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Rolls-Royce battles supply chain and tariff hurdles to deliver 40% profit surge
Rolls-Royce has delivered a profit surge of 40% over the last year despite a series of global challenges including tariffs and supply chain constraints that it is still managing. On February 26, 2026, the UK company announced that its underlying operating profit in 2025 had risen by 40% to around $4.7…
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Philippine Airlines seeks approval for first Manila-Chicago direct route
Philippine Airlines has filed an application with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) seeking approval to launch nonstop flights between Manila and Chicago. The proposed route would…
Qantas makes history with first direct Australia-Las Vegas flights this December
Qantas announced that it will launch the world’s first non-stop flights between Australia and Las Vegas in December 2026, establishing a new seasonal route that eliminates lengthy…
Kazakhstan SU-30SM crashes during training flight as crew safely ejects
A Kazakhstan Air Force Sukhoi SU-30SM fighter jet crashed on February 25, 2026, during a training flight in the Karaganda Region near the city of Balkhash, according to…
Textron Damocles loitering munition selected for US Army LASSO program
Textron Systems said it has been awarded a prototype agreement by the US Army under the Low Altitude Stalking & Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program, marking another step in the Army’s push to…
South Korean Air Force F-16C crashes during night training, pilot safe
A South Korean Air Force F-16C fighter jet crashed in a mountainous area near Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, during a nighttime training flight on February 25, 2026, with the pilot…
Seaplane Asia and NexAvian partner for Southeast Asia air mobility development
Seaplane Asia Group, a regional amphibious aviation operator, and Singapore-based NexAvian, which focuses on emerging aviation technologies, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)…
US House votes down ROTOR Act after Pentagon withdraws support
The Pentagon has withdrawn its support for the ROTOR Act, a bipartisan aviation safety bill drafted after the January 29, 2025, midair collision of a American Eagle-coded regional…
Transport Canada certifies four Gulfstream jets after political dispute with US
Transport Canada has now issued type certificate validations for Gulfstream’s G500, G600, G700, and G800, clearing the full group of large-cabin jets that had become an unusually public…
Italian prosecutors probe €17M disappearance of Tornado, C-130 aircraft parts
Italian prosecutors are investigating the reported disappearance of nearly 2,500 components for Tornado and AMX fighter-bombers, as well as C-130 tactical…
US Air Force tests F-22 control of MQ-20 drone in collaborative combat exercise
The US Air Force has conducted a live demonstration of manned-unmanned teaming, linking a crewed F-22 Raptor with an uncrewed MQ-20 Avenger in a flight test designed to explore how…
USAF accelerates Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider production with $4.5B boost
The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have finalized an agreement to accelerate production of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, using $4.5 billion in congressionally…
Canadian airlines resume Mexico flights after cartel violence disruptions
Major Canadian airlines are set to resume flights to Mexico on February 24, 2026. The decision, announced on February 23, 2026, ends a brief suspension of service following widespread violence…
Critical parts strategies to mitigate and manage AOGs
Viktor Bulanov, Head of Sales and Customer Support at FL Technics, a leading global provider of MRO services, shares an in-depth analysis of what causes AOGs, and how airlines and MROs can…
Aviation’s tariff problem shifts from managing rates to coping with whiplash
The aviation industry faces a new set of problems after the US Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.…
FAA suspends Steamboat Springs RNAV approach after fatal crash
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has taken the highly unusual step of suspending the RNAV (GPS) Z approach to Runway 32 at Steamboat Springs Airport (KSBS) in…
ALPA says US House aviation safety bill falls short of needed changes
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is pushing back on the US House’s newly introduced ALERT Act, saying the bill does not go far enough to prevent another midair collision like the January…
Ukraine reports strike on rare Russian Be-12 aircraft in occupied Crimea
Ukraine’s Defense Forces said they struck Russian aviation assets overnight on February 21, 2026, damaging two Beriev Be-12 amphibious aircraft at a military repair…
India’s HAL denies crash behind IAF Tejas fleet grounding
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has rejected media reports linking a recent Indian Air Force (IAF) decision to conduct precautionary checks on its Tejas fleet to a crash, saying the…
FCAS: Ex-Airbus CEO Tom Enders warns Germany against national fighter program
Former Airbus and EADS chief Tom Enders, now a member of the board of the Munich-based drone and AI developer Helsing, has publicly warned Germany against launching a national fighter program,…
Airbus pitches dual rotorcraft concepts for NATO’s future medium-lift helicopter
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled its proposed rotorcraft designs for a new class of military helicopters slated for operational entry in the 2035–40 timeframe to meet NATO’s medium-lift…
