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From crisis to growth: Kenya Airways’ acting CEO on its turnaround and future
Kenya Airways has emerged from one of the most challenging periods in its history with a remarkable turnaround for the company’s fortunes. In 2024, the airline posted a net profit of 5.4 billion Kenyan Shillings (approximately US$42 million), its first profit in over a decade, marking a…
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Group bookings: Where automation goes to die (and how to save it)
AeroTime columnist Ann Cederhall is an instructor with IATA on Airline Distribution Strategy and with Aeroclass on Airline Retailing, Ann is a frequent…
Joby acquires Ohio manufacturing facility to support production ramp up
Joby Aviation has expanded its US manufacturing footprint with the acquisition of a 700,000-square-foot production facility in the Dayton, Ohio, area, marking another step in the company’s…
El Al plans record North America push in Summer 2026 schedule
El Al Israel Airlines is planning its largest-ever Summer schedule in 2026, with a sharp expansion of long-haul flying led by record service to North America, as the airline moves to lock in…
Why 200,000 job applicants still haven’t solved the FAA’s controller shortage
Over the past few years, the Federal Aviation Administration has received roughly 200,000 applications from people wishing to become air traffic controllers in the US. Yet the…
Turkish Airlines to make $2.3B investment in strengthening ground infrastructure
Turkish Airlines has announced a package of investments worth 100 billion Turkish Lira (US$2.3 billion / €2 billion) to upgrade and expand its ground infrastructure. The announcement was…
Lockheed Martin delivers record 191 F-35s in 2025 amid rising global demand
Lockheed Martin says it delivered 191 F-35 Lightning II fighters in 2025, the highest annual total in the program’s history, as more countries move to expand or introduce the fifth-generation…
Vertical Aerospace brings in fresh talent as Valo prepares for US debut
A new year and a new injection of fresh talent has been introduced at Vertical Aerospace as the electric vehicle and takeoff (eVTOL) aircraft developer starts 2026 with two full-scale VX4…
All Qatar Airways A350s now Starlink connected, next up Dreamliners
After completing Starlink Wi-Fi installation across its fleet of 54 Boeing 777s in July 2025, Qatar Airways swiftly moved on to begin the connectivity upgrade across its 62 Airbus A350s. Qatar…
IndiGo welcomes first Airbus A321XLR aircraft
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo becomes India’s first operator of the Airbus A321XLR after taking delivery of the first aircraft of this type on January 7, 2026. The aircraft is the first…
NASA weighs up early return of ISS crew due to concerns over astronaut’s health
A “medical situation” involving an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) has given rise to the possibility of SpaceX Crew-11 returning to Earth early. Station Commander Mike…
Joby to expand production capacity with additional Ohio manufacturing facility
Joby Aviation is expanding its production capacity with the acquisition of a second manufacturing plant in the Dayton, Ohio, area, the company announced on January 7, 2026. The newly…
Dassault Aviation edges past 2025 Rafale target as demand stays high
Dassault Aviation slightly exceeded its Rafale delivery target in 2025, but the French manufacturer is still producing its flagship fighter at a pace that leaves customers facing long waits…
Trump threatens Raytheon defense contracts over slow pace of production
President Donald Trump threatened to cut federal defense contracts awarded to Raytheon, a major unit of RTX, escalating his pressure campaign on US defense contractors to increase production…
Avelo ends ICE deportation flights, citing cost and operational complexity
Avelo Airlines is ending its participation in US government deportation flights, bringing a close to a controversial chapter that placed the ultra-low-cost carrier in an unfamiliar and…
NTSB urges urgent action after fatal Hawker stall test crashes
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging immediate action after two fatal crashes involving Hawker business jets during required post-maintenance stall test flights,…
Ukraine says its F-16s have downed more than 1,000 aerial targets
Ukraine’s air force says its F-16s have destroyed more than 1,000 Russian aerial targets since entering combat, a milestone that offers the clearest picture yet of how the Western fighter…
UPDATE: Alaska Airlines places largest ever aircraft order with Boeing
Alaska Airlines has announced it is placing a record order with Boeing for 105 additional 737 MAX 10 aircraft, which will bring its total order book for this model to 174 units, and five B787…
Lufthansa marks 100 years of flight while reckoning with ‘darkest chapter’
Lufthansa celebrated its centenary on January 6, 2026, marking 100 years since the founding of the original “Luft Hansa” airline in Berlin. The anniversary marks a century of…
US seizes Bella 1 and Sophia sanctioned tankers in North Atlantic and Caribbean
The United States has carried out two separate interdiction operations against sanctioned oil tankers on January 7, 2026, seizing one vessel in the North Atlantic and apprehending another in…
France tests manual drone drops from Airbus A400M in DGA flight trials
France has conducted a series of experimental trials assessing the feasibility of releasing drones from a military transport aircraft, using an A400M as the test platform. The…
