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WestJet Cancels 300+ Flights As Crew Strike Begins 2026
WestJet has cancelled hundreds of flights and begun grounding aircraft after roughly 4,400 of its flight attendants walked off ...
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Cessna Caravan Crash At Peru Nazca Lines Kills 13
All 13 people on board a sightseeing flight over Peru's famed Nazca Lines were killed on Saturday, August 1, 2026, when their aircraft came down shortly after take-off in the country's southern Ica region.The aircraft...
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Alaska Airlines Bans Evangelist Over Cabin Sermon
Alaska Airlines has banned a Florida-based evangelist from flying with the carrier after she stood up and delivered an unsolici...
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Fiji Airways Plans Nadi-Western Sydney Route 2027
Fiji Airways has filed plans to launch a new international route between its Nadi hub and Sydney's new Western Sydney Internati...
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Air Tahiti Nui Expands Qantas Codeshare In 2026
Air Tahiti Nui has broadened its partnership with Qantas, placing its code on a series of the Australian carrier's domestic fli...
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Emirates Sends A380 To Jakarta For One Night 2026
Emirates is preparing to fly its flagship double-decker Airbus A380 on a rare one-night service to Jakarta on August 8, 2026, t...
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Bamboo Airways Halts Scheduled Flights In 2026
Vietnam's Bamboo Airways has stopped selling scheduled flights, marking a dramatic retreat for a carrier that only months ago w...
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Ryanair 737 MAX Diverts To Shannon On Anti-Ice Fault
A Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8 diverted to Shannon Airport on Saturday, August 1, 2026, after the crew reported a problem with an engine anti-ice system while flying from Spain to the west of Ireland. ...
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Air China Boosts Beijing-Bangkok To Three Daily Flights
Air China is stepping up its presence on one of Asia's busiest leisure corridors, filing plans to add a third daily flight betw...
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Air India To Fly Mumbai-Toronto Nonstop With 777-300ER
Air India is adding a new nonstop link between India and Canada, filing plans to launch a Mumbai–Toronto Pearson service with t...
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Condor Adds Frankfurt-Chicago Route For 2027
German leisure carrier Condor is expanding its North American map, announcing a new nonstop service between Frankfurt and Chica...
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Turkish Airlines Adds Singapore-Sydney Sector
Turkish Airlines is reshaping how it flies to Australia, filing schedule changes that will route its Sydney service via Singapo...
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WestJet Launches 13 New Destinations in 2026
WestJet is heading into a busy third quarter, with the Canadian carrier serving 13 destinations between July and September 2026...
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Norse Atlantic Ends IndiGo 787 Lease, Returns Jets
Norse Atlantic Airways and India's IndiGo have agreed to end their long-haul aircraft partnership early, with the arrangement n...
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Lufthansa Technik Tests AeroSHARK on Airbus A319 2026
Lufthansa Technik has begun testing a next-generation version of its fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology on a short-haul a...
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EgyptAir Extends A350 New York Service Into 2027
EGYPTAIR is keeping its flagship Airbus A350-900 on the Cairo–New York route deeper into the coming winter season, extending da...
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Air Canada Adds A321XLR Jamaica Service in 2027
Air Canada is preparing to send its newest single-aisle jet, the long-range Airbus A321XLR, to the Caribbean, with the carrier ...
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Malaysia Airlines Pilot Arrested in Jakarta Drug Case 2026
Indonesian authorities have arrested a Malaysia Airlines pilot at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on suspicion o...
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Best Aviation Home Decor 2026: Lamps, Signs & Models
From 3D LED tail lamps to split-flap departure signs and 747 models, here's the best aviation home decor to give any avgeek's s...
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JetBlue Offers Flight Attendants $5,000 Fly Bonuses 2026
JetBlue is reaching for its checkbook to keep its operation moving, reportedly offering flight attendants bonuses of up to $5,0...
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Boeing Offers SPEEA Union New Four-Year Contract 2026
Boeing has put a new four-year contract offer on the table for one of its most influential white-collar unions, in a move that ...
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American 737 in Near-Collision at Reagan Airport 2026
An American Airlines Boeing 737 was forced to break off its landing and climb away from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airpo...
Safety
US Marine F-35B Crashes at Miramar, Pilot Ejects
A United States Marine Corps pilot has survived after ejecting from a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II shortly before the ste...
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JetBlue Revises Door Arming to Stop Slide Blows 2026
JetBlue is changing the pre-departure announcements its pilots make to cabin crew in an effort to curb a rise in accidentally d...
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Shenzhen Airlines Puts A350 On London Heathrow 2026
Shenzhen Airlines is set to upgrade its flagship European route with a widebody boost, introducing the Airbus A350-900 on servi...
