UAE prosecutors confirm Tel Aviv Ben Gurion terminal was intended target of FZ1073 attack The UAE Attorney-General said on 9 October that the co-pilot of

The Paraguayan Air Force has taken delivery of a Cessna SkyCourier, becoming the aircraft’s first military operator in South America. Funded by Itaipu

Icelandair will launch flights to St Louis and restore Madrid to its network in summer 2027, while expanding its partnership with Southwest Airlines to

Virgin has signed an agreement with Alstom for 12 Avelia Stream high-speed trains as it prepares to launch cross-Channel passenger services from 2030. The

Thailand’s Queen Suthida has completed her first solo flight in a single-seat Saab JAS 39C Gripen fighter at Wing 7 in Surat Thani. King Maha

Ryanair has opened bookings for its first 29 new routes for summer 2027, ahead of the launch of its full seasonal schedule. The airline says it plans to

A Saudia aircraft was heavily damaged by fire while parked at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, October 8, amid a

Avolon has placed a firm order for 35 Airbus A330-900s and 75 A320neo Family aircraft, strengthening its delivery pipeline to support airline fleet

Belgium’s Court of Cassation has brought an end to a more than decade-long legal dispute over the runway and safety area at Antwerp Airport, confirming

A civilian helicopter made an emergency landing in a field near Den Helder in the Netherlands on Thursday afternoon after experiencing a technical

airBaltic carried 474,000 passengers in September 2026, virtually unchanged from the same month last year. The Latvian airline operated 4,387 flights, an

LATAM Airlines Brazil and Embraer have begun the delivery process for the airline’s first E195-E2, marking a milestone in its domestic expansion. The

Air France will add Nashville and San Diego to its US network in summer 2027, operating three weekly flights to each destination from Paris-Charles de

KLM will begin offering free high-speed Wi-Fi on its intercontinental flights from mid-2027, rolling it out in phases across all cabin classes. Announced

Finnair carried 1,112,200 passengers in September 2026, up 9.6% year-on-year, with growth across its Asian, European and North Atlantic networks. Domestic

LOT Polish Airlines resumed scheduled services between Warsaw Chopin Airport and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi on 7 October 2026, restoring a route last operated

Romania has signed a contract for 12 Airbus H225M multirole military helicopters, beginning the replacement of the Romanian Air Force’s IAR-330 Puma fleet

American Airlines flight AA37 from Madrid to Dallas-Fort Worth diverted to New York JFK on Tuesday, October 6, after six of the eight lavatories on its

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has placed a firm order for 10 Airbus aircraft as part of its fleet modernisation plans. The order comprises four A350-900

Around 140 flights are expected to be cancelled at Brussels Airport on Friday, 9 October 2026, as staff at ground-handling company Alyzia join the

Some 180 pupils in their third and fourth years of secondary school will explore flight planning and take the controls of a professional flight simulator

British Airways flight BA295 from London Heathrow to Chicago returned to its departure airport on Monday, 5 October, following a technical issue, the

Riyadh Air has opened ticket sales for a new direct service between Riyadh and Jakarta, scheduled to launch on 16 November 2026. The airline plans three

Authorities are investigating how a woman boarded a Tel Aviv-bound aircraft at Larnaca Airport on Monday evening, 5 October, despite not appearing on the

AEGEAN will launch direct flights between Athens and Damascus on 2 December 2026, expanding its Middle Eastern network. Services will operate up to four

British Airways has unveiled redesigned cabins for its Airbus A380 fleet, with the first refurbished aircraft expected to enter service in the coming

Icelandair carried 466,000 passengers in September 2026, down 3% year-on-year, while its load factor reached a September record of 84.9%. Capacity fell by

Aeroméxico transported 1.853 million passengers in September 2026, as passenger demand grew slightly faster than capacity and the Mexican carrier

Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris transported 2.5 million passengers in September 2026, with international traffic continuing to outperform its

Brussels Airport said that part of Alyzia's workforce is expected to participate in the national trade-union action taking place in Brussels on Friday.

airBaltic plans to cut between 500 and 700 jobs as the Latvian carrier moves ahead with a major restructuring involving a smaller Airbus A220 fleet, fewer

Lufthansa will resume Frankfurt–Nagoya flights and introduce a daily Frankfurt–Tokyo-Narita service for summer 2027, as Lufthansa Group expands its

Swedavia’s ten Swedish airports handled just under 3.2 million passengers in September 2026, up just over 2% year-on-year. International traffic rose 3%,

Norwegian Group carried 2.8 million passengers in September 2026, comprising 2.4 million with Norwegian and 394,000 with Widerøe. Norwegian’s load factor

FZ1073: RMIT confirms co-pilot’s university enrolment Melbourne’s RMIT University confirmed on 5 October that the co-pilot involved in the FZ1073 incident

Barcelona-El Prat Airport recorded 385 flight cancellations over the weekend of 3–4 October as torrential rain swept across Catalonia, according to Civil

Embraer delivered 66 aircraft in the third quarter of 2026, its strongest third-quarter performance to date. Deliveries rose 6% year-on-year and 2%

The US Coast Guard has found debris from a missing Gulfstream G100 medical transport aircraft off Nantucket, Massachusetts, as the search continues for

The US Coast Guard launched an air and sea search off Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Saturday, 3 October, after a medical transport jet carrying six people

A SAS flight from Copenhagen to Vilnius returned to its departure airport on Saturday morning, 3 October, after a suspected drone sighting prompted a

Arkia dispatches Dubai repatriation flight after El Al cancellation Arkia dispatched its first repatriation flight to Dubai on 2 October, while Israir

Air France is introducing new menus created by six French chefs and pastry chefs for its La Première, Business and Premium cabins on long-haul flights

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 in Toulouse on 2 October 2026, marking another step in its long-haul fleet

Copenhagen Airport handled a record 3.2 million passengers in September 2026, up 4% compared with the same month last year. The airport attributed the

Ryanair carried more than 20.1 million passengers in September 2026, an increase of 4% compared with the 19.4 million passengers recorded in the same

Condor has launched an app within ChatGPT, bringing travel inspiration and flight searches directly into conversations. The German carrier says it is the

Condor is expanding its FlyPink breast cancer awareness initiative this October through a joint campaign with football club Eintracht Frankfurt and

Discover Airlines has unveiled “We fly for you” ("Wir fliegen für dich" in German) as its new brand slogan, replacing “Let’s discover” after five years