Civil aviation news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 9, 2026
A flight attendant was injured early on Sunday morning at Sydney International Airport (SYD) after the pilots of a Jetstar plane taxiing for departure were forced to slam on the brakes to avoid…
Hybrid microelectronics can deliver maximum performance with miniaturised solutions in the most demanding environments, making it ideal for use on aerospace platforms and…
August 8, 2026
AW | 2026 08 08 20:45 | AIRLINES ROUTES Flies 11-hour route between Mumbai and Amsterdam IndiGo will use the Airbus A321XLR to sustain its Mumbai/BOM—Amsterdam/AMS link with a flight of about…
Lufthansa Technik Philippines, the joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and MacroAsia Corporation, broke ground on its new base maintenance facility at Clark International Airport. The center for…
Vietnam is strengthening its air component looking to Moscow and appears set to be confirmed as launch customer for the new version of the Yakovlev trainer and attack aircraft...
by Alberto Cossu – Vision & Global Trends. Società Italiana di Geopolitica project, Geopolitics of the Poles. Arctic and Antarctic between routes, resources and global powers. Part I, a...
Spanish public spending on defence and support for its industrial base hit a record in 2025, with budget execution of 23,333 million euros, up 46.5% on the previous year and well above…
LONDON — A routine night shift inside Virgin Atlantic’s engineering hangar at London Heathrow Airport turned into an extraordinary mess tonight after an automated fire suppression system…
A C-17 of the 445th Airlift Wing extensively damaged in March 2025 was repaired by using new technologies of the Rapid Sustainment Office, after no vendors were able to provide the needed parts. The…
Iberia is planning a special flight aboard one of its A321XLRs to give scientists a closer look at the total solar eclipse. Viewers at home will also get a unique perspective, thanks to a live…
A Robinson R44 helicopter carrying tourists crashed in Vista Chinesa, Rio de Janeiro, leaving four dead
AW | 2026 08 08 13:33 | INDUSTRY / AVIATION SAFETY / AVIATION ORGANISMS New Airworthiness Directives for the Boeing 737 MAX The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered new inspections…
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 with 199 passengers and six crew members on board was evacuated on the runway at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport (ATL) on Saturday morning after smoke entered…
Aeropuertos Argentina launched the second phase of its comprehensive infrastructure works plan for Jorge Newbery International Airport, to address the constant increase in…
France's Constitutional Council validated on Thursday (6th) the new Military Programming Law, which provides for raising Defense spending to 436 billion euros by 2030…
According to an Armed Forces spokesperson, the drones were detected around 10pm on Thursday at the base in Mechernich, North Rhine-Westphalia…
Turning the page on the story written all over every Navy jet.
Friendships with names like Olacyr de Moraes, Telê Santana, Ozires Silva, Shigeaki Ueki and Rolando Boldrin reveal a lesser-known side of TAM's founder
This Saturday 8 August 2026 photo takes us back 81 years, just as the fighting of the Second World War was ending…
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Lufthansa has refused to accept the earliest built Boeing 777-9 jets, following Emirates in rejecting the aging airframes amid ongoing certification delays.
Air France will fly the Pope, his delegation of Cardinals and a delegation of accredited journalists aboard 3 special flights between Paris-Orly, Lourdes, Metz and Rome
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AW | 2026 08 08 11:08 | AIRLINES / INDUSTRY Embraer in talks to sell E2-JET aircraft to IndiGo Brazilian manufacturer Embraer is testing the market to position the E2-JET in one of the…
The aircraft is a Kodiak 100 Series III destined for a Canadian customer
Air traffic at several Russian airports remains significantly disrupted. On Saturday (8 August), disruptions occurred at Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Moscow-Vnukovo, Moscow-Domodedovo, St…
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The 747 and A380 both land in crosswinds. Their captains use different techniques to do it, and the reasons are structural.
What should have been the end of a happy weekend celebrating a friend’s wedding in Arizona turned into a living nightmare when Patience Gore, a Zimbabwian national, was detained by three undercover…
DJI is urging drone operators to file FCC comments before September 2 as the agency weighs cutting off imports and sales of previously approved drones with thermal, LiDAR, spray, and docking…
The premier combat utility helicopter The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has proven itself both in combat and peace time missions. The Black Hawk is the primary medium lift helicopter for the US Army…
Air India increased pilot salaries by 8% to 15% on Friday, with commanders receiving the largest raises and increases tapering down by rank. The post Air India Gives Pilots Up to 15% Salary Hike…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered inspections of 471 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, a preventive measure aimed at checking for the possible existence of…
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