22 September 2026
Ethiopian Airlines to Commence Scheduled Passenger Flights to Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Ethiopian Airlines will commence scheduled passenger flights to Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on 1 December 2026, operating…
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22 September 2026
Textron Aviation and Merlin Introduce Cessna SkyCourier UX Concept Aircraft
Textron Aviation and Merlin have introduced the Cessna SkyCourier UX concept, combining the twin-engine turboprop aircraft…
18 September 2026
Guinea and Türkiye Discuss Transport Cooperation
Guinea’s Minister of Transport, Ousmane Gaoual Diallo, and Türkiye’s Ambassador, R. Cem Örnekol, have discussed cooperation…
11 September 2026
Nigeria, Canada Strengthen Cooperation on Migration, Air Transport and Bilateral Relations
Nigeria and Canada have discussed expanding their Air Transport Agreement, which both sides expect would facilitate…
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Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Releases Preliminary Report on 5N-ENR Accident
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has released its preliminary report into the 23 July 2026…
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Heart Aerospace Completes First Flight of World’s Largest Electric Aircraft
Heart Aerospace’s battery-electric X1 demonstrator completed a 27-minute first flight in New York, supporting development…
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After Eight Years as President and CEO, Ron Draper Announces Retirement; Brian Rohloff to Lead Textron Aviation Forward
Ron Draper will retire as president and CEO of Textron Aviation, with Brian Rohloff appointed…
Moody’s Upgrades Bombardier Credit Rating to Ba2
Moody’s Ratings has upgraded Bombardier’s credit rating to Ba2 from Ba3, its second upgrade from…
CoolFly Launches Urban Standing-Position Personal Aircraft
CoolFly has launched Urban, billed as the world’s first standing-position personal aircraft, alongside its Dream…
Eve Air Mobility and RV Connex Sign MOU on Thailand Urban Air Mobility Regulation
Eve Air Mobility and Thailand’s RV Connex have signed an MOU to jointly advance regulatory…
IATA Calls for New Approach to Airline Payment Strategy
IATA has urged airlines to treat payment as a strategic capability rather than a back-office…
MHI to Build World’s Largest Automated People Mover at Dubai’s Al Maktoum Airport
MHI has received an order to build a 50-kilometre automated people mover, the world’s largest,…
Saab Showcases Full-Scale Uncrewed Aircraft Concept
Saab has shown a full-scale concept model of the A3-001 uncrewed combat air system at…
United and CAE Complete Phase One Expansion of World’s Largest Pilot Training Facility
United Airlines and CAE have completed phase one of an expansion at United’s Flight Training…
Airbus Kicks Off Wing Facility Extension with Major Investment into Belfast Site
Airbus has started construction on a 6,221 square metre extension to its Belfast wing facility,…
TCS and Rolls-Royce Achieve Breakthrough in Hydrogen-Powered Aviation
TCS and Rolls-Royce have demonstrated a modern aero gas turbine running on 100% hydrogen through…
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Lycoming Engines Introduces Extended 2600 Hour TBO
Lycoming Engines has extended operating-hour TBO intervals to 2,600 hours for selected factory-new and factory-rebuilt…
Çelebi Begins Turkish Airlines Ground Handling Operations in Nairobi
Çelebi Aviation has begun providing passenger, ramp, baggage and turnaround services for seven weekly Turkish…
Air Canada Plans Lagos Service for 2027 Under Expanded Nigeria–Canada Agreement
Air Canada intends to introduce scheduled service to Lagos in 2027 after Nigeria and Canada…
Africa CDC and WHO Call for Urgent, Community-Led Action to Contain Ebola in the DRC
Africa CDC and WHO have called for an urgent expansion of the community-led Ebola response…
Continental Aerospace Technologies™ Advances New IO-370 STC for Piper Archer Aircraft
Continental Aerospace Technologies™ is advancing an IO-370 engine STC for model year 2018 and newer…
Catalina Aircraft Company Announces Engineering and Technology Center in Vero Beach
Catalina Aircraft Company plans a multi-tenant Engineering and Technology Center in Vero Beach, bringing the…
Emirates and SAA Shift to Reciprocal Codesharing Across Southern and Central Africa
Emirates will place its code on selected South African Airways services for the first time,…
Etihad Airways Strengthens Its African Network with Three Partnerships in July
Etihad Airways has signed partnership agreements with Fastjet, Air Peace and Africa World Airlines, extending…
Korea and Algeria Agree Traffic Rights for Direct Air Services
Korea and Algeria have established traffic rights for four weekly passenger and cargo services, creating…
Acron Aviation and Deutsche Aircraft Sign Long-Term Partnership for Advanced Flight Recorder and Standby Solutions for the D328eco® Programme
Acron Aviation and Deutsche Aircraft have signed a long-term supply agreement covering 25-hour flight recorders…
Chapman Freeborn Helps Restore Air Zimbabwe’s Harare–London Gatwick Route
Chapman Freeborn has supported Air Zimbabwe with an ACMI capacity solution for the planned resumption…
100 Aircraft, 44 Months and 4.4 Million Man Hours: Emirates’ Retrofit Programme Marks Major Milestone
Emirates has completed the 100th aircraft in its US$5 billion retrofit programme, covering 47 Airbus…
A Cargo Makeover: Introducing Emirates SkyCargo’s Boeing 777-300 ER Special Freighter
Emirates SkyCargo has introduced converted Boeing 777-300ERSF A6-EBK into commercial service following extensive structural, systems…
Garmin Unveils AXIS, a New Generation of Highly Integrated Flight Displays
Garmin’s AXIS family integrates flight display, navigation, communication and audio functions for certified piston, experimental…
United Launches Another Economy Class Innovation: Economy Plus Seats With Extra Elbow Room
United Airlines will introduce an Economy Plus row with open middle seats and shared tables…