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Turkish Airlines appoints new Chairman of the Board and CEO
Turkish Airlines announced a major reshuffle of its leadership on April 9, 2026. Prof. Murat Şeker, previously the airline’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. Meanwhile, Ahmet Olmuştur, who had been serving as…
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Commercial aviation in 2026 grows, but supply still lags
Meza Irani is a London-based VP at MUFG, within the Aviation Advisory team, with over 15 years of experience across aircraft leasing, structured finance and advisory,…
Wizz Air to launch new Turin base to serve Spanish and Italian destinations
Wizz Air continues apace with its capacity redeployment in Western Europe, with the announcement of a new base at Torino-Caselle Airport (TRN). The pan-European ultra-low-cost airline…
Knight Aerospace completes design review for Dutch C-390 aeromedical system
Knight Aerospace has completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the aeromedical evacuation system being developed for the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s C-390 Millennium fleet, the…
Comlux receives FAA approval for A220 ACJ TwoTwenty cabin, opening US market
Comlux Group announced on April 6, 2026, that its US subsidiary Comlux America has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Airbus…
FedEx pilots set to vote on new tentative contract agreement
FedEx pilots are expected to vote on a new tentative contract agreed between airline management and representatives from the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA). On April 8,…
OrbitronAI launches NovaOS for governed AI in regulated industries
OrbitronAI has announced the launch of NovaOS, a platform designed to support the deployment and management of AI agents in regulated industries such as aerospace, energy, government and…
Embraer signs agreement with Colombia’s CIAC to boost aerospace industry ties
Embraer and the Colombian Aeronautical Industry Corporation (CIAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that could expand industrial cooperation between the Brazilian aerospace…
Australian Air Force tests casualty air evacuation in multinational exercise
Australian Defence Force aviators tested their ability to evacuate casualties from simulated frontline conditions during a multinational medical exercise held in late March 2026. Exercise…
FAA seeks $255,000 penalty from American over alleged drug test violations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking a $255,000 civil penalty against American Airlines, alleging the carrier allowed flight attendants who failed drug and alcohol tests to…
French Rafale jets conduct first interception since taking over Baltic Air Policing
Two French Air and Space Force Rafale B fighters scrambled from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania on April 8, 2026, following a NATO Alpha Scramble alert, in the French detachment’s first…
Hypersonics startup Hermeus raises $350 million, moves to LA
Hypersonics startup Hermeus announced on April 7, 2026, that it has closed a $350 million Series C round. This capital injection, which is structured as $200 million in equity and $150…
Qantas expands Asia Pacific cargo network with Singapore freighter service
Qantas Freight touched down in Singapore’s Changi Airport (SIN) for the first time as a dedicated freighter operator on April 3, 2026, marking a quiet but meaningful expansion of the…
Vertical Aerospace completes horizontal flight transition: video
Vertical Aerospace has successfully completed the first piloted thrust-borne flight transition of its full-scale eVTOL demonstrator. The flight took place on April 2, 2026, although it was…
Job Air Technic appoints Jakub Dvorak as new CEO
Job Air Technic, one of Europe’s leading providers of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, and a subsidiary of the FL Technics Group, has appointed Jakub Dvořák as Chief…
US Army launches Anduril Altius 700 drone from Apache for the first time
The US Army has for the first time launched a drone from an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter, firing an Anduril Industries Altius 700 medium-range launched effect during a warfighting…
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson resigns, will stay until successor named
Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson announced his resignation on April 7, 2026, ending a nearly four-year tenure leading the Tata Group-owned carrier through a…
South Korean helicopter accidentally crossed into DMZ while fighting wildfire
A South Korean Army Surion helicopter mistakenly flew into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea on March 23, 2026, while assisting with wildfire suppression efforts…
Australia’s JORN radar set to power Canada’s Arctic defense ambitions
Australia’s Jindalee Operational Radar Network is set to help Canada build the biggest and most advanced over-the-horizon radar system ever built. The partnership between Canberra and…
General Atomics YFQ-42A drone crashes during California test flight
A General Atomics YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype crashed shortly after takeoff in the California desert on April 6, 2026, dealing the US Air Force’s flagship…
Lufthansa marks 100th anniversary with special celebratory flights
Lufthansa is marking the 100th anniversary with two special simultaneous celebratory flights on April 6, 2026. At 15.00 local time, a Boeing 787-9 (registration D-ABPU) and an Airbus A350-900…
