig Drone Alert
A DHL Express cargo aircraft was forced to break off its approach and divert to Hannover Airport after striking an unidentified...
Safety
Piper Makes Emergency Landing On Florida Interstate
A flight instructor flying with a student on his first lesson avoided disaster over the weekend by guiding their Piper PA-28 on...
Airlines
Air Astana Q2 Revenue Jumps 18% As Engines Hit H1
Air Astana grew its business at a rapid clip in the second quarter of 2026, adding routes and pulling in significantly more rev...
Airlines
National Airlines Flies Record 777F To Australia
National Airlines, the Florida-based cargo and charter carrier, has completed what is being widely reported as the longest comm...
Airlines
Air India Names Tewolde Gebremariam CEO 2026
Air India has named former Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam as its new Chief Executive Officer and Managi...
Airlines
Ryanair Carries Record 22 Million Passengers July 2026
Ryanair carried a record 22.2 million passengers in July 2026, the highest monthly total in the low-cost carrier’s history, the...
Industry
Cathay Doubles First-Half 2026 Profit
The Cathay Group has reported a sharp rise in first-half earnings for 2026, posting an attributable profit of around HK$6.2 bil...
Airlines
United Unlocks Polaris Suite Doors On 787 2026
United Airlines has started unlocking the sliding privacy doors on its new Polaris business-class suites, roughly five months a...
Airlines
Envoy Air Jet And Marine One Lose Separation 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into a loss of separation at Ronald Reagan Washington National ...
Aircraft
Boeing 727 — Tri-Jet Legacy
The Boeing 727 tri-jet, explained: specs, JT8D engines, the flight-engineer cockpit, D.B. Cooper, and why 1,832 were built — a ...
Industry
Itochu Buys 50% Of Aircraft Lessor ACG In $1.95B Deal
Japan's Itochu will pay about $1.95 billion for a 50% stake in lessor Aviation Capital Group, placing the major narrowbody-focu...
Industry
Colombia Orders Two Embraer KC-390 Transports 2026
Colombia's air force signed for two Embraer KC-390 Millennium transports in a $366 million deal, the type's first order in Lati...
Safety
Silk Way 747-8F Declares Fuel Emergency At Dallas 2026
A Silk Way West Boeing 747-8F declared an emergency and landed at Dallas Fort Worth with reportedly around 30 minutes of fuel r...
Routes
Condor Launches Daily Frankfurt-Tel Aviv Flight 2026
German leisure carrier Condor has officially launched a daily nonstop service between Frankfurt and Tel Aviv, expanding its int...
Routes
Wizz Air Opens Palermo Base With Six New Routes 2026
Wizz Air has officially opened its newest Italian base at Palermo Falcone Borsellino Airport in Sicily, launching operations wi...
Airlines
Singapore Airlines Sued Over Satay Skewer Injury 2026
A professional singer, actress and wellness educator is suing Singapore Airlines after she says she nearly swallowed a 1.5-inch...
Airlines
Air India A320 Hits Turbulence, 17 Injured 2026
An Air India Airbus A320neo operating flight AI2379 from Phuket International Airport (HKT) in Thailand to Delhi's Indira Gandh...
Airlines
Etihad Switches Abu Dhabi-Taipei To Daily 787-9 2026
Etihad Airways is simplifying its service between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Taipei Taoyuan (TPE), switching the route to a single dai...
Airlines
Air Canada Rouge Extends A319 Flying Into March 2027
Air Canada has given its ageing Airbus A319 fleet a longer lease on life at its leisure arm, Air Canada Rouge, with the narrowb...
Airlines
Air China Adds 2nd Daily Beijing-Hanoi Flight 2026
Air China is stepping up its presence in Vietnam, with the Star Alliance carrier set to add a second daily flight between Beiji...
Routes
Oman Air Cargo Adds Five Asian Routes In 2026
Oman Air has significantly expanded its cargo operation, launching five new freight routes in the space of a single week as it ...
Routes
VietJet Launches Cebu Flights In November 2026
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air is adding the Philippine city of Cebu to its network, with plans to begin service from ...
