In a pivotal development for widebody aircraft news, Boeing expects to begin delivering the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner upgrades in the first half of 2026, according to Reuters journalist Huey Mun Leong. These enhancements to the 787-9 and 787-10 variants,…
A Russian cargo plane Cuba landing at a military air base near Havana has drawn attention from aviation and security analysts. According to Defense News correspondent Linus Höller, the Ilyushin Il-76 heavy transport arrived late on Sunday, marking another high-profile…
The global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply crisis is putting the airline industry’s 2050 net-zero emissions target at risk, according to Reuters journalists Tim Hepher and Huey Mun Leong in a February 2, 2026 report. The story, grounded in an…
Kuwait Airways has been designated as the exclusive ground handling services provider at Kuwait International Airport, effective immediately, according to the Times Kuwait report citing an official announcement by the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) of Kuwait. Under the…
A Malta Air Boeing 737-8-200 experienced an in-flight engine shutdown shortly after departing Krakow, Poland, after a cockpit sun visor became detached, according to preliminary findings released by investigators. The incident occurred on 8 December 2025 during a scheduled flight…
Feature Editorial Just after dawn at a coastal West African airport, a mid-sized carrier quietly signs off on paperwork that will shape its future for the next two decades. Outside, the sun climbs over an apron filled with aging narrowbodies,…
A U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on 21 October 2025 voted to advance an aviation safety bill that would require Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology on all civilian aircraft and mandate ADS-B use by military helicopters operating near civilian traffic by…
South African investigators have concluded that an Airbus A330-300 operating a domestic SAA flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg on 27 October 2024 entered a cruise-altitude turbulence-induced pitch oscillation that was aggravated when the first officer disengaged the autopilot and…
Families of victims killed in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes asked a federal judge on Sept. 3 to reject a U.S. Department of Justice deal that would dismiss a felony conspiracy charge against Boeing, arguing the agreement fails to…
IATA Pushes to Extend Pilot Retirement Age The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has formally proposed extending the mandatory retirement age for multi-pilot commercial airline pilots from 65 to 67, sending the recommendation to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)…
