Civil aviation news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 15, 2026
German airline SUNDAIR has launched a new nonstop service between Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) and Damascus, restoring direct flights between the German capital region and Syria for the first…
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Hanoi-bound aircraft returned to German hub after holding for 2h. Investigators are probing an apparent laboured take-off by a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 at Munich, which appears to have resulted…
Delta Air Lines class action over unpaid military leave moves forward, affecting 3,300 pilots under USERRA protections. The post Delta Hit With Massive Lawsuit Over Military Leave Pay for 3,300…
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Phoenix controller prevents confusion after two American Airlines flights operate with same callsign
An air traffic controller in Phoenix has been praised for his quick response after two American Airlines aircraft were simultaneously operating as flight AA2482, creating a potentially dangerous…
Ryanair's abrupt Azores pullout shutters six routes and 400,000 seats, unsettling seasonal tourism flows.
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Destroyer ARA Almirante Brown sets sail for Peru to take part in Multinational Exercise UNITAS LXVII
The Argentine Navy marked the departure of the destroyer ARA Almirante Brown (D-10) from Puerto Belgrano Naval Base yesterday, August 14, beginning its deployment to Peru for…
Belgium has requested international aerial support to fight the rapidly expanding wildfire in the High Fens, where difficult terrain, dry peat and strong winds have severely complicated the work of…
easyJet cabin crew strike cancels flights across France as unions demand stable schedules during the busy holiday weekend. The post easyJet Cabin Crew Strike Cancels Flights Across France During…
Authorities said Wu’s repeated photography of Whiteman AFB’s infrastructure, including after a warning, distinguished the case from ordinary aircraft photography. Qilin Wu, the Chinese national who…
The B-21 is coming with a comprehensive range of stealthy upgrades, and its control surfaces may be another part of those improvements.
An air traffic controller prevented a possible disaster when two American Airlines aircraft flying toward each other were assigned flying with identical callsigns.
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A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was forced to enter a holding pattern shortly after taking off from Munich Airport, following an abnormally late rotation during the…
Two-seat version of the Felon could be used to develop combat AI and more complex control of unmanned aircraft
The carrier is on the up in Nashville.
New nonstop hops target secondary Florida airports, promising point to point options for small and mid sized markets.
After remaining deployed for nearly nine months, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln of the US Navy is preparing to return to its base as part of a rotation of…
A Dreamliner took off unusually late in Munich, raising a large cloud of dust. The Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 then flew holding patterns before returning to…
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A Dreamliner took off unusually late in Munich, kicking up a large cloud of dust during the takeoff…
Are you a plane spotter looking for some inspiration on the latest new airliners to…
A second Air India (AI) flight has suffered a hydraulic malfunction within 10 days, after the pilots of an Airbus A320 operating from Bangkok to New Delhi aborted the departure on Thursday evening…
The D.C. Circuit reversed part of DJI's Pentagon blacklist loss, ruling a judge upheld a fully redacted justification without reading the classified record.
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A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner suffered a serious incident during take-off from Munich Airport on Saturday, August 15, after the aircraft rotated unusually late and reportedly overran…
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Pratt & Whitney has been working relentlessly on its HS+ retrofit kit, but will it finally see an end to the A320neo's engine durability issues?
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The PANAMAX 2026 exercise concluded after eleven days of activities involving 19 nations from the Western Hemisphere, held across six simultaneous venues, with the maritime component…
Portugal's national airports handled 7.1 million passengers in June, a 0.2% year-on-year drop after historic highs in the previous five months, bringing the year-to-date rise to 2.5%…
Trump's Section 232 drone tariffs start September 3. Thermal aircraft pay 100%, everything else 25%, and two Trump-linked drone stocks jumped on the news.
Tehran calls for the intervention of the International Committee of the Red Cross to locate and free three crew members…
It was at Boeing's Saint Louis plant, in the state of Missouri, that this maiden flight took place. On Tuesday, August 15, 2006, the US Navy's new active electronic warfare aircraft, the…
The first two series-production PD-8 engines have been delivered for the Russian regional jet SJ-100. The engine, developed entirely in Russia, has reportedly already passed its…
Russia grants formal recognition to the Islamic Emirate, while the European Union receives Taliban representatives to discuss deportations; through different paths, both contribute to…
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