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Mount Anak Krakatau eruption

Aviation Safety

Mount Anak Krakatau eruption grounds flights at eight Indonesian airports

The Mount Anak Krakatau eruption and subsequent ash cloud has grounded flights at eight airports with thousands of passengers affected by the disruption. On September 6, 2026, the Minister of Transportation in Indonesia, Dudy Purwagandhi, confirmed that operational services had been temporarily…

September 6, 2026

USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier

Defense

USS Abraham Lincoln leaves Thailand following five-day ‘recharge’ break

September 6, 2026

Airbus H160 helicopter

Aircraft

Airbus receives H160 order from Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency

September 6, 2026

Crowd of spectators at an air show watches a smoky plume rise from near a parked US Air Force cargo plane beside a fighter jet on a sunny tarmac

Aviation Safety

Greek Air Force F-4 crashes at airshow, killing 2 pilots

September 6, 2026

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Inside Iberojet, the airline quietly building a unique transatlantic network

September 4, 2026

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Aviation Safety

Passengers duct-tape disruptive man to seat as American Airlines flight diverts

September 6, 2026

Spicejet Boeing 737 800 Reg VT SLE

Airlines

SpiceJet plans to nearly triple active fleet with deal for 20 leased aircraft

September 4, 2026

KLM Airbus A350 900 The Night Watch

Airlines

KLM’s first A350-900 completes its first flight

September 4, 2026

F 35 Lightning II with the Pratt and Whitney F135 turbofan

Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney invests millions in GTF and F-35 engine facility in Poland

September 4, 2026

An Air India Airbus A320neo departs Jodhpur Airport in Rajasthan India

Aviation Safety

Air India A320neo lost all three hydraulic systems at 36,000 feet

September 4, 2026

Embraer E190 E2 ANA

Airlines

Embraer and All Nippon Airways finalize additional E190-E2 aircraft order

September 4, 2026

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Inside Iberojet, the airline quietly building a unique transatlantic network

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euroAtlantic’s new CEO Calitis on why widebody ACMI needs both Boeing and Airbus

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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise CEO on becoming a top-tier global aircraft lessor

AVIATION ECONOMICS

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airBaltic secures €257 million financing from its bondholders

September 4, 2026

Air New Zealand Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Prime Minister Luxon scolds Air New Zealand over ‘very poor’ financial results

August 28, 2026

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airBaltic bondholders approve new terms for outstanding bonds

August 17, 2026

Akasa Air has joined a unique club with the airline becoming the first non Ryanair airline to operate the Boeing 737 MAX 8 200

Avolon and Akasa Air agree sale and leaseback of seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft

August 14, 2026

Several Philippine Airlines planes parked at the gate displaying red blue and yellow sunburst tail logos

Philippine Airlines posts $25.1M net loss in H1 2026 as fuel costs surge

August 13, 2026

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AIRLINES

Spicejet Boeing 737 800 Reg VT SLE

SpiceJet plans to nearly triple active fleet with deal for 20 leased aircraft

September 4, 2026

KLM Airbus A350 900 The Night Watch

KLM’s first A350-900 completes its first flight

September 4, 2026

Two businessmen in dark suits shake hands while showing signed agreement documents at a ceremony Thai and South Korean flags on the table with a model helicopter centerpiece

Korean Air partners with TAI to maintain, upgrade Thai military aircraft fleet

September 3, 2026

Side by side airport photo left shows a white Philippine Airlines aircraft at a gate with ground crew right shows two plane tails with colorful sunburst livery

Philippine Airlines takes delivery of fourth A350-1000 with five more on order

September 3, 2026

Riyadh Air Airbus A321neo

Riyadh Air shares photos of first Airbus A321neo during final assembly

September 3, 2026

Interior of a modern airplane in business class showing private lie flat seats and partitioned pods with blue ambient lighting facing forward

American Airlines unveils first B777-300ER retrofitted with Flagship Suites

September 3, 2026

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DEFENSE

USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier

USS Abraham Lincoln leaves Thailand following five-day ‘recharge’ break

September 6, 2026

An EA 37B flies alongside an EC 130H Compass Call

US Air Force retires EC-130H Compass Call after final Arizona flight

September 4, 2026

A gray F 35B stealth jet on the deck of an aircraft carrier with the ocean in the background

US Navy seeks carrier combat drones carrying up to 10,000 pounds

September 3, 2026

Rocket powered spacecraft soaring above Earth with a fiery exhaust plume

GE Aerospace wins Pentagon contract to build Mach 5 hypersonic test vehicle

September 3, 2026

A New York Air National Guard LC 130 Skibird takes off

US Air Force moves closer to ski-equipped C-130J Hercules

September 3, 2026

Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport

Zelenskyy warns airlines ‘safe days in Russia’s skies are over’

September 2, 2026

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BUSINESS IN AVIATION

Apollo buys major stake in Atlantic Aviation as FBO chain nears $10B valuation

September 1, 2026

Private jet in flight over a blue sea with forested islands and distant mountains at dusk tail number N373EE visible on the fuselage

Autoland-fitted Embraer Phenom 300EV receives triple certification

August 25, 2026

White private jet with red and orange accents parked on a runway under a clear blue sky registration N378PG visible on the tail

Executive jet maker SyberJet claims light jet Transcon speed record

August 23, 2026

White Citation CJ4 private jet parked in a hangar with a yellow CJ4 Series sign on the wall

Textron Aviation delivers 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 series aircraft

August 18, 2026

Five men in smart casual attire pose beside a white private jet with its door open and a portable staircase on the tarmac

PeakJet takes off: the Swiss startup bringing semi-private aviation to Europe

August 14, 2026

Front right view of a white corporate jet parked on a runway blue sky and dramatic clouds above

Solairus deal to buy Clay Lacy charter business pushes fleet above 500 aircraft

August 7, 2026

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AVIATION TOP 10s

Flying on a budget Top 10 cheapest planes in the world

The 10 cheapest planes you can buy in 2026

July 8, 2026

Top 10 attack helicopters

Top 10 most advanced attack helicopters in service in 2026

July 2, 2026

Top 10 most widely operated fighter jets in 2025

Top 10: Most widely used fighter jets in 2026

June 26, 2026

Top 10 most expensive fighter jets

Top 10 most expensive fighter jets in 2026

June 24, 2026

Top 10 largest passenger planes

Top 10 biggest passenger planes in the world in 2026

June 18, 2026

Ranked Top 10 worlds fastest fighter jets in 2025

Ranked: Top 10 fastest fighter jets in the world in 2026

June 14, 2026

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TECHNOLOGY

Regent seaplane landing on a lake with a support boat creating spray white aircraft with two winged pontoons and REGENT on the fuselage near a tree lined shore

REGENT completes first human-crewed seaglider flight

September 2, 2026

Large shiny airship suspended beside a modern hangar on a desert airfield at sunset

Sceye high-altitude airship flies from US to Japan through stratosphere

September 2, 2026

JetZero

JetZero secures additional $100 million to develop blended wing body aircraft

September 1, 2026

White cargo aircraft with six propellers flying above a cloudy sky labeled Zuri on the fuselage

Czech startup Zuri unveils new unmanned cargo drone, eyes fresh capital

August 28, 2026

REGENT Viceroy prototype full hull

REGENT closes $240 million Series B round from defense-focused investors

August 28, 2026

White Ampaire light aircraft with registration N337EE flying over the ocean near the coastline sunset light reflecting on water

Ampaire raises $19M Series B funding from IAG, Alaska Airlines, VC investors

August 19, 2026

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