Civil aviation news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 14, 2026
Aeroméxico has taken delivery of its 25th Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft is a Boeing 787-9 leased to the Mexican airline by Aercap. It is also…
Droniq GmbH and Germany’s Federal Association for Critical Infrastructure (BSKI) are jointly conducting a nationwide survey on drone detection in the critical infrastructure sector. The The post…
SAC, the company managing Catania and Comiso airports, reports that due to Etna’s eruptive activity and the resulting contamination of infrastructure by volcanic ash…
US company Heart Aerospace successfully completed the first flight of its X1 demonstrator aircraft yesterday. With a wingspan of 32.4 meters, a nose-to-tail length of 23.2 meters and a weight…
China sets out a plan for civil aviation through 2030 focused on safety, infrastructure, digitalisation, connectivity and emission reduction
Pilatus Aircraft has opened a new competence centre for developing and manufacturing composite components at its Stans headquarters in the canton of Nidwalden. The building, named Schwarzhorn…
Air traffic security incident: drone sightings lead to temporary disruptions at Cologne/Bonn Airport
Several drone sightings temporarily disrupted flight operations at Cologne/Bonn Airport on Wednesday, 12 August 2026. According to federal police, up to…
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flyadeal will launch non-stop flights between Riyadh (RUH) and Mumbai (BOM) on Oct. 3, 2026, making Mumbai its second destination in India after Hyderabad (HYD). The…
In the latest change, the superjumbo will temporarily not operate to these two very busy airports. Find out more here!
Photo: Petty Officer 3rd Class Jasmin Aquino/DVIDS By Henry Ziemer – Published July 30, 2026 Published December 6, 2024…
General Atomics AeroTec Systems and Sweden’s TRAKKA Systems announced a partnership to integrate the TrakkaCam TC-375 camera as a new equipment option for the Do228 NXT. The system enables…
Heart Aerospace has announced the successful first flight of its X1 demonstrator aircraft, considered the largest battery-electric aircraft to have flown to date. The aircraft features a…
It becomes one of the nation's first facilities to take concrete steps toward integration of new and novel aircraft.
Applications are now open for the DefTech Forges technology challenges under the Ukraine/European Union BraveTech EU grant programme. The programme’s primary goal is to identify The post…
Gol Linhas Aéreas has welcomed back a former company executive as its new CEO, with Celso Ferrer announcing… The post Gol Linhas Aéreas welcomes back former company executive as new CEO appeared…
Latvian national carrier airBaltic has unveiled the key elements of its business plan following its approval by the company’s Supervisory Board, which includes a reduction of its…
New agreement adds up to seven aircraft, reinforcing long-term growth and future MRO demand in India’s aviation market Akasa Air has signed a new sale-and-leaseback agreement with global aircraft…
Heart Aerospace completes the first flight of its electric aircraft X1 and advances development of the hybrid-electric ES-30 model
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The MC-21-310 will undergo inspections and receive the customer’s livery after a 4,000 km ferry flight from Irkutsk
Pilatus opens a composite materials centre in Switzerland, bringing together development, production and new manufacturing technologies
The Canadian airline reached CA$6.3 billion in revenue but suffered operating losses of CA$215 million.
The Canadian carrier posted CA$6.3 billion in revenue but suffered a CA$215 million operating loss.
The annual Drone Days event will take place in Germany later this month. Drone Days 2026 will take place at Bremen Airport (August 26) and The post U-space high on the agenda at Germany’s Drone Days…
WestJet, the Canadian airline, agreed to settle a ten-year class action lawsuit for 4.5 million Canadian dollars, equivalent to about 3.2…
The Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority has celebrated the completion of Project Gateway, a multi-year investment plan that has seen the modernisation of Fort Wayne International Airport…
STARLUX Airlines is using GLSHK’s EzyCustoms platform to support its new Taipei–Prague route, launched on 1 August, marking the airline’s first direct expansion into Europe. EzyCustoms supports EU…
Angola’s National Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) has formally accepted Iuri Neto, TAAG’s Chief Operating Officer, as Accountable Manager, following a review of his qualifications, experience and…
Brussels Airport handled 2.58 million passengers in July, up 2.8% year on year and its strongest monthly result since 2019. The busiest day was 20 July, with more than 92,000 passengers, driven by…
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Menzies Aviation has rolled out ABOMIS’s TimaCheck across 45 European airports in 24 countries, completing more than 30,000 passenger checks since launch. The tool identified 9,000+ invalid or…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) congratulated President Keiko Fujimori and her administration on the start of her term, and highlighted the priorities needed to move…
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