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August 6, 2026

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…


Emirates and South African Airways (SAA) have announced the expansion of their codeshare agreement. This expansion increases travel options across central and southern Africa, offering…

The US government has removed Iraqi carrier Fly Baghdad from its sanctions list. According to the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, both the…

The Saudi airline began connecting Riyadh and Mumbai with daily frequencies operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, reaching its eighth regular destination.
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The Saudi carrier has begun connecting Riyadh and Mumbai with daily frequencies operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, reaching its eighth regular destination.
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Credit: U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Rowe. In addition to Mexico, the exercise involved Germany, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Spain, the United…

Mountain troops from the Chilean Army, the Argentine Army and the Spanish Army will take centre stage in the winter exercise Filo Andino, which will test all their capabilities in a…

For more than three decades, the company has focused on advanced acoustic solutions for Defence and National Security. According to the meeting minutes, published on the portal for the Law on…

On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, a partial solar eclipse will occur over Austria. In Vienna, the Moon begins covering the Sun's disk at 7:22 p.m. and reaches its maximum…

Since November 2024, around 200 Haitian troops have trained in Martinique. France is one of the countries that has committed to cooperating in the training and equipping of the…

Sarla Aviation is using Siemens Xcelerator software to accelerate development of its next-generation eVTOL aircraft for urban air mobility. The integrated digital platform will connect design…

Honeywell Aerospace reported higher second-quarter sales following its separation from Honeywell International and raised parts of its 2026 financial outlook as it begins operating as an independent…

A commercial flight took off from Reagan National while the presidential aircraft was airborne, despite post-2025 restrictions

Several commercial air routes exist over the Arctic, but none over the Antarctic - why is this the case?
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Duncan Aviation has completed an extensive refurbishment and maintenance programme on a Bombardier Global Express (GLEX), delivering a fully customised cabin alongside major airframe maintenance…

GetJet Group will invest approximately €25 million in a new aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hangar at Vilnius International Airport, expanding its technical capabilities and creating…