Civil aviation news
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August 7, 2026
A new route will come online in December.
The US carrier confirmed the resumption of direct flights between the Uruguayan capital and the state of Florida for the high season. Details on weekly frequencies, the day…
Aviation organizations want the agency to restrict broad distribution of personal information tied to aircraft registrations.
Finnair carried 1.24 million passengers in July 2026, an increase of 9.3% compared with the same month last year, driven by strong demand across its European, North Atlantic and Asian networks. The…
Ryanair will withdraw from the Serbian market during the 2026/27 winter season, ending all services to and from Niš Constantine the Great Airport after a decade of operations. The Irish low-cost…
The Iberia Group is expanding its winter service between Madrid and Menorca. After the airline group won the Spanish transport ministry's tender for the winter Public Service…
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 forced to divert to Brazzaville — another jumbo jet dispatched as replacement
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 with nearly 380 people on board had to land in the Republic of the Congo after an unidentifiable smell was detected in the cabin. To pick them up, another 747-8 was…
Delta Air Lines will launch a new daily nonstop service between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Tokyo Narita (NRT) on 27 March 2027, further strengthening its Seattle hub and…
With the end of the summer holidays in the German states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Austrian motorway operator Asfinag is preparing for increased traffic on the…
Investigation points to chronic failure in the de-icing system, procedural violations and a “culture of... The post Federal Police Charges Voepass Owner and 15 Others Over ATR 72 Crash…
The Hornet The F/A-18 Hornet completed its first flight in 1978 and entered operational service with the Marine Corps in 1983 and the US Navy in 1984. The Hornet replaced the F-4 Phantom II and the…
Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways will resume their routes to Bahrain and Kuwait on 8 August. Both airlines had suspended the flights due to tensions in the Middle East…
International Airport of Heraklion Crete SA (IAHC), the company behind the new Heraklion international airport in Crete, has awarded Indra, in consortium with Greek firm ATESE…
By: Hispaviación Editorial Staff The rollout of commemorative livery schemes in contemporary commercial aviation goes beyond a mere aesthetic or promotional exercise, becoming a…
Section 105 would restrict the use of ADS-B data to identify aircraft for revenue collection without an owner or operator’s consent.
Swiss out-earned the entire network division it belongs to, which arguably says more about the mainline than about Zurich. Fuel took most of the blame for the quarter, but the gap between the two…
07-08-2026 Japanese carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) has officially unveiled the JAL Jubilee Express, a themed aircraft dedicated to commemorating Tokyo DisneySea's 25th anniversary. Photo…
Authorities have not said publicly which procedures were allegedly violated.
The Polish district court of Poznań-Grunwald and Jeżyce has convicted a passenger for misconduct on board a Ryanair flight. The incident took place on June 8, 2025, at…
Each month, search activity across the Locatory.com marketplace provides a timely indication of what airlines, MROs and suppliers are actively sourcing. Analysis of the most searched and…
Passengers arriving from Doha will not have to recheck their luggage for a connecting flight.
French company Positive Aviation reached an important milestone in the development of the FF72-X1, its new amphibious firefighting aircraft based on the ATR 72 regional turboprop. The company…
Investigators confirm Semtex and PETN in the Leipzig drone bomb, which slipped past airport defenses and sat unseen beside a Ukrainian An-124 for four hours.
Memorandum of understanding will explore strategic collaboration in Spain, targeting sustainable aviation and dual-use opportunities in European markets.
A shortage of air traffic controllers significantly disrupted operations at Sydney Airport on Friday morning. According to Airservices Australia, measures were implemented due to staffing shortfalls…
Compatible with ADVEEZ's FAMA and OTM devices, the platform combines fleet tracking, operator access control, digital safety inspections, driver behavior monitoring and predictive maintenance into a…
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) requiring inspection of 471 Boeing… The post New FAA directive requires checks on 471 Boeing 737 MAX jets…
Check out the July/August 2026 issue of Ground Support Worldwide, featuring a deep dive into modern cargo handling, a GSE Expo Europe preview, and more.
Aircraft lessor Avolon has launched a commercial paper program with a volume of up to $1.5 billion (around €1.3 billion). Through the program, the wholly owned…
August 7, 2026, ©. Leeham News: In our series on aircraft structures, we have looked at hand layup with pre-impregnated fiber fabrics. We now look at the alternative manual layup method, dry fiber…