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United Expands Elevated 787-9 Cabin to Houston 2026
United Airlines is bringing its most premium widebody product to Texas, expanding its new “Elevated” Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner ca...
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Lufthansa Halves Frankfurt-JFK Flights This Winter
Newly filed schedules show Lufthansa cutting Frankfurt-New York JFK from two daily rotations to one for winter 2026/27, droppin...
Airlines
Russia Revokes Izhavia Air Operator Certificate 2026
Rosaviatsia is pulling Izhavia's air operator certificate on 1 August 2026 after the Udmurt carrier failed to fix maintenance, ...
Safety
Bombardier Backlog Jumps $4.3B On Strong Orders
Bombardier's order backlog climbed to $21.8 billion in the first half of 2026, up $4.3 billion from year-end, as demand for Cha...
Safety
NTSB Faults Overloaded Bering Air Caravan In Fatal Crash
The NTSB's final report on the February 2025 Bering Air crash near Nome, Alaska, which killed 10, cites operation well above ma...
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Southwest To Board Planes Earlier Over Carry-On Crunch
From August 1, Southwest flight attendants will report to the gate 35 minutes before departure on most domestic flights, pushin...
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American Airlines Cuts 24-Hour Refunds on Late Bookings
American Airlines has restricted its 24-hour refund guarantee to tickets booked at least seven days before departure, rolling t...
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AI in the Cockpit: How Aviation Is Really Using AI
How AI is entering airliner cockpits — from Garmin Autoland to Airbus DragonFly and single-pilot cruise ops. What's real, what'...
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British Airways Adds Heathrow-Fuerteventura Winter Route
British Airways is adding a new winter-season route from its London Heathrow (LHR) hub to Fuerteventura (FUE) in the Canary Isl...
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LOT Polish Airlines Launches Year-Round Warsaw-Hanoi Route
LOT Polish Airlines is expanding its long-haul Asian network with a new year-round nonstop service between Warsaw (WAW) and Han...
Safety
Gulfstream G700 Beats Bombardier LAX-Farnborough Record
Gulfstream has reclaimed the fastest recorded flight between Los Angeles and Farnborough, England, with its flagship G700 cover...
Safety
Emirates A380 Diverts To London In Medical Emergency
An Emirates Airbus A380 operating flight EK225 from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to San Francisco International Airport (S...
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Qantas Drops A380 On Melbourne-Los Angeles Route
Qantas is preparing to say goodbye to the Airbus A380 on one of its marquee transpacific routes, with the double-decker set to ...
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Southwest Cancels 17 Routes At 5 Busiest Airports
Southwest Airlines is trimming its route map, cancelling 17 routes that touch its five busiest airports as the carrier fine-tun...
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Japan Airlines A350-1000 Returns After JFK Collision
An Airbus A350-1000 belonging to Japan Airlines (JAL) has returned to the skies for the first time in more than seven months, m...
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Air France-KLM, Lufthansa Bid For TAP Portugal Stake
Two of Europe's largest airline groups are now competing head-to-head for a stake in TAP Air Portugal. Both Air France-KLM Grou...
Industry
Airbus Q2 Profit Surges 126% On Strong Deliveries
Airbus has reported a sharp rise in profitability for the second quarter of 2026, with net income surging 126% on the back of a...
Airlines
WestJet Locks Out Cabin Crew Ahead Of Strike Deadline
WestJet has escalated its labour dispute with cabin crew, issuing a lockout notice on July 30, 2026, after flight attendants re...
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British Airways A320 Near-Stall Over London Sparks Probe
Details have emerged of a serious approach incident involving a British Airways Airbus A320 that experienced an onboard systems...
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flydubai Boosts Naples and Milan Italy Flights
Dubai-based carrier flydubai is strengthening its presence in Italy, boosting frequencies to two of the country's most popular ...
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Starlux Brings A350-1000 to Sapporo Hokkaido Route
Taiwanese premium carrier Starlux Airlines is bringing its flagship Airbus A350-1000 to Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. Fr...
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Boeing 777-9 Hits 4,800 Test Hours as ETOPS Nears
Boeing's long-delayed 777X program reached a significant milestone this week. On July 29, 2026, the seventh 777-9 flight-test a...
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Pilot Health: Diet, Sleep, and Exercise on the Road
How airline pilots protect sleep, eat smart on layovers, and stay fit on the road — evidence-based diet, rest, and exercise str...
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Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen3 Completes First Flight 2026
Textron Aviation has flown the first Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen3 prototype, pushing the updated light business jet into the start ...
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EGYPTAIR Launches Cairo-Stockholm Route in December 2026
EGYPTAIR is adding Sweden to its route map, with plans to launch a new service linking Cairo with Stockholm during the Northern...
