Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Estonia’s Tallinn Airport is embarking on the largest development project in its history: doubling its terminal’s capacity to accommodate future growth.
Airports & Networks

By Keith Mwanalushi
BeauTech Engine Leasing says a looming CF34 engine capacity crunch as regional jet fleets approach a major maintenance cycle will strain the MRO ecosystem.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Workers at Seville-based supplier Sofitec Aero had alerted Airbus about manufacturing problems on fuselage panels, labor union UGT FICA said.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
The head of Swiss wet-lease specialist Helvetic Airways expects consolidation to occur among ACMI operators, noting some “unrest” in the market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France is adding its new La Premiere first class cabin on select Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to four more destinations: Atlanta, Boston, Houston and Tel Aviv.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Alaska Airlines has secured slots at London Heathrow, paving the way for the carrier to launch its planned Seattle-London service in May 2026.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Pilling
West African carrier ASKY is planning its first service to Europe within a year with a flight to Paris, intending to add widebodies to undertake the expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Argentina’s Flybondi has taken a step toward establishing a second home market in South America as Paraguay’s aviation authority begins the process of authorizing the ULCC to operate as the country’s flag carrier.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
IndiGo suspended flights at New Delhi as it attempts to recover from a spate of major flight disruptions that have caused India’s regulator to take action.
Airlines & Lessors

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau
Airbus will again miss its delivery target due to supplier quality problems as Boeing’s turnaround takes another step forward. Listen in as our editors break it all down.
Check 6

By Aaron Karp
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has reached an agreement to acquire Smiths Detection, which produces screening equipment deployed in major airports.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air is revealing plans to install Starlink high-speed Wi-Fi across its own fleet and those of its subsidiaries.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Reaching its 2025 delivery goal was always going to be challenging for Airbus. Now it turns out it is unachievable.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By David Casey, Aaron Karp
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Peraton has been chosen as the sole integrator in the ambitious U.S. DOT plan to upgrade the country’s air traffic control infrastructure by 2029.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Alaska Air Group is weighing the fate of Hawaiian Airlines’ A321neos in the merged entity’s fleet, concluding the current number in the operation is too small.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
An issue identified by New Zealand’s accident bureau as being linked to an Air New Zealand A320neo uncommanded engine shutdown could have wider implications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The International Civil Aviation Organization Council chose Toshiyuki Onuma, currently Japan's Representative to ICAO, to be its president from Jan. 1, 2026.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Eight years after its inception, Barcelona, Spain-based carrier Level has started operating under its own air operator’s certificate (AOC).
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Accenture has conducted an initial audit of Alaska Air Group’s IT infrastructure, and the carrier intends to share findings from the preliminary report soon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plan to establish an overarching Gulf Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) for the region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Long-awaited plans to reform European legislation governing the rights of air passengers in the event of a delay or cancellation are dragging on.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
While not expecting impacts of the U.S. government shutdown to bleed over into 2026, American Airlines is keeping a close eye on the shorter term.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Teardowns of relatively young Airbus A320neo aircraft are continuing, with EirTrade Aviation becoming the latest company to buy aircraft for part-out.
Supply Chain