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Belgian F-16s support NATO air defence during Northern Viking 2026 Belgian Air Force F-16s deployed to Iceland have supported NATO air defence while Allied forces conducted Exercise Northern Viking 2026 across Iceland and the North Atlantic. The Belgian detachment arrived at Keflavik Air Base on 7 August for a month-long deployment and formally assumed responsibili...

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TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787 diverts to Düsseldorf over medical emergency A TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787-8 made an unscheduled landing at Düsseldorf Airport on 31 August after a passenger suffered a medical emergency. Flight OR191, operated by aircraft PH-TFK, was travelling from Mombasa to Amsterdam when the crew diverted to Düsseldorf to enable the passenger to receiv...

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Embraer delivers 2,000th E-Jet to Azul Embraer has delivered the 2,000th aircraft from its E-Jet family, placing the programme among the world’s three most successful commercial jet families. The milestone aircraft, an E195-E2, was handed over to Brazilian carrier Azul Linhas Aéreas at Embraer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos. It is...

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Luxair receives first two owned Boeing 737-8 aircraft Luxair has taken delivery of its first two owned Boeing 737-8 aircraft at Luxembourg Airport, marking a new stage in a fleet-renewal programme valued at more than €1 billion. The programme will eventually comprise nine Embraer aircraft and 12 Boeing jets, with options for two additional Boeing aircr...

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American Airlines unveils premium-heavy Boeing 777-300ER cabin American Airlines has introduced its first retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER, replacing international First Class with a larger Flagship Suite Business cabin. The redesigned aircraft offers 70 Flagship Suite seats featuring privacy doors, additional storage and a chaise-lounge position. It also includes...

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LOT to acquire two Boeing 787-9s from Virgin Atlantic in 2027 LOT Polish Airlines will add two used Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners from Virgin Atlantic during the first half of 2027, expanding its long-haul fleet ahead of the summer peak. LOT CEO Fijo? told Polish aviation publication Rynek Lotniczy that the aircraft should join LOT in time for its widebody fleet to...

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AirAsia and Pegasus launch codeshare linking Asia and Europe AirAsia has launched its first codeshare partnership with Pegasus Airlines, creating new connections between Southeast Asia and Europe through Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport. The initial phase covers journeys from Kuala Lumpur to London Stansted, Moscow Vnukovo, Ankara, Zurich and Athens via Istanbu...

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Germany blames Russia for attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport The German government has officially blamed Russia for the attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport in early August, marking a major development in an incident that temporarily disrupted operations at one of Europe’s most important cargo hubs. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Foreign...

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Brussels Airlines faces strike threat over Tel Aviv flights Brussels Airlines is facing a strike threat after trade union ACV Puls filed a strike notice over the airline’s decision to assign crew members to Tel Aviv flights through the normal rostering system. The airline resumed flights to Tel Aviv this summer, initially operating the services with voluntee...

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Nordic Air Forces deepen integration at NATO’s new CAOC Bodø Air Force representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden met in Bodø from 25 to 28 August to advance the Nordic Airpower Concept and strengthen integration between the five Nordic NATO allies. Nearly 100 participants gathered in Bodø and at NATO’s new Combined Air Operations Centr...

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airBaltic concentrates summer 2027 network on Riga as restructuring takes shape airBaltic has unveiled its summer 2027 schedule, providing the clearest indication yet of how the Latvian carrier’s recently announced restructuring will reshape its network. Riga will dominate the operation with 57 direct destinations, compared with 13 from Tallinn and only eight from Vilnius...

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Zelenskyy warns Russian airspace is becoming unsafe for airlines Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned airlines and aviation insurers that Russian airspace is becoming increasingly unsafe amid growing Ukrainian drone activity. In his evening address on 1 September, Zelenskyy said Russian airspace could effectively become closed to civilian aviation a...

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Condor and Qantas launch interline and frequent-flyer partnership Condor and Qantas have launched a partnership offering new connecting journeys between Australia, New Zealand and Europe. The cooperation includes an interline agreement allowing passengers to combine flights operated by both airlines on a single ticket, with baggage checked through to the final des...

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Air France opens new lounge at Frankfurt Airport Air France opened a new lounge at Frankfurt Airport on 1 September, continuing its investment in premium ground services across Europe. Located in Terminal 3, which opened in April 2026, the lounge covers almost 500 square metres and provides nearly 120 seats with panoramic views of the airport’s ru...

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Kepplair Evolution launches ATR 72 water-bomber flight-test programme Kepplair Evolution has completed the first pre-modification flight of its ATR 72 prototype, formally launching the flight-test programme for the KEPPLAIR 72 multi-role firefighting aircraft. The aircraft conducted two flights over Toulouse under the command of flight-test director Eric Delesalle, a...

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Two Frankfurt Airport workers die in rare malaria outbreak Two employees at Frankfurt Airport have died after contracting malaria in a rare outbreak believed to have been caused by infected mosquitoes carried into Germany aboard an aircraft. Six airport workers have been diagnosed with malaria tropica, the most dangerous form of the disease, since July. One...

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Delta flight diverts to Detroit after captain falls ill A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Boston diverted to Detroit after the captain became ill and requested hospital treatment. Flight DL437 on 25 August, operated by a Boeing 757-200 (reg. N707TW) with 147 passengers aboard, was about three and a half hours into its journey when the crew div...

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Bournemouth Airport returns to normal after lengthy power cut Bournemouth Airport resumed normal operations on Sunday after a mains electricity failure disrupted flights and terminal services for several hours on Saturday. The outage began at 15:10. Backup systems maintained terminal lighting and essential functions, including security, airfield equipment and...

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Global air cargo demand rises 3.9% in July Global air cargo demand increased by 3.9% year on year in July 2026, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). International traffic grew by 4.7%. Capacity rose more slowly, increasing by 1.7% overall and 1.8% on international services. As a result, the global cargo load facto...

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Global passenger demand remains broadly flat in July Global air passenger demand increased by just 0.2% year on year in July 2026, as sharp declines in the Middle East and North America offset growth elsewhere, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Capacity grew by 0.3%, while the global passenger load factor slipped by 0.1...