Category: Aerospace Engineering

Emirates Operates One-Off A380 Flight to Jakarta, Indonesia on August 8, 2026

Emirates will operate a one-off Airbus A380-800 flight on August 8, 2026, from Dubai International A...

2026-08-03

Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Air launches Kuala Lumpur route, establishing first Southeast Asian destination

Riyadh Air has officially launched direct flights between Riyadh and Kuala Lumpur, with the inaugura...

2026-08-03

Brazil Approves American Airlines' $100 Million Acquisition of 8.66% Stake in Azul

Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has unconditionally approved American Ai...

2026-08-03

SpaceX Rocket Debris to Strike the Moon Months After Mission

An upper stage of a SpaceX rocket is expected to impact the lunar surface months after the conclusio...

2026-08-03

Delta Air Lines Reveals Top 10 Boeing 767 Routes for 2026-27, Longest at 11 Hours 6 Minutes

Delta Air Lines has unveiled the ranking of its ten longest routes operated by its Boeing 767 fleet....

2026-08-03

IAG Cargo CTK down 12.