New Zealand to Buy US Seahawks, Airbus Jets in $1.6B Deal
New Zealand has announced a 2.7 billion New Zealand dollar ($1.6 billion) military aircraft spending package aimed at replacing its… Read More »
EASA Part 145 Repair Stations Must Implement FAA SMS by Oct 2025
Repair stations holding EASA Part 145 certificates will be required to establish, implement, and maintain a Safety Management System (SMS)… Read More »
Aerolíneas Argentinas Cleared to Add Routes in Brazil
Aerolíneas Argentinas (AR, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery) has confirmed that Brazil’s civil aviation authority, Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC),… Read More »
Latvia Approves $16.3M State Funding Boost for airBaltic
The Latvian government has approved an additional EUR14 million (USD16.3 million) capital injection into national carrier airBaltic (BT, Riga) to… Read More »
Sudan to Reopen Khartoum International Airport in October 2025
Sudan plans to reopen Khartoum International Airport in October 2025, marking more than two years since its closure during violent… Read More »
Akasa Air Secures $125M Funding to Fuel Global Expansion
Akasa Air (QP, Mumbai International) has completed a major funding round launched in February 2025, securing new backing to strengthen… Read More »
Archer Midnight Completes 55-Mile Flight Toward Certification
Archer Aviation has marked a key milestone in its certification program with the successful completion of a 55-mile piloted flight… Read More »
Joby and ANA to Launch Electric Air Taxi Service in Japan
Joby Aviation and ANA Holdings have announced a joint venture to launch electric air taxi services in Japan, beginning in… Read More »
GE Advances Silicon Carbide Power Tech with Axcelis
GE Aerospace and Axcelis Technologies have launched a joint development program to advance production-ready silicon carbide (SiC) power devices, utilizing… Read More »
Airlines Offer Lower-Cost First and Business Class Upgrades
Major U.S. airlines including American, United, and Delta are making premium travel more accessible by offering first-class and business-class upgrades… Read More »
Alaska Airlines to Offer Free Starlink Wi-Fi Fleetwide by 2027
Alaska Airlines has announced plans on Aug. 20 to roll out free high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire fleet by… Read More »
Airbus and Boeing Benefit as Wide-Body Jet Market Rebounds Toward 2030 Profit Growth
The global wide-body jet market is experiencing a strong resurgence after nearly a decade of stagnation, fueled by rising aircraft… Read More »
US to Australia Nonstop Flights Expand with Four Airlines
Travelers will soon have more options to fly nonstop between the United States and Australia, as four major airlines prepare… Read More »
FAA Delays Enforcement of Secondary Cockpit Barrier Rule Until 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration has postponed enforcement of a rule requiring secondary cockpit barriers on newly manufactured commercial aircraft. The… Read More »
Boeing’s $4.7 Billion Spirit AeroSystems Acquisition Clears UK Regulator
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Boeing’s $4.7 billion all-stock acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, opting not to pursue… Read More »
Air Canada Strike Ends: Flights to Resume Following Tentative Labor Agreement
Air Canada has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its flight attendants, officially ending a three-day strike that… Read More »
Airbus and Shield AI Test Autonomous Flight on H145 Helicopter
Airbus US Space & Defense and Shield AI have completed their first joint autonomous flight test, advancing development of next-generation… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic Flight Attendant Pulled Off Plane for Alcohol Breach
A Virgin Atlantic flight attendant was removed from duty at London Heathrow Airport after arriving intoxicated at work, with tests… Read More »
Why Commercial Aircraft Can Withstand Lightning Strikes
Commercial aircraft are struck by lightning relatively frequently—approximately once or twice annually per aircraft—but are engineered to handle such events…. Read More »
ANA Retires Star Wars R2-D2 Boeing 787 After 10 Years
All Nippon Airways has officially retired its R2-D2-themed Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner after a decade of service. The aircraft was introduced… Read More »
Chris Sununu Named President and CEO of Airlines for America
Airlines for America (A4A), the trade association representing leading U.S. airlines, has appointed former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu as… Read More »
Singapore Airlines Introduces Reusable Amenity Kits
Singapore Airlines has unveiled a new sustainability initiative with the introduction of reusable amenity kits, designed to encourage passengers to… Read More »