Civil aviation news
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August 19, 2026
The armed conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States left dozens of commercial aircraft destroyed, including aircraft from Iran Air, Mahan Air, Emirates and Saudia.
The new Copenhagen office and planned production in the Netherlands, Norway, and Poland build local
The U.S. Army selected M1 Services to modernize helicopter pilot training at Fort Rucker through its new Flight School Next program.
DJI made pocket gimbals popular. HoverAir wants to make them fly. With the official debut of HoverAir Versa, the company has combined a professional handheld camera with the autonomous flying…
The temporary route adds to the airline's 26 domestic and international destinations from its Biscay base.
The temporary link complements the 26 domestic and international destinations the carrier will maintain from its base in the Basque Country.
Cargo handler Air India SATS (AISATS) has signed two agreements aiming to attract new freighter services to its facility at the recently opened Noida International Airport in northern India. The…
What to Know Eurowings will introduce proper First Class recliner seats on short-haul flights to London, Mallorca, and Málaga starting December 1, following a successful market test on its Berlin to…
The three companies intend to combine Hornet interceptor technology, naval platform engineering, and standardised ship
20 August mobilisation The CGT marches on 20 August against rising household debt, arrears and the weight of loan repayments on wages. MundoGremial Published on…
Tuifly Netherlands is expanding its offering for summer 2027. The Dutch airline wants to offer both more flights and more seats and concentrate its capacity more on particularly…
The jet has been stuck in Canada for 4.5 years now.
www.aviacionline.com/Tuesday 18 August 2026 09:02 Flybondi's website shows a 504 error and became inoperative. The situation worsens the airline's outlook, which already has twelve days…
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Russia decided to simplify the certification process for the Tupolev Tu-204 and Tu-214 family, combining into a single document the type certificates covering different aircraft versions…
A Velis Electro, the first certified electric aircraft, has been available since 2025 at the Angoulême flying club. This experience allows for an initial assessment. Let's look then at the different…
Port Polska is working with the Integracja Foundation to assess the accessibility of designs for its planned airport and multimodal transport hub near Warsaw, Poland. The foundation will audit key…
Virgin Atlantic (VS) has challenged the UK Government’s economic case for a third runway at Heathrow Airport (LHR), warning that rising expansion costs could make the airport too expensive for…
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At Zurich Airport, a partial IT system failure in Apron Control caused restrictions on Tuesday (18 August) and Wednesday (19 August), according to the newspaper Tagesanzeiger…
The flight attendants are asking the airline to either increase staffing or reduce service.
Lufthansa launches Starlink Wi-Fi: the A320neo "D-AINM" became the first aircraft in the fleet to fly with high-speed internet from Frankfurt to Rome.
Airbus is said to be targeting late September for the maiden flight of its new A350F freighter, with 24 September 2026 emerging as the preferred date, according to sources cited by…
South Korean carrier Korean Air will launch a new direct connection between its Seoul-Incheon hub and the Australian city of Melbourne next Northern winter. The…
Is it true that the Big 3 US carriers each offer the same pay for widebody captains? In a way, but not quite.
Eurowings will again fly from Cologne/Bonn to Dubai and Jeddah in the upcoming winter schedule. The Lufthansa subsidiary starts on 3 November with three weekly flights to Dubai…
Eurowings is adding Dubai and Jeddah back to its winter schedule from Cologne/Bonn. The Lufthansa subsidiary will start on 3 November with three weekly flights to Dubai. From the 12…
Amazon plans Prime Air drone delivery in nearly 500 US cities and towns by the end of 2026, adding Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, Syracuse, and Boise.
Pilots must navigate rules for using GPS info as a substitute means of navigation to stay legal.
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In 1986, a Canadian aeronautical engineer named Chris Heintz pulled the first STOL CH 701 out of a shop with a 50-hp Rotax 503 hanging on the firewall, a steel-tube engine mount that wouldn’t…
Under the partnership, Topcast can now offer AmSafe’s aircraft restraint solutions, spare parts and support to customers in the APAC region.
Amid its struggle to get regulatory buy-in for its $4.5bn sale to Hapag-Lloyd, while Zim’s Q2 numbers were healthy, they were insufficient to wipe out a difficult first quarter that leaves its…
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