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Gulfstream Lifts General Dynamics Aerospace 15% in Q2 2026
Gulfstream was the standout performer in General Dynamics’ latest results, with the aerospace-and-defense group’s Aerospace div...
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Frontier Posts $1.28B Q2 Revenue on Capacity Gains 2026
Frontier Airlines has reported record second-quarter revenue of $1.28 billion, comfortably beating Wall Street expectations as ...
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Jazeera Airways Launches Kuwait-Addis Ababa Route 2026
Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways is extending its reach into East Africa, opening bookings for a new route linking Kuwa...
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Ethiopian Airlines Revenue Climbs 20% To $9.1B
Ethiopian Airlines has reported a 20% jump in full-year revenue, underscoring the continued expansion of Africa’s largest carri...
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Allegiant Air Launches First Class Cabin 2026
Allegiant Air is preparing one of the most significant departures from its long-standing business model, confirming plans to in...
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Volotea Opens 22nd Base In Ancona Italy 2026
Volotea, the pan-European regional low-cost carrier, will open a new base at Raffaello Sanzio Marche Airport (AOI) in Ancona, o...
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China Southern Boosts Perth-Guangzhou To Daily 2026
China Southern Airlines will increase its Perth-Guangzhou service to daily flights during the 2026/27 northern winter season, p...
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Boeing Completes 737-7 And 737-10 Certification Tests
Boeing has completed the planned certification flight tests of the smallest and largest members of the 737 MAX family, the 737-...
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Emirates Launches Crypto.com Flight Payments 2026
Emirates has started accepting cryptocurrency payments for flight bookings, rolling out Crypto.com Pay as a new way for custome...
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ANA Adds 8 More Embraer E190-E2 Regional Jets 2026
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has increased its current order with Embraer to include eight additional E190-E2 aircraft in support o...
Industry
US-Bangla Orders 21 Boeing 737 Jets In $1.5B Deal
US-Bangla Airlines, Bangladesh's largest private carrier, has announced plans to acquire 21 Boeing aircraft in a deal valued at...
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Philippine Airlines Takes 3rd Airbus A350-1000 in 2026
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has taken delivery of its third Airbus A350-1000, continuing the build-out of its long-haul fleet. Th...
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COMAC C919-600 Completes First Test Flight in Shanghai
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has completed the maiden test flight of a new compact variant of its C919 ...
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Delta Jets in Near Miss Over Atlanta Airport
Two Delta Air Lines aircraft were involved in a mid-air near miss at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport late on t...
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American Airlines Grounds Every Flight After IT Outage
American Airlines briefly halted departures across its entire network on the evening of July 28, 2026, after a technology failu...
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Boeing 707: The Jet That Started the Jet Age
The Boeing 707 launched the jet age in 1958. Explore its history, variants, specs, and cockpit legacy from a pilot's perspective.
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Saudia Adds Delta Atlanta-Riyadh Codeshare 2026
Saudia plans to expand its codeshare partnership with Delta Air Lines from late October 2026, placing its code on Delta's forth...
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Emirates A380 Strands 373 in 10-Hour Diversion 2026
An Emirates Airbus A380 carrying 373 passengers was diverted to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) after severe weat...
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Boeing Returns to Positive Cash Flow in Q2 2026
Boeing generated positive free cash flow in the second quarter of 2026 as rising commercial aircraft deliveries lifted revenue ...
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LEVEL Suspends Barcelona Boston And LA Routes
Long-haul low-cost carrier LEVEL is pulling back from two of its United States routes, according to a recent schedule filing. T...
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LOT Polish Upgrades Long-Haul Business Class
LOT Polish Airlines has refreshed its long-haul Business Class product, introducing a series of enhancements aimed at improving...
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Aeromexico Makes Monterrey Paris Route Year-Round
Aeromexico is converting its Monterrey–Paris service into a year-round route, according to a recent schedule update filed by th...
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Boeing 777X GE9X Deliveries Paused Over Crack
Boeing has confirmed that GE Aerospace paused deliveries of the GE9X, the giant turbofan that powers the Boeing 777-9, while th...
Industry
Porter to Revamp Entire Dash 8-400 Fleet Cabin
Porter Airlines is giving its turboprop fleet a cabin makeover. The Canadian carrier has announced plans to retrofit its entire...
Airlines
Singapore Airlines Posts First Loss in Four Years
Singapore Airlines Group has slipped into the red for the first time in more than four years, posting a net loss of S$76 millio...
Airlines
Ryanair 737 MAX Tyre Burst Traced to Early Braking
Italian air-safety investigators have concluded that premature braking, combined with an inoperative anti-skid system, caused a...