Airlines
Ethiopian Expands Addis Ababa-Accra Flights 2026
Ethiopian Airlines is stepping up its West Africa schedule, filing plans to grow its Addis Ababa–Accra service to 21 weekly fli...
Airlines
Qantas And JAL Reshape Jetstar Japan Ownership
The Qantas Group and Japan Airlines (JAL) have signed a binding agreement to reshape the ownership of low-cost carrier Jetstar ...
Aircraft
BALPA Warns Of Airbus A320neo Engine Shutdown Fault
The British pilots' union BALPA, which represents flight crew at carriers including British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and easyJe...
Industry
Lufthansa Q2 Profit Hit By $863M Fuel Surge 2026
Lufthansa Group paid roughly $863 million (€750 million) more for fuel in the second quarter of 2026 than it did a year earlier...
Airlines
Hour Building: Cheapest Ways to Reach 1,500 Hours
How to build flight hours to 1,500 for your ATP the smart way: CFI jobs, banner towing, aerial survey, and R-ATP shortcuts that...
Airlines
Atlas Air Takes 49% Stake In Air Atlanta
Atlas Air Worldwide has completed a strategic investment in Air Atlanta, deepening its access to widebody capacity as demand fo...
Aircraft
Somon Air Brings The Boeing 737 MAX To Tajikistan
Tajikistan has welcomed its first Boeing 737 MAX. Somon Air, the country's largest carrier, took delivery of a 737-8 on Monday,...
Airlines
SAS A350 Turns Back To Copenhagen Over Oil Pressure
A Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A350-900 bound for Tokyo made a precautionary return to Copenhagen on Monday, August 3, 2026, af...
Airlines
Iberia A320 Nose Gear Fails, Shuts Split Airport 2026
An Iberia Airbus A320 was left stranded on the runway at Croatia's Split Airport after a nose landing gear problem on arrival, ...
Airlines
Allegiant Pilots Approve Contract With 40% Raise 2026
Allegiant Air's pilots have ratified a new contract that delivers an immediate average pay rise of roughly 40 percent, capping ...
Routes
Riyadh Air Schedules Manila Launch For September 2026
Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Air is adding the Philippines to its fast-growing route map, with the carrier scheduling the launch of da...
Airlines
ANA 767 In 70-Foot Near-Miss At Tokyo Haneda 2026
Tokyo Haneda Airport came uncomfortably close to another serious runway-safety event on Tuesday morning, when an All Nippon Air...
Airlines
WestJet Crew End Strike With Tentative Deal 2026
More than 4,000 flight attendants at WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, are heading back to work after their union reach...
Routes
Starlux Launches First Europe Route To Prague 2026
Starlux Airlines flew its first-ever service to Europe on August 1, 2026, connecting Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)...
Airlines
Air China Adds Chongqing-Budapest Flights Autumn 2026
Air China will operate four extra Chongqing–Budapest round trips in September and October 2026 with the Boeing 787-9, timetable...
Routes
China Southern Launches Guangzhou-Palu Route August 2026
China Southern will launch Guangzhou–Palu service to Central Sulawesi, Indonesia from August 11, 2026, starting fortnightly and...
Routes
American Revives 84-Mile Chicago-South Bend Route 2026
American Airlines will restore thrice-daily service between Chicago O'Hare and South Bend from October 3, 2026, reviving an 84-...
Routes
Air Europa Launches Nonstop Madrid-Barranquilla Route
Air Europa is adding the Colombian city of Barranquilla to its long-haul network, becoming the only scheduled carrier to fly th...
Airlines
Rolls-Royce Says It Has Eliminated AOG Engine Delays
Rolls-Royce says it has effectively eliminated aircraft-on-ground (AOG) delays across its civil aerospace business, after rampi...
Airlines
Lufthansa Group Names New Chiefs In Autumn Reshuffle
Lufthansa Group has announced a series of senior leadership changes across three of its airlines — Lufthansa City Airlines, Ede...
Airlines
Brazil Approves American Airlines $100M Azul Stake
American Airlines has cleared a key regulatory hurdle in its push deeper into South America after Brazil's competition authorit...
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