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EASA warns non-airworthy stolen engine parts could re-enter the market
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is warning airlines, maintenance providers and parts buyers to be on the lookout for 625 non-airworthy turbofan engine parts that were stolen after a shipment in Spain was fraudulently rerouted before the components could be destroyed. EASA said the…
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Star Alliance opens new Connection Centre at LAX to speed up tight transfers
Star Alliance has opened a new Star Connection Center at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), its ninth such facility worldwide and the latest in the airline group’s series of efforts to…
Lockheed Martin F-35 workers open contract talks in Fort Worth
The union representing around 5,000 workers building the F-35 at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas, plant has opened contract negotiations with the company, with talks beginning on March 26,…
Navi AI launches publicly with $6 million to expand AI pilot training platform
Navi AI has launched publicly with more than $6 million in funding, as it looks to expand its AI-powered pilot training platform across US flight schools and into military training, the…
Pentagon eyes redirecting Ukraine’s Patriot missiles to Middle East
The Pentagon is considering whether to redirect air defense interceptor missiles originally earmarked for Ukraine to the Middle East, where Operation Epic Fury has consumed critical munitions…
Virgin Australia named world’s best cabin crew for eighth year running
Virgin Australia has been named World’s Best Cabin Crew for the eighth consecutive year in the AirlineRatings.com World’s Best Airlines Awards for 2026. The carrier also ranked…
AirAsia Philippines risks losing licenses over $14.5 million unpaid fees
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has issued a final demand letter to AirAsia Philippines for PHP 833.7 million ($14.5 million) in unpaid fees, giving the airline five…
South Korea rolls out first mass-production KF-21 Boramae
South Korea has rolled out the first mass-produced KF-21 Boramae fighter jet, completing a major production milestone for the country’s flagship domestic combat aircraft program. The…
Changi Airports International to help develop Phu Quoc as ‘airport destination’
Changi Airports International (CAI) announced it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Vietnam’s Sun Group to develop Phu Quoc International Airport (PQC) into the…
Airbus tests firefighting system linking drones, aircraft and ground crews
Airbus has demonstrated a concept in which diverse aerial and ground assets share a common data picture during a wildfire response, allowing water-dropping aircraft to receive precise…
Russia denies sending modified Shahed drones to Iran
Russia is reportedly close to completing shipments of modified Shahed-type drones to Iran, according to Western intelligence cited by the Financial Times, a striking reversal in the wartime…
Brazil unveils first Gripen E fighter assembled on home soil
Brazil has unveiled the first Gripen E fighter assembled on its own soil, a milestone for the Saab-Embraer program and a visible step forward in the country’s push to build advanced combat…
UK, Turkey sign Eurofighter Typhoon support deal to advance fighter export
The UK and Turkey have signed a new support and training agreement tied to Ankara’s Eurofighter Typhoon purchase, moving the program beyond the initial export announcement and into the…
Hundreds of TSA agents resign as new DHS head says reopening is ‘No. 1 priority’
Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have resigned during a partial government shutdown that first started in February 2026. According to the Associated Press, the…
Lockheed Martin to quadruple Precision Strike Missile production
Lockheed Martin said it has signed a new framework agreement with the US Department of War to accelerate production of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), a move the company says will…
United Airlines eases long-haul travel for families with new economy beds
Long-haul flights for families may become a little easier in the future after United Airlines unveiled plans to introduce economy beds on over 200 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Boeing 777…
Wizz Air to test inflight connectivity, digital cabin with Immfly and gateretail
Wizz Air has signed an agreement with Barcelona-based inflight digital services firm Immfly and its partner onboard retail provider gateretail to digitalize the cabin of its aircraft. …
Drone from Russia hits Auvere power plant chimney in Estonia
A drone that entered Estonian airspace from Russia struck the chimney of the Auvere power plant in Ida-Viru County early on March 25, 2026, in the latest drone-related incident to spill into…
Drone enters Latvian airspace from Russia, crashes near Kraslava
Latvia’s Air Force has identified a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle entering the country’s airspace from Russia before crashing in the southeastern Krāslava district, according to the Latvian…
Delta suspends airport perks for members of US Congress as shutdown strains TSA
Delta Air Lines said on March 24, 2026, that it is temporarily suspending special services for members of Congress, citing the strain that the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown…
NTSB: A multitude of factors likely led to deadly LaGuardia collision
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a second briefing, on March 24, 2026, that offered further details surrounding the fatal collision between an Air Canada Express CRJ-900…
