Civil aviation news
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August 6, 2026

Evolution Measurement Ltd has been appointed as the official UK sales channel partner for VIAVI Solutions Inc., strengthening access to advanced avionics test and measurement technologies for the…

Brisbane Airport welcomed a record 25.2 million passengers in FY26, with more than one million additional travelers passing through its terminals compared with the previous financial year. A total…

Business aviation grew 33% in the first half of 2026, according to ABAG. The sector projects 1.2 million takeoffs and landings

21st-century national security can no longer be understood solely through the availability of means and weapon systems…

An indefinite strike by ground handler Groundforce is causing significant disruption at Barcelona-El Prat Airport. Airlines affected include Air Europa, Air…

EirTrade Aviation Maintenance has strengthened its aircraft transition and storage capabilities after securing three new international maintenance authorisations from the Bailiwick of Guernsey…

BLR Aerospace, a company of Ducommun Incorporated, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Italy-based Boggi Aeronautics S.r.l. to distribute the Airbus AS350/H125 Dual Cargo Mirror System…

The e-Smart Group – a European logistics conglomerate – is going ahead with plans for a second-half 2027 launch of a cargo airline that will use Beta Technologies Alia CX300 freighters on regional…

Sumit Singh of Simple Flying sits down with Archer Aviation to explore how the company is shaping the future of urban air mobility. From its all-electric Midnight aircraft and certification progress…

Key takeaway: GXO beat estimates, held rather than raised guidance, and the stock still fell double digits, which reads less like a verdict on the quarter and more like a market unwilling to keep…

At the facilities of the Baterías Marine Infantry Base and the Puerto Belgrano Naval Base, Argentina's Armed Forces are currently carrying out the amphibious stage of the Joint Basic…

Cadets Juan Pablo Bolívar Portales and Martín Hein Monsalve of the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Military School of the Chilean Army put everything they had learned to the test at the Cadet Leader…

Avolon Holdings has established a US$1.5 billion commercial paper programme through its wholly owned subsidiary, Avolon Aerospace Leasing Limited (AALL), to diversify its funding sources and…

South Korean ferry operator Panstar Line has purchased a containership from HMM for its maiden voyage through the Northern Sea Route (NSR). Panstar took delivery of the 2011-built 2,700 teu HMM…

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It will be the airline's fourth route from Carrasco Airport, after Campinas, Belo Horizonte and Recife.

It will be the fourth route served by the airline from Carrasco Airport, after Campinas, Belo Horizonte and Recife.

Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LHTP) has broken ground on a new wide-body MRO facility at Clark International Airport, marking a major expansion of its operations in the country. The new base…
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The Air Astana Group continued its growth trajectory in the second quarter and first half of 2026. According to the airline, the expansion of its international…

Border control has long relied on physical documents and manual inspection to verify identities. But as traveler volumes rise and fraud tactics become more sophisticated, many agencies are…

Jin Air and Eastar Jet are launching services to Yichang, Zhangjiajie and other smaller Chinese cities as Korea-China passenger traffic climbs 22 percent to 9.54 million and regional airports grow…

Middle East-bound cargo transhipping via India is prompting secondary and niche container lines to expand their Red Sea service offerings, despite the escalating risks in the conflict region…
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US cargo and charter carrier National Airlines operated one of the longest commercial cargo flights in aviation history on August 4, 2026. Under the…

Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM) and CAAM member Perkins&Will have unveiled an advanced air mobility vertiport concept for Langley Regional Airport in British Columbia, Canada. “The concept…

Carrier has already partially grounded part of sub-fleet to support A220-300 operations. Swiss International Air Lines is set to phase out its sub-fleet of Airbus A220-100s by the end of 2027 at the…

Ask a ground handler what keeps them up at night, and the answer used to be operational: delays, weather, staffing. Increasingly, it’s something else — a licence renewal date circled on a calendar…

The rapid build-out of AI data centres has become the latest driver of air cargo demand, filling much of the gap left by the decline in China-US ecommerce shipments following the end of US de…


Schiphol’s cargo community is hopeful that cargo operations will benefit from low-cost airlines reducing flights to the airport as a result of “significant increases” in airport charges, while a…