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Boeing Posts $715B Record Backlog in Q2
Boeing has reported a marked improvement in its financial health for the second quarter of 2026, headlined by a record commerci...
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Air China To Launch Direct Iceland-China Flights
Air China is set to open the first-ever non-stop air link between China and Iceland, adding the North Atlantic island to its Eu...
Airlines
Rolls-Royce Says A350-2000 Engine Needs 7 Years
Rolls-Royce has poured a dose of realism on Airbus’s renewed talk of stretching its A350 family, warning that a bigger jet woul...
Airlines
Safran Raises 2026 Outlook As LEAP Deliveries Surge
Safran has lifted its full-year 2026 financial guidance after posting record first-half results, driven by a sharp acceleration...
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CFI vs CFII vs MEI — Which Instructor Rating First?
CFI, CFII, or MEI first? A clear 2026 breakdown of costs, FAA requirements, checkride scope, and the smartest order for career ...
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flynas and Turkish Airlines Launch Codeshare in 2026
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier flynas and Turkish Airlines have launched a reciprocal codeshare partnership, giving passengers ...
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United and Delta Ban Humanoid Robots on Flights 2026
Two of the largest airlines in the United States, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, have moved to ban passengers from carryi...
Safety
Bombardier Delivers 200th Challenger 3500 to Ferrari
Bombardier has handed over the 200th example of its Challenger 3500 business jet, and the milestone aircraft has gone to one of...
Airlines
Southwest To Open Chase Co-Branded Lounges 2026
Southwest Airlines is pressing ahead with plans to build its own network of premium airport lounges, and chief executive Bob Jo...
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JetBlue Unveils BlueFirst First Class For 2026
JetBlue is preparing to add a first-class cabin to its domestic aircraft for the first time, unveiling a new product called Blu...
Airlines
China Eastern A320 Power Bank Fire In Overhead Bin
A power bank caught fire inside an overhead baggage bin on board a China Eastern Airlines Airbus A320, sending flames and smoke...
Safety
SWISS LX16 Diverts To Bangor After Cabin Smoke
A Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A330-300 operating flight LX16 from Zurich to New York JFK diverted to Bangor Internatio...
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Report Details Challenger Road Landing in Nigeria
Nigeria's Safety Investigation Bureau has released a preliminary report into an unusual event in which a Bombardier Challenger ...
Aircraft
FAA Flags Seat Fault on 453 Boeing 737 MAX Jets
The US Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a new airworthiness directive that could require corrective work on as many...
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Air Tahiti Nui Adds Alaska Codeshare Across Pacific
Air Tahiti Nui is deepening its partnership with Alaska Airlines, gradually expanding a codeshare that will place the French Po...
Airlines
Air Arabia Adds 3rd Daily Sharjah-London Flight
Air Arabia is stepping up its presence in the United Kingdom, with plans to add a third daily flight between its Sharjah home b...
Routes
SAS Moves Copenhagen-Mumbai Launch To Sept 2026
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has once more adjusted the timeline for its planned Copenhagen-Mumbai route, with the latest schedule...
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Qantas Extends Australia Post Freight Deal 10 Years
Qantas and Australia Post have signed a 10-year extension of their air freight partnership, renewing a relationship that stretc...
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Xiamen Airlines Adds 3 Southeast Asia Routes 2026
Xiamen Airlines is pushing further into Southeast Asia this autumn, with a trio of new and returning routes scheduled to begin ...
Airlines
Ethiopian Boosts Addis Ababa-Chengdu to 6 Weekly
Ethiopian Airlines will raise Addis Ababa–Chengdu Tianfu service to six weekly flights in August and September 2026, with added...
Routes
Volotea Adds Murcia-Algiers Winter Route
Volotea will open a twice-weekly Murcia–Algiers service with the Airbus A320 between November 28, 2026 and January 5, 2027.
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Sky Express Launches Athens-Barcelona Route
Greek carrier Sky Express will launch a five-weekly Athens–Barcelona service with the Airbus A320neo from October 22, 2026.
Airlines
EVA Air Boosts Taipei-Kobe to 10 Weekly Flights
EVA Air will more than triple its Taipei Taoyuan–Kobe service to 10 weekly Airbus A321 flights from October 25, 2026.
Airlines
United Approached Delta About a Megadeal in 2025
United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby quietly approached Delta Air Lines about a potential merger, according to a new Wal...
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Emirates Expands Boeing 777-200LR Route Network 2026
Emirates is best known for the world's largest fleet of Airbus A380s, backed by a substantial fleet of Boeing 777-300ERs and a ...
Safety
American 787 Diverts to Dublin as Crew Fall Ill (2026)
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operating a transatlantic service from Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Philadelphi...
