Civil aviation news
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August 21, 2026

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who met his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday,... The post Will devote all my…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India and Japan will explore the possibility of joint development in naval shipbuilding and design by leveraging... The post India, Japan to work…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Department of Telecommunications has directed telecom operators to decline new connections to subscribers already having nine... The post Don’t…

The US Department of Transportation (US DOT) has announced nearly 615 million USD in funding for airport infrastructure projects across 42 states and two US territories. The funding, announced by…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Territorial Army, in collaboration with CyberPeace, has launched Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 (TCQ 3.0), a national-level... The post Territorial…

Today, less than an hour ago, a Ryanair B737-800 EI-DWK operating flight FR 5920 from Malaga to Turin began its descent, turned left and headed toward Marseille…

SkyDrive Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Gold Coast Helitours for the potential introduction of its SKYDRIVE SD-05 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in Australia…

The United States decided to disband the special attack drone battalion it formed in Europe in early 2026 to apply lessons from the war in Ukraine. An Army representative…

LOS ANGELES — A Mexico City-bound United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency diversion to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Thursday afternoon following an in-flight technical…

Today's bad weather, with heavy showers, lightning and wind, is causing various problems. Among them, Genoa, where inbound flights have been diverted, which…

Today's bad weather, with heavy showers, lightning and wind, is causing various problems. Among them, Pisa, where inbound flights have been diverted, which…
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In the 2026/27 winter schedule, German Airways will operate Embraer E190s mainly on four routes for Condor. The route network changes seasonally: Venice is dropped for winter, while…

Jet2 and Ryanair slashed ticket prices from the Yorkshire airport after EasyJet said it would end all Leeds Bradford flights in January. Low-cost carriers Jet2 and Ryanair have launched fare sales…

During joint counter-drone training at Bemowo Piskie Training Area in Poland on August 18, 2026, US Army drone operators flew first-person-view aircraft for Romanian crews to… The post Romanian…

Free internet from gate to gate, a single login for the whole group and new operational possibilities: Lufthansa has ushered in its Starlink era. CEO Jens Ritter activated the…

Today's bad weather, with heavy showers, lightning and wind, is causing various problems. Among them, Florence, where inbound flights have been diverted, which…

Airline Lufthansa is overhauling its catering concept on short- and medium-haul flights from 1 September 2026. In Economy Class, on flights of two hours or more, for the first time…

Today's bad weather, with heavy showers, lightning and wind, is causing various problems. Among them, Bologna, where inbound flights have been diverted, which…
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The United States has approved the possible sale of up to four Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft to Qatar in a package worth $4.5 billion. The deal was…
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Airbus has completed the paintwork on the first A350F, bringing its new-generation widebody freighter another step closer to entering flight testing. The aircraft is now being prepared for its first…

By Ignacio Montes de Oca In a single week of 2026, 72,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta. In 2021, Belarus flew in migrants on charter flights and multiplied crossings by 300…

Brazil, through its Ministry of Defense, is evaluating the possible acquisition of a batch of the Airbus Helicopters H145 twin-engine multi-mission helicopter, as already reported by Tecnologia &…

President Trump toured the ornate, granite helipad under construction on the White House South Lawn with reporters, adding his signature to a piece of the stonework that could see use as soon as…

Nasser Al Sharji has joined Oman Air as its Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 September 2026, as the airline enters the next phase of its transformation strategy focused on operational…

The shipping industry’s shift towards alternative fuels is accelerating, but debate over how it should be regulated is intensifying as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) considers its…

Icelandair Group has acquired a 49% stake in Fly Play Europe Holdco (FPE), giving the airline access to an additional European Air Operator Certificate (AOC) as it seeks greater operational…

In the labour dispute between the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit and Malta Air, part of the Ryanair group, the conflict over working conditions for those…

SyberJet Aircraft announced today that its SJ30-2 has set an unofficial East-to-West transcontinental speed record in the C-1.f aircraft class, flying nonstop from Jacksonville, Florida to San…

At Toronto Pearson Airport, a seized Russian Antonov An-124 has sat outdoors since February 2022, racking up fees. A court is blocking its departure while parking costs…

A US appeals court overturned the government decision that would have ended a nearly decade-old alliance allowing the airlines to coordinate schedules, fares and capacity