Civil aviation news
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August 18, 2026
AW | 2026 08 18 05:49 | AIRLINES ROUTES Airline drops Argentine Northwest destination Low-cost carrier Flybondi ceased operations at Jujuy Airport (JUJ) after accumulating weeks of…
SWISS announced on August 17, 2026, that it is upgauging capacity at its Geneva-Cointrin (GVA) base by replacing… The post SWISS adjusts capacity at Geneva base, swaps A220s with A320s appeared…
The company has clarified that this inappropriate conduct has no impact on the multinational's finances, its client relationships or the group's operations, nor is it related…
Steven Greenway joins the carrier ahead of planned restructuring to “right-size operations”. Former Flyadeal chief executive Steven Greenway has been appointed to lead Australia’s Alliance Aviation…
A new Spanish "airline," Fly2Galicia, has announced it will fly from December 1 from Santiago de Compostela airport to eight Spanish and European destinations. Fly2Galicia is…
Travel behavior among the German population saw significant changes in 2025. According to the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden, the total number of multi-day private trips…
The porosity between civil and military aviation is as old as civil aviation itself, dating back to the interwar period. More so for commercial aircraft, those dedicated to scheduled…
A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 operating flight VN34 between Munich and Hanoi narrowly avoided disaster after overrunning the runway end during takeoff on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The aircraft…
Pilatus has inaugurated a new industrial center dedicated to composites at its Nidwalden site in Switzerland. It brings together under one roof development, manufacturing, assembly, […]…
The TUI group is considering reducing the number of its aircraft based in Belgium following the increase in the passenger departure tax announced by the Belgian government, […]…
STS Aviation Services has received GCAA CAR-145 C6 Equipment Rating approval from the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) for its Dubai CommerCity facility. The approval, issued under GCAA…
Delta Air Lines will launch next spring the first direct transatlantic route linking Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, to Paris-Charles de Gaulle. This…
With tightening profit margins in the aviation industry, robust maintenance strategies are essential for survival. The post Large reliability gains from small handling habits: A lubricant storage…
Google will acquire deidentified Spirit Airlines data after winning a bankruptcy auction with a $10 million bid. The records include employee emails,
Tech giant will pay US$10 million for the defunct carrier’s corporate communications and documents after winning a bankruptcy auction
France carried out its first nighttime aerial firefighting drops on the night of August 17 to 18, 2026,… The post Australian Chinook brings France its first nighttime waterbombing capability…
Kepplair Evolution has taken delivery of its first ATR 72 for conversion into a firefighting aircraft. The aircraft is a freight prototype supplied by ACIA Aero Capital. Aerotec &…
Paraguay's Minister of National Defence, Army General (Ret.) Óscar González, accompanied by the Commander of the Armed Forces, Army General César Moreno, as well as by the…
08-18-2026 With the opening of its modern "Schwarzhorn" building in the canton of Nidwalden, the aerospace company has launched a Pilatus composite materials center designed…
Croatia Airlines must keep paying lease instalments for a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 that is no longer in service. The aircraft, registration 9A-CQD, has reached the end of its lease…
At its Cochstedt site, DLR is launching a new technology centre for drone security. What is behind the project and why counter-drone defence is gaining urgency in Germany.
Indigenous organisations, such as the Federation of Native Communities of the Pisqui River Basin (FECOIRP) and the AIDESEP Ucayali Regional Organisation (ORAU), along with various NGOs, alleged that…
SkyDrive today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Gold Coast Helitours, a helicopter operator based in the Gold Coast, Australia. “This milestone agreement represents SkyDrive’s…
AUSTIN, Texas — A Delta Air Lines flight took an unusual path shortly after departing Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Saturday, August 15, 2026, giving a local family a backyard airshow…
Afghan carrier Kam Air will resume scheduled service between Kabul, the Afghan capital, and Kuwait City on 24 August 2026. To operate the flights it will use…
Akasa Air has signed a sale-and-leaseback agreement with Avolon covering up to seven Boeing 737-8200s. The aircraft are intended to support the Indian carrier's growth. Akasa Air signed […]…
The aircraft is one of three variants in the Boeing 787 series.
Munich Airport has launched its first Padel Days event, transforming the forum of the Munich Airport Center (MAC Forum) into what the airport describes as the largest padel arena in the region. The…
Aero Dili, the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is set to start flights to Kupang, on the Indonesian side of Timor island, in 2027, announced the airline's chief executive…
Aero Dili, the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, plans to launch connections to Kupang, on the Indonesian side of the island of Timor, in 2027, announced the CEO of…