Airlines
Avincis Leases Super Scoopers For Portugal Fires
Europe's largest emergency aerial services operator, Avincis, has signed a new lease to bring extra Super Scoopers into the fig...
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FAA Mandates 5G-Tolerant Radio Altimeters 2026
The US Federal Aviation Administration has moved to close a long-running chapter in the aviation industry's clash with 5G mobil...
Airlines
IATA Names Saadia Zahidi First Female Director General
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed its first female director general, naming Saadia Zahidi to lea...
Airlines
FAA Trials Mobile IFR Clearances Via ForeFlight, Garmin
The US Federal Aviation Administration is testing a system that would let general and business aviation pilots request and rece...
Airlines
Finnair Appoints Jussi Siitonen As New CFO 2026
Finnair has appointed Jussi Siitonen as its new chief financial officer, turning to a familiar face from inside its own boardro...
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Embraer Backlog Hits Record $34.5 Billion 2026
Embraer has closed the second quarter of 2026 with a firm order backlog of $34.5 billion, the seventh consecutive quarter in wh...
Routes
Delta Revives Raleigh-Fort Myers, Cuts 3 JFK Routes
Delta Air Lines is reshaping its summer network with a mix of nostalgia and hard commercial math, reviving a pre-pandemic route...
Airlines
Controller Cleared American 737 In Boston Near-Miss
A preliminary report from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has laid out how an air traffic controller at Bost...
Safety
Voepass ATR 72 Crash Inquiry Cites Maintenance Failures
Brazil's CENIPA has found that pressure to keep aircraft flying with limited resources fostered a culture of poor maintenance d...
Industry
Aerolineas Argentinas Orders 20 New Jets 2026
Aerolineas Argentinas has unveiled its largest fleet renewal in over a decade — 20 aircraft between 2027 and 2031, comprising s...
Airlines
United Blocks Middle Seats On New A321XLR 2026
United will block two middle seats on its new Airbus A321XLRs, capping the jet at 150 seats to trim required cabin crew under F...
Airlines
France Deploys A400M On Gironde Wildfire 2026
France has committed an Airbus A400M Atlas fitted with an experimental retardant drop kit to the Gironde wildfire, marking the ...
Airlines
Ryanair Fires Captain Over Crew Rest Extension 2026
Ryanair has reportedly dismissed a Barcelona-based captain who used Commander's Discretion to extend his crew's rest period, a ...
Industry
Jet2 Picks Leap-1A For Entire A321neo Fleet
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has confirmed it will power the remainder of its Airbus A321neo fleet with CFM International's Leap-1A ...
Airlines
Southwest Flight Attendant Arrested By ICE In Nashville
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the carrier's flight...
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Qatar Airways 777 Intercepted By RAF Jets Over England
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777 bound for Manchester was intercepted by two Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets on Friday evening a...
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Best Pilot Apparel
From graphic tees to hoodies to leather bomber jackets, discover the best pilot apparel and aviation clothing for pilots and av...
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Neos Adds Warsaw-Zanzibar 787 Charter Flights For 2027
Italian carrier Neos is adding a new long-haul leisure link for the 2027 winter season, scheduling charter flights between Wars...
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beOnd Launches Premium Red Sea Flights From Six Cities 2026
Premium leisure carrier beOnd is pushing deeper into Europe with a new set of all-business-class routes linking six European ci...
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American Airlines Crew App Sparks Privacy Backlash 2026
American Airlines is facing mounting criticism from its cabin crews over a new performance-monitoring platform that scores flig...
Industry
Aeromexico Adopts Honeywell Runway Alert On 737 Fleet
Aeromexico will become the launch customer for Honeywell's SURF-A runway-collision alerting system, deploying it across its fle...
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Delta Admits Softer Bookings On Atlanta-Riyadh Route
Delta says early demand for its new Atlanta-Riyadh A350-900 route, launching 23 October 2026, is softer than expected, with rep...
Safety
LOT 737 MAX Diverts To Milan After Crew Collapse
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 diverted to Milan Malpensa on 23 July 2026 after a crew member collapsed mid-flight; all...
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Cathay Pacific Reveals 11 New Ultra-Long A350 Routes
Cathay Pacific has revealed plans for 11 new ultra-long-haul Airbus A350 routes, with some sectors approaching 17 hours, drawin...
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United Drops 11 Chicago O'Hare Routes Over FAA Caps
United Airlines is delaying the launch of 11 planned new routes from Chicago O'Hare, including ten regional Midwest services an...
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NTSB Rebukes Ryanair CEO Over 737 Blowout Probe
The NTSB has rebuked Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary for suggesting foreign object damage caused a Boeing 737-800 engine failure an...
