China Vietjet decides not to renew COMAC C909 wet lease as 6-month deal ends: Reuters Low-cost Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has decided not to renew a wet-lease agreement with Chengdu Airlines for two COMAC… ByIan MolyneauxOctober 21, 2025
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson ‘tragedy averted’ as man caught in ATL with rifle in truck The Atlanta Police Department said a that a “tragedy” has been “averted” at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)… ByIan MolyneauxOctober 21, 2025
eAviation Textron folds eAviation unit, absorbs Pipistrel into main aviation division Textron is dissolving its eAviation business unit and moving its electric and hybrid aircraft programs under the company’s other divisions, marking the… ByStephen PopeOctober 21, 2025
EVTOL Korean Air to buy up to 100 Archer Midnight eVTOLs in exclusive partnership Korean Air has signed an agreement with Archer Aviation to introduce the company’s Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in… ByStephen PopeOctober 20, 2025
EVTOL Mystery craft in New Jersey ‘UFO’ story identified as Pivotal BlackFly eVTOL Were the mysterious “drones” that unsettled New Jersey residents in November 2024 connected to a US Army demonstration… ByStephen PopeOctober 20, 20251 comment
JAS 39 Gripen Swedish Armed Forces takes delivery of first Gripen E fighter jet The Swedish Armed Forces formally received their first Saab Gripen E fighter aircraft during a ceremony held at… ByClement CharpentreauOctober 20, 20254 comments
Airlines Major airlines face website outages amid global Amazon cloud disruption Major airlines in the United States have reported that their websites and some digital services were not fully… ByGoda LabanauskaiteOctober 20, 2025
Lithuania Lithuania takes delivery of first pair of Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters The Lithuanian Armed Forces has received its first two Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from an order placed… ByGoda LabanauskaiteOctober 20, 2025
aircraft carrier Italy lays groundwork for future aircraft carrier and maritime patrol revival Italy has launched early studies for a next-generation aircraft carrier, described in its 2025–2027 Multi-Year Defense Planning Document… ByClement CharpentreauOctober 20, 2025
Bangladesh Damages caused by cargo fire at Bangladesh’s Hazrat Airport could reach $1B Bangladesh garment exporters are estimated to lose up to US$1 billion after a huge fire broke out in… ByGoda LabanauskaiteOctober 20, 2025
Kenya Airways Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways launch codeshare partnership to 19 destinations Airline partners Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways have announced the launch of a major expansion to their partnership… ByLuke PetersOctober 20, 2025
777 partners Co-founder of Bonza’s financial backers arrested on fraud charges in the US The co-founder, as well as the chief financial officer of the US company behind failed Australian low-cost airline… ByLuke PetersOctober 20, 2025
Germany Germany plans to order 15 more F-35As, lifting planned fleet to 50 jets Germany is reportedly preparing to order 15 additional Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets for about €2.5 billion ($2.9… ByClement CharpentreauOctober 20, 2025
Boeing 737 MAX United Boeing 737 sustains damage after being struck by possible space debris A United Airlines flight suffered a cracked windshield after suffering an impact from possible space debris as it… ByLuke PetersOctober 20, 20252 comments
Comlux Record backlog drives strategic expansion and new investment at Comlux America Comlux America announced on October 15, 2025, a major expansion of its operations and workforce to support a… ByAeroTime AdvisoryOctober 20, 2025
Deadly Accident Two killed as B747 cargo plane slides off Hong Kong Airport runway into sea Two airport ground staff were killed in the early hours of October 20, 2025, after a Boeing 747… ByJean Carmela LimOctober 20, 2025
Airbus The Airbus long-hauler: The top 10 longest A350 passenger routes in 2025 The Airbus A350 twin-engine passenger jet has become a modern-day success story. So far, the type is operated… ByLuke PetersOctober 20, 20252 comments
Business Aviation DHS under fire for $172M Gulfstream G700 jet purchase amid shutdown The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded a contract worth approximately $172 million to acquire two… ByClement CharpentreauOctober 19, 20251 comment