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Poland urges NATO to impose no-fly zone over Ukraine after drone incursions
Poland has urged NATO to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine following a series of Russian drone incursions into alliance airspace. Speaking to Frankfurter Allgemeine on September 15, 2025, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski argued that the measure would better shield NATO members by intercepting…
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Icelandair to add two more A321LR aircraft on lease from CALC
Icelandair has announced several developments since the start of September, all with a view to expanding the airline and its operations. These developments include the signing of a lease…
IndiGo confirms launch date for new Mumbai to Copenhagen service
The European expansion of IndiGo continues to proceed apace. Less than 24 hours after unveiling Athens as the first European city to be served by its new Airbus A321XLR aircraft, the Indian…
Textron Aviation rolls out first production Cessna Citation Ascend
Textron Aviation marked a milestone in its latest business jet program with the rollout of the first production Cessna Citation Ascend in Wichita, Kansas, on September 15. The twinjet, a…
China Eastern to operate record-breaking 29-hour direct flight
Nearly 30 hours stuck in a middle seat. That’s what some passengers will be required to endure when China Eastern Airlines launches a record-breaking direct flight between Buenos Aires and…
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator moves toward first flight
NASA says the futuristic-looking X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is closing in on its first flight, with engineers conducting final checks of safety systems as the program moves from…
Mexico certifies first aircraft developed domestically in over 70 years
The Mexican aviation authority has certified the first new aircraft type in seven decades to be fully developed and manufactured in Mexico. The two-seater light sports aircraft, called…
KLM expands network, plans to fly to 161 destinations throughout winter 2025/26
During the upcoming 2025/26 IATA scheduling winter season, which runs from October 26, 2025, to March 28, 2026, KLM has said it will offer an expanded network of 161 destinations across its…
APAC Safety Seminar stresses human factors; AAPA warns of political impact
Human factors are critical to the safety of the aviation industry. This topic was a key highlight of the 2025 Asia Pacific Aviation Safety Seminar (APASS), hosted by the Association of Asia…
Sydney Airport unveils biggest terminal expansion since the 2000 Olympics
Sydney Airport (SYD) has revealed plans for its biggest terminal expansion since the 2000 Olympics were held in the city 25 years ago, setting out a vision to build up to 14 new gates for…
Kalitta Air receives first 2 Boeing 777-300ERSF converted freighters from AerCap
Lessor AerCap has announced that it handed over the first two Boeing 777-300ERSF Passenger-to-Freighter (“P2F”) converted aircraft to US cargo airline Kalitta Air, including the…
Korean Air puts cabin refresh program on hold after economy class backlash
Korean Air, South Korea’s main international airline, has been forced to pause a significant $215 million cabin overhaul for its Boeing 777-300ER fleet. The decision to put the program on hold…
Russia uses Zapad 2025 for ‘hypersonic posturing’ with Zircon, Kinzhal drills
Russia said on September 14, 2025, that it had fired a Zircon (or Tsirkon) hypersonic cruise missile at a target in the Barents Sea as part of joint military exercises with Belarus. The…
Security workers strike at Madrid-Barajas Airport sparks service chaos
Hundreds of security workers responsible for passenger checks have commenced strike actions at Spain’s busiest airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD), leading to major…
United Airlines to decide over Airbus A350 joining carrier’s long-haul fleet
Chicago-based United Airlines is getting closer to deciding what to do about its longstanding order for the Airbus A350. With the carrier saying it is to decide about Boeing 777 retirement by…
Condor prepares for Boeing 757 retirement with special farewell flight
German leisure airline Condor has announced the timetable that will see the carrier phase out its Boeing 757 operations by the end of 2025. The final scheduled flights of the type have already…
IndiGo confirms Athens as first European A321XLR destination, Aegean codeshare
IndiGo announced on September 15, 2025, that Athens (ATH) will be the first destination in Europe to be served by its new Airbus A321XLR narrowbody, long-range aircraft. The Indian…
Starlink outage disrupts service worldwide, including Ukrainian front lines
Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellite internet service, Starlink, suffered a widespread outage on September 15, 2025, with disruptions reported across multiple continents. A short statement…
France awards ArianeGroup contract for new M51.4 nuclear ballistic missile
The French Armaments Agency (DGA) announced on September 12, 2025, it had awarded ArianeGroup the contract to design and build the new M51.4 strategic ballistic missile, marking the start of…
Lufthansa Group to reduce autonomy of subsidiary airlines from 2026
Lufthansa Group has announced that from 2026, its subsidiary airlines will lose some decision-making power as it looks to centralize some processes. On September 12, 2025, Lufthansa…
Meet HOTOL: The British-designed space plane that never flew a mission
HOTOL (which stands for Horizontal Take-Off and Landing) was a British-designed space plane developed in the mid-1980s. The aircraft was designed to be a single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) vehicle…
