Civil aviation news
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August 24, 2026
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Milestone strengthens Air India’s in-house wide-body maintenance capabilities as its Airbus A350 fleet expands Air India has completed all six planned C-checks on its Airbus A350-900 fleet nearly a…
This Sunday, 23 August, the Airbus A330-200 of Spanish airline Plus Ultra, registration EC-NUL, operating flight PUE502 between Buenos Aires and Madrid, had to divert to…
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On the programme, warbirds and jets on 5 and 6 September 2026. The usual (Paris) Air Legend will take place at Melun-Villaroche on 5 and 6 September 2026…
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August 23, 2026
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A laptop caught fire aboard an American Airlines Airbus A321 during the approach to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, in the United States, on Friday, 21…
Discover Airbus's new A380 FlightLab (MSN 114, ex-Malaysia Airlines). Arrived in Tarbes via Toulouse, it will test the future RISE engine.
Mea maxima culpa — we were wrong about it last December: it is not seeking to compete with the Airbus Defence A400M Atlas at all. Although the new four-engined turboprop…
Discover the programme of the Somme International Airshow on 29 August 2026: Patrouille de France, Rafale Marine, A400M and legendary warbirds.
This Monday the 24th, a day on which a three-hour stoppage has been called at all Airbus work centers in Spain, workers' representatives will present staff with the new…
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ticker-euro-atlantic-airways aeroTELEGRAPH Euroatlantic Airways has expanded its fleet with its first Airbus A330-300. The Portuguese airline is taking delivery of the aircraft, built in 2011, with…
Wood-panel sauna and Clarins treatment room at CDG became the center of viral claims that tested lounge policies.
Air Canada is adding more flights between Toronto and Paris over Christmas and New Year. From December 18 to January 10, 2027, the airline is increasing its weekly connections…
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The Airbus A380's two-thrust-reverser configuration is a carefully engineered design that improves efficiency and reliability.
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August 22, 2026
Delta chose the A350 over the Boeing 787 as it had better confidence in Airbus, a strained relationship with Boeing, and more.
Boeing engine chevrons are an iconic solution to an outdated problem.
A passenger received medical treatment after a laptop caught fire aboard an American Airlines flight as it approached Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Friday. Flight AA2398, an Airbus A321…
GOL Linhas Aéreas postponed by about a month the entry into service of its Airbus A330neo on the Rio de Janeiro–Lisbon route. The Brazilian carrier had planned to start using the…
Discover five A350 features that make it feel quieter and more comfortable than Boeing's 787 on long-haul flights.
A gang tried to smuggle a total of 460 kilograms of cannabis worth £13.8 million (around €16.1 million) into Britain. According to the British criminal…
Alaska Airlines will open direct Boeing 787-9 routes between Seattle, Paris-CDG and Athens in May 2027. A major first for the American carrier.
The airline will keep Wamos Air's A330-200 jet for one more month before taking over the flight with its own aircraft
Airbus has softened its plans to tighten remote working rules following union protests and strikes, highlighting the growing tension between operational collaboration and workforce expectations…
Bad weather in Munich caused two diversions to Nuremberg on August 21. A special Airbus A350 from Lufthansa and a Boeing 737 from Royal Air Maroc made a stopover there…
August 21, 2026
Airbus has begun expanding its A220 wing plant in Belfast. The plan includes a 6,221-square-metre extension, which is due to be completed in the first half of 2028…
Alaska Airlines will expand its international operations in 2027 with two new direct routes from Seattle, United States. The airline announced seasonal flights to Athens,…
Polish airline LOT Polish Airlines will launch a year-round direct connection on 5 April 2027 between the northern Polish port city of Gdańsk and the French airport…
During works at Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires, ITA Airways' Airbus A350-900 will make a technical stopover in Rio de Janeiro
Airbus has begun construction on a 6,221-square-meter extension to its Belfast A220 wing facility to enable production ramp-up to 13 aircraft per month by 2028.
The MS-21, created to compete with Airbus and Boeing, advances in a nationalized version after Western sanctions altered the project
Air Congo has operated its first flight between Kinshasa and Paris, opening its second European destination after Brussels. The Congolese airline plans five weekly…
On Aug. 19, Lufthansa launched its new Starlink-powered Wi-Fi. Flight LH234, travelling from Frankfurt to Rome, was operated using an Airbus A320neo with registration “D-AINM” and is the first…