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Etihad and Air Peace Sign Interline Deal in 2026
Etihad Airways has signed an interline agreement with Air Peace, Nigeria's largest airline, opening up 20 destinations across N...
Airlines
Turkish Airlines Adds Chengdu Dreamliner Flights in 2026
Turkish Airlines is expanding its fast-growing China network with a new route to Chengdu, opening reservations on July 23, 2026...
Safety
Kenmore Air Seaplane Crashes Off Sucia Island 2026
A Kenmore Air floatplane crashed into the water off Sucia Island in Washington State's San Juan Islands on the afternoon of Jul...
Airlines
Single-Pilot Operations: Will Airlines Fly With One?
Single-pilot operations and eMCO promised leaner cockpits, but EASA and a 2026 US law keep two pilots up front. Where the tech ...
Industry
easyJet Profit Hit by Fuel Prices and Middle East Conflict 2026
easyJet's second-quarter pre-tax profit fell 70% to 85 million pounds as Middle East conflict pushed up fuel prices and softene...
Airlines
Qantas A350-1000ULR Completes First Non-Stop Test Flight 2026
Qantas' first Airbus A350-1000ULR flew non-stop from Toulouse to Melbourne in more than 19 hours, a key Project Sunrise milesto...
Safety
Saudi's THC Orders Up To 60 Bombardier Jets
Saudi Arabia's The Helicopter Company (THC) is moving beyond rotorcraft for the first time, signing a letter of intent for up t...
Routes
WestJet Cancels 27 US Routes as Transborder Demand Falls
WestJet has ended 27 routes to the United States, a significant pullback that reflects a sustained slump in demand for cross-bo...
Routes
Delta Pilot Warned Of Rocket Launcher Near LaGuardia
A Delta Air Lines flight crew was warned to exercise “extreme caution” on approach to New York's LaGuardia Airport after contro...
Industry
American Airlines Q2 Profit Craters 88% On Fuel Surge
American Airlines has reported record quarterly revenue of $16.7 billion for the three months to 30 June 2026, but a sharp rise...
Aircraft
Emirates Rejects First 10 Boeing 777X Jets Over Design
Emirates has refused to take delivery of the first 10 Boeing 777X aircraft from its order for the type, with the airline's pres...
Airlines
Enugu Air E170 Overruns Benin City Runway In 2026
A Nigerian regional jet operated by Enugu Air suffered a serious runway excursion while landing at Benin City on 23 July 2026, ...
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Air Astana Applies to Launch First US Flights
Air Astana has applied to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) for permission to launch its first-ever flights ...
Safety
Bombardier Global 8000 Sets LA-Farnborough Speed Record
Bombardier's Global 8000 has set a new speed record on a transatlantic dash from Los Angeles to Farnborough, United Kingdom, th...
Aircraft
Aerolineas Argentinas Leases 6 Boeing 737 MAX 10s
Aerolíneas Argentinas has signed a lease agreement with Aviation Capital Group (ACG) for six Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, the Ar...
Safety
Pilot Crash Pads: Hot Beds, Cold Beds & What They Cost
What is a pilot crash pad? How hot beds and cold beds work, what they cost versus hotels, and how commuting and reserve crew fi...
Airlines
British Airways 777 Pilots Struck by Food Poisoning
British Airways has launched an investigation after all three pilots operating a long-haul flight from India reportedly fell il...
Airlines
Brussels Airlines A330 Returns to Accra After Fault
A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-300 returned to Accra shortly after departure on 20 July after the crew detected a technical pr...
Routes
Air China Adds Iceland Route via Copenhagen This Winter
Air China is set to add Iceland to its long-haul map this winter, launching a new service to Reykjavik that will route through ...
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Volaris Q2 Loss More Than Doubles to $127M on Fuel
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris has reported a second-quarter net loss that more than doubled from a year earlier, as a ...
Industry
flynas Adds 25 Airbus Jets to Order Book
Saudi low-cost carrier flynas has firmed up an order for 25 additional Airbus aircraft — five A330-900neos and 20 A321neos — du...
Industry
BermudAir Orders 10 Airbus A220s
BermudAir has placed a firm order for 10 Airbus A220-300 aircraft, marking the Bermuda-based carrier's first-ever order with Ai...
Airlines
Icelandair 757 Pilots Lose Licenses Over Low Pass
Two Icelandair pilots have had their licences suspended after Iceland's aviation regulator concluded they carried out an unauth...
Airlines
Hawaiian Swaps Inter-Island 717s for 737-800s
Hawaiian Airlines’ distinctive fleet of rear-engined Boeing 717s is finally set to be replaced, with parent company Alaska Airl...
Aircraft
Boeing Boosts 777X Range Without Weight Gain
Boeing has quietly increased the advertised range of its long-delayed 777X family, and it did so without a press release, a reg...
Airlines
easyJet Flight Returns to Tenerife After Brawl
An easyJet flight bound for Liverpool was forced to turn back to Tenerife on Tuesday evening after a fight involving around 10 ...
Airlines
Tigerair Taiwan Picks P&W GTF For 15 A321neos
Tigerair Taiwan has chosen Pratt & Whitney's GTF engines to power a further 15 Airbus A321neo aircraft, deepening a relatio...
Industry
Tajikistan Startup Shohin Reveals First Jet Order
A little-known Tajik start-up has stepped onto the world stage at the Farnborough International Airshow, revealing its first-ev...
Airlines
Ryanair Slashes 2 Million Brussels Seats Over Belgian Tax
Ryanair is preparing to pull around two million seats out of Belgium over the next two years, blaming a sharp rise in the count...
Airlines
United Fires Flight Attendants Over Trip Parking Scheme
United Airlines is stepping up disciplinary action against flight attendants accused of gaming its trip-trading system, and the...
Aircraft
Boeing 787 — Inside the Dreamliner
Go inside the Boeing 787 Dreamliner: composite airframe, 6,000-ft cabin, no-bleed electric systems, the three variants, and wha...
Industry
Luxair Firms Boeing 737 MAX 10 Order At Farnborough 2026
Luxair has firmed up its commitment to the Boeing 737 MAX 10, converting two options for the type into firm orders and securing...
Industry
Philippine Airlines Orders Nine More Airbus A350-1000s
Philippine Airlines is doubling down on its largest widebody, signing a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for nine additi...
Aircraft
MSC Air Cargo Picks Five Boeing 777-8F Jets At Farnborough
MSC Air Cargo has ordered five Boeing 777-8 Freighters, its first purchase of Boeing's newest widebody freighter. Boeing and th...
Airlines
Oman Air Signs SR Technics Engine Maintenance Deal
Oman Air has signed a two-year engine maintenance agreement with SR Technics, adding the Gulf carrier to the Swiss maintenance ...
Industry
Azorra Orders Up To 30 Embraer E190F Freighters
Aircraft lessor Azorra has signed an agreement with Embraer for up to 30 E190F freighters, comprising 20 firm orders and 10 pur...
Industry
BOC Aviation Orders Up To 220 Pratt & Whitney Engines
BOC Aviation has placed the largest engine order in its history, committing to up to 220 Pratt & Whitney GTF (Geared Turbof...
Industry
Embraer Wins 28 E2 Jet Orders At Farnborough 2026
Embraer has sold 28 E190/195-E2 family aircraft to three operators during the first two days of the Farnborough International A...
Industry
Boeing Wins 15 More 787-9 Orders From AerCap
Boeing has secured an order for 15 additional 787-9 Dreamliners from AerCap, the manufacturer announced on July 21, 2026 during...
Industry
Uganda Airlines Places First Boeing Order In 2026
Uganda Airlines has placed the first Boeing order in its history, signing at the Farnborough International Airshow on July 21, ...
Safety
United 737 Diverts To Luke Air Force Base 2026
A United Airlines Boeing 737-900 bound for Phoenix ended its journey at a military airfield on Monday night, landing at Luke Ai...
Industry
SMBC Orders 200 Boeing And Airbus Jets At Farnborough
SMBC Aviation Capital spent the opening day of the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow doing something few lessors attempt i...
Aircraft
Emirates Rejects 10 Pre-Built Boeing 777Xs Over Age
Emirates is the largest customer for the Boeing 777X, and it has just confirmed that it will not be taking the first jets Boein...
Industry
Riyadh Air Firms Up 28 Boeing 787 Orders At Farnborough
Riyadh Air has exercised options for 28 additional Boeing 787 Dreamliners, a move announced at the Farnborough International Ai...
Airlines
Multi-Engine Rating — What to Expect & Cost
No written exam, no minimum hours: what the FAA actually requires for a multi-engine rating, the VMC aerodynamics behind it, an...
Airlines
Starlux Extends Taipei-Shimojishima Into Winter 2026
Starlux Airlines has extended its Taipei Taoyuan-Shimojishima service into the Northern winter 2026/27 season. The extension ta...
Airlines
US House Bill Targets Cirrus Chinese Ownership
A bill introduced in the US House of Representatives would require federal officials to review past acquisitions of American ge...
Routes
Centrum Air Launches Tashkent-Karachi In Sep 2026
Uzbekistan's Centrum Air is expanding into Pakistan from September 2026, with the carrier scheduling a new Tashkent-Karachi rou...
