Civil aviation news
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August 7, 2026
Spanish airline Volotea is significantly expanding its offering at Olbia Airport in Sardinia for the 2026/2027 winter season. According to the company, the number of…
Merlin has announced it has successfully achieved the Stage of Involvement 3 (SOI 3) milestone with the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAANZ) for two critical components of the Merlin…
Central European budget carrier had 27 A320neos on the ground at the end of June. Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi believes the carrier is still on track to be clear of Pratt & Whitney GTF…
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Directive covers 471 U.S.-registered aircraft after fatigue cracks were linked to a fuselage reinforcement near the forward service door
LifeFlight has received national recognition for its aeromedical excellence, taking home the EMS (Emergency Medical Service) Business of the Year award at the prestigious Australian Aviation Awards…
SkyDrive Inc., a leading compact eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, announces the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan Biz Aviation Co., Ltd. (JBZ), a major…
Fraport Group increased first-half 2026 revenue by 4.0 percent to €2.07 billion, while EBITDA rose 3.8 percent to €582.3 million, supported by growth across its international airport portfolio…
The August 2026 edition of Police Aviation News can be found here. HeliHub.com is providing an external link. Police Aviation News is responsible for the content of their monthly newsletter. The…
Moog Inc., a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems today announced that the Portuguese Army, through the…
Air India Limited (hereinafter, “Air India”), India’s leading global airline, SkyDrive Inc. (hereinafter, “SkyDrive”), a company engaged in the development, manufacture, and sales of eVTOL aircraft…
E-commerce is now a structural driver of air cargo demand, with Liège Airport leveraging 24/7 operations and unrestricted slot access to attract and scale platform-led, charter and ad hoc e-commerce…
It's the US Air Force plane many aviation enthusiasts around the world love most. Despite recent upgrades, it has clearly been in decline for several years now…
The US Federal Aviation Administration is preparing an airworthiness directive to inspect hundreds of Boeing 737 Max passenger aircraft. The reason…
The first NH90 transport helicopter from NHIndustries (NHI) built to the Block-1 standard has completed its maiden flight, the consortium announced on 3 August 2026. Also known as…
Unite has secured a recognition agreement covering around 20 North Air tanker drivers who provide aircraft refuelling services at Glasgow Prestwick Airport. The agreement will allow the union to…
Air India has appointed Tewolde Gebremariam as chief executive officer, replacing Campbell Wilson. The decision was announced on 5 August by the board of the airline, which is controlled…
Norse Atlantic Airways achieved a record 7.1 US cents TRASK in July 2026, up 27 percent year on year, while recording a 98.5 percent load factor across its network and ACMI/charter operations. The…
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris reported total passenger traffic of 3.3 million people for July 2026. Amid the summer travel season, the airline increased…
Passengers who choose to enroll can now move from check-in to boarding using their face instead of documents, in a rollout HIA has built with Qatar Airways and technology partner SITA. Passengers…
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Australian ACMI operator will cut the number of Embraer E190s assigned to QantasLink from 30 to 23
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European aerospace group Airbus recorded a marked increase in order intake in July 2026, while staying on track toward its stated annual targets for…
New findings on the drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport: a drone loaded with Semtex reportedly went undetected for hours next to an Antonov An-124. Investigation ongoing.
BETA Technologies and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) have announced plans to expand their existing financing relationship, The post BETA Plans to Expand Manufacturing With…
Ampaire has begun hybrid-electric flight operations in Utah as part of the state’s uFLY program, marking the start of real-world The post Ampaire Launches Hybrid-Electric Regional Flight Operations…
Damage to aircraft after departure from Vladivostok results in indictment. Russian authorities have indicted an aircraft engineer after an incident in which an unsecured engine cowl was torn off a…
Saudi Arabian carrier Riyadh Air has launched a daily direct connection between the capital hub of Riyadh and the Indian financial metropolis of Mumbai. The maiden flight took place on…
Founded by Sir Richard Branson in the 1980s, Virgin Atlantic Airways has become one of…
Artificial intelligence shows promise in key maritime surveillance activities. A pair of demonstrations involving US Navy aircraft shows the potential for artificial intelligence in the…
Jake Polkinghorne is the safety and compliance lead at Karratha Airport and was recently awarded CASA's Safety Manager Scholarship in CASA's Perth office.
A labor dispute is brewing at low-cost carrier Easyjet in the French market. Cabin crew representatives in France have filed a strike notice for the period from August 7 to September 2…
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