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Drone strike at Dubai Airport causes fuel tank fire as airlines suspend flights
A drone strike at Dubai International Airport (DXB) caused a fuel tank fire with airlines forced to suspend flights in response to the incident. On March 16, 2026, shortly before 04:00 local time, the Government of Dubai issued a statement that authorities were “responding to a fire resulting from a…
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ANA Holdings and Wingtra partner to deploy advanced drone services in Japan
ANA Holdings (ANA HD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Swiss industrial drone manufacturer Wingtra AG to evaluate the deployment of wide-area surveying and inspection…
Surf Air orders BETA Technologies’ all-electric ALIA for Hawaii pax flights
BETA Technologies announced on March 12, 2026, that it has signed a strategic partnership with Surf Air Mobility, a regional air transportation operator based in the United States. Surf Air…
Lisbon and Paris confirmed as first long-haul destinations for GOL’s A330neos
Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (GOL) has confirmed Lisbon Humberto Delgado International Airport (LIS) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) as its first European destinations. …
NASA targets April Fool’s Day to launch trip closest to Moon in half a century
NASA is targeting April Fool’s Day to launch humankind’s voyage closest to the Moon in over a half a century, after the original mission was delayed in February 2026. The US space agency…
RTX’s Raytheon completes $115M expansion of Alabama missile integration facility
RTX’s Raytheon has announced the completion of a significant expansion of its Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The $115 million capital investment…
American Airlines flight attendants don ‘WAR’ pins amid labor dispute with CEO
American Airlines is grappling with a growing labor dispute as its flight attendants, represented by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), have begun wearing red ‘WAR’ pins…
Delta TechOps: first in North America licensed to service all LEAP engine types
Delta TechOps, Delta Air Lines’ subsidiary dedicated to Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) activities, has been licensed to support CFM LEAP-1A and CFM LEAP-1B engines. As such, Delta…
Eurofighters and F-16s scrambled during separate Romanian airspace alerts
German Eurofighter Typhoons and Romanian Air Force F-16s have been scrambled in separate incidents on March 13, 2026, after air defense systems were put on alert in Romania. The Ministry of…
Boeing hopes for major China order as Trump-Xi summit nears
Boeing could be nearing its first major Chinese aircraft order in nearly a decade, with Bloomberg reporting that China is close to placing an order for as many as 500 737 MAX jets ahead of…
Airbus prepares first Valkyrie flights in Germany for Luftwaffe combat drone bid
Airbus said it is preparing the first two Kratos-built Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft for flight testing in Germany, amid Berlin’s efforts to field a reusable combat drone…
Thales’ Yannick Assouad on AI, GPS threats and the race to decarbonize aviation
From optimizing crowded airspace to rethinking how aircraft are designed from the ground up, Yannick Assouad sees the aviation industry standing at the edge of its most consequential…
French soldier killed in Iraq drone attack amid regional spillover
A French soldier has been killed, and several others wounded in a drone attack in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, marking France’s first military fatality since the start of the current war in the…
Boeing pauses some 737 MAX deliveries over wiring issue
Boeing has paused some of its 737 MAX deliveries after discovering wiring damage on an undetermined number of undelivered aircraft, adding another production disruption as the manufacturer…
Airbus secures order from Japan’s police for three more H135 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has secured an order from Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) for three H135 helicopters as part of its ongoing fleet modernization program. Airbus said on March 12, 2026,…
Joby kicks off last phase of certification process with FAA-conforming aircraft
On March 11, 2026, Joby Aviation announced that it has begun flight testing its first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-conforming aircraft. Unlike earlier prototypes, the…
Bahrain evacuates commercial aircraft fleet amid continued conflict in the Gulf
A large-scale evacuation of civilian aircraft took place in Bahrain on March 10, 2026. According to multiple sources, at least 21 commercial aircraft were moved out of Bahrain International…
Norwegian F-35s intercept Russian spy plane during Cold Response 2026
Norwegian F-35 fighter jets were scrambled on March 10 and March 11, 2026, to identify Russian military aircraft flying in international airspace off Finnmark, as…
Falcon 10X program moves towards flight testing following glitzy unveiling
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 10X program will now move toward its next big milestone, flight testing, after a glitzy unveiling of the long-awaited business jet in Bordeaux-Mérignac. On March 10,…
Four injured after drones fall near Dubai Airport as Iran conflict continues
Two drones fell in the vicinity of Dubai International Airport (DXB) on March 11, 2026, resulting in injuries to four individuals, according to a statement from the Dubai Media Office. …
SkyDefender: Thales unveils Europe’s answer to President Trump’s Golden Dome
France’s Thales Group has unveiled details behind a new air and missile defense system in what many will see as Europe’s answer to US President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome announced last year.…