Airlines
Akasa Air Adds Kochi Middle East Flights In 2026
Akasa Air is adding a pair of Middle East services from Kochi in the third quarter of 2026, extending the Indian carrier's inte...
Airlines
Malaysia Airlines Expands Cathay US Codeshare
Malaysia Airlines has expanded its codeshare partnership with Cathay Pacific, adding its MH code to four additional trans-Pacif...
Aircraft
Air Algerie Starts Boeing 737 MAX Flights In 2026
Air Algerie has begun scheduled service with the Boeing 737 MAX 8, marking the introduction of the type into the Algerian flag ...
Aircraft
Kalitta Air Boeing 777 Strikes Tail At Cincinnati
A Kalitta Air Boeing 777-300 freighter suffered a tail strike while attempting to land at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Internat...
Aircraft
Mammoth Opens Boeing 777 Freighter Line In China
Mammoth Freighters is opening two Boeing 777 cargo conversion lines in China with Shandong-based STAECO as its partner, inducti...
Airlines
Thai Airways Returns To Da Nang In December 2026
Thai Airways International will resume flights to Da Nang from 1 December 2026 with two daily Airbus A320 services from Bangkok...
Routes
TAAG Angola Adds Boeing 787-10 On Lisbon Route
TAAG Angola Airlines has placed the Boeing 787-10 on scheduled Luanda-Lisbon service since 17 July 2026, operating the type twi...
Airlines
JetBlue Wins Spirit's 22 LaGuardia Slots For $58.5M
JetBlue has been named the successful bidder for Spirit Airlines' 22 takeoff and landing slots at New York LaGuardia, agreeing ...
Industry
The Helicopter Company Orders 8 More Airbus H145s
The Helicopter Company, Saudi Arabia's leading commercial helicopter operator, has placed a firm order for eight additional Air...
Airlines
Qatar Airways Resumes Doha-Philadelphia On August 1
Qatar Airways is weeks away from restoring nonstop flights between Doha Hamad International Airport and Philadelphia Internatio...
Airlines
Air China Flies COMAC C919 To Ulaanbaatar In August 2026
Air China will operate the COMAC C919 on its Beijing Capital – Ulaanbaatar route from August 2026, marking the first time the C...
Airlines
British Airways Picks Pratt & Whitney For 63 A320neos
British Airways has selected Pratt & Whitney's GTF engines to power its next round of Airbus A320neo aircraft, covering 33 ...
Airlines
IndiGo Signs MOU For 1,000 CFM LEAP Engines In 2026
IndiGo has signed a memorandum of understanding with CFM International covering more than 1,000 LEAP-1A engines, an agreement t...
Aircraft
Riyadh Air Firms Up 28 Boeing 787s And 6 A350s In 2026
Riyadh Air opened Farnborough 2026 by exercising options for 28 more Boeing 787s, converting 20 of them to the larger 787-10, a...
Industry
Philippine Airlines Orders 15 Boeing 787-10s In 2026
Philippine Airlines opened the 2026 Farnborough Airshow with a commitment for 15 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners plus options for fiv...
Industry
Boeing Wins 100-Jet 737 MAX Order From SMBC
Boeing opened the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow with a 100-aircraft narrowbody order from one of the world's largest a...
Airlines
Emirates Debuts World-First U-Dream Economy Headrest
Emirates has gone public with a new economy class headrest it calls the U-Dream, saying it is the first airline in the world to...
Airlines
Transavia Expands Cabo Verde Service To Five Weekly
Transavia has substantially enlarged its planned Cabo Verde operation before a single flight has departed, filing schedule chan...
Industry
American CEO Targets $3 Billion Profit Gap With Rivals
American Airlines chief executive Robert Isom has set out how the carrier intends to close a profitability gap of several billi...
Airlines
Cathay Pacific Delays Middle East Return To Late 2026
Cathay Pacific has pushed back the resumption of its Middle East flying by almost two months, according to schedule revisions t...
Aircraft
Alaska Flies Boeing 787-9 To Kahului For Holidays 2026
Alaska Airlines will place a Boeing 787-9 on its Seattle–Kahului route for two limited periods during the Northern winter 2026/...
Airlines
Analysis Says easyJet Could Shed 73 Jets For $2.3 Billion
An independent analysis published this week argues that easyJet could divest 73 of its owned aircraft and lean on short-term we...
Airlines
Corsica Technics Targets ATR 72 Firefighting Conversions
MRO provider Corsica Technics has signed a letter of intent covering the acquisition of 10 kits from Kepplair Evolution to conv...
Airlines
Eve Air Signs Moov Airways Deal For 30 eVTOLs
Eve Air Mobility and Moov Airways have signed a Letter of Intent for up to 30 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, ...
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