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US authorities are investigating a reported loss of separation between Marine One, carrying Donald Trump, and a commercial aircraft departing Washington National Airport on August 4. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the repor…
Around 300 people protested in Panama City on Monday against plans for a new Panama Canal reservoir on the Indio River that would require the resettlement of several communities. The Panama Canal Authority plans the reservoir west of the canal route to help g…
US regulators have certified the Boeing 737 MAX 7, the smallest version of Boeing's single-aisle MAX aircraft, more than eight years after its first flight. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that the approval followed “almost a decade of extensi…
Donald Trump announced a $22.5 billion renovation of Dulles International Airport on Wednesday, adding to a series of projects he has launched in the Washington, DC region. Trump told journalists the airport was “considered one of the worst airports anywhere…
The United States is in advanced talks to finance Bina Harbour, a deep-water port in Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Matthew Wale said after talks in Washington. Wale said US officials had given a “firm commitment, subject to details” to fund a wharf, power,…
France will not receive its first two new Canadair water bombers until at least 2028, as manufacturer De Havilland rebuilds production of the firefighting aircraft in Canada. The company restarted production in 2024 after a nine-year gap, but says the special…
A specially modified Airbus A350 touched down in France on Tuesday after a record 24-hour, 24-minute test flight from Australia, ahead of its planned delivery to Qantas next year. The aircraft flew 23,076 kilometres across three continents and two oceans. Air…
London's Gatwick Airport (LGW) said on Sunday it was dealing with a water supply problem affecting both North and South terminals, with toilets reported to be out of order and restaurants closed. The airport, south of the capital and described as Britain's se…
On 21 July 2026, Philippine Airlines said it will acquire up to 14 more Airbus A350-1000 aircraft as part of an upgrade of its long-haul fleet. The airline said a memorandum of understanding with Airbus covers nine additional A350-1000s and purchase rights fo…
Airbus is moving forward with work on a future single-aisle aircraft planned for launch in 2030 and entry into service in 2035, according to Bruno Fichefeux, the company's head of future programs. Fichefeux said Airbus is working on wing aerodynamics, engines…
Panama's government said Thursday that detentions of Panamanian-flagged ships in Chinese ports had fallen sharply after Panama and China reached a maritime understanding. The government said detentions for inspections fell from 140 in May to 16 so far in July…
Airbus said SMBC Aviation Capital placed a firm order for another 100 A320neo family aircraft after reaching an agreement on the first day of the Farnborough Air Show. In a statement released by Airbus, SMBC Aviation Capital chief executive Peter Barrett said…
Philippine Airlines said it plans to acquire up to 20 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner jets, in what it described as its first order from the US manufacturer in nearly 20 years. The airline said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing for 15 of the ai…
Leasing company SMBC Aviation Capital ordered 200 medium-sized aircraft from Boeing and Airbus at the start of the Farnborough Air Show on Monday, the companies said. Boeing said SMBC ordered 100 737 MAX jets. Airbus said the Dublin-based leasing firm also or…
Boeing projected Friday that the global commercial aircraft fleet will reach 50,000 planes in 2045, with more than 90 percent made up of more fuel-efficient new-generation aircraft. The company said the current global fleet is about 28,000 airplanes. It linke…
Kenyan aviation unions will hand over a strike notice next week, a representative said on 17 July, raising the possibility of disruption at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, which the source describes as one of Africa's busiest hubs. The Kenya Aviation Wor…
Somali pirates who seized the chemical tanker M/T Asana in the Gulf of Aden are holding the vessel and its crew hostage off Somalia, two local security officia…
Global aviation companies are set to gather at Britain's Farnborough airshow from July 20 to 24, with defence expected to have a stronger role as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East affect security priorities and military spending. The biennial event, held at…
Chinese airlines have ordered 95 Airbus jets in deals worth more than $17 billion, according to company announcements on Friday. Air China said in a filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange that it had agreed to buy 55 Airbus planes for itself and a subsidiary i…
India launched its first hydrogen-powered train on Friday as part of efforts to reduce emissions from rail transport and cut reliance on fossil fuels. The 10-coach train operates on an 89-kilometre route between Jind and Sonipat in Haryana state. It is powere…
Athens Mayor Haris Doukas said on Thursday that construction of a new line for the city's subway network had been halted for safety tests after dozens of residents reported damage to their flats. Doukas told reporters that the tunnel boring machine had stoppe…
Boeing plans to show new commercial and defense offerings at the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow after launching new production capacity in Washington state the previous week. The airshow comes as industry expectations for Boeing begin to shift aft…
The United States remained the world's largest air passenger market in 2025, but had the slowest growth among the world's 10 biggest markets, industry data showed. Industry body IATA said 890.1 million passengers took off or landed in the United States last y…
The Italian government has temporarily taken hundreds of speed cameras out of service after finding they do not comply with new rules that came into force on Sunday. Italy's transport ministry has ruled that speed cameras must blur the faces of drivers and pa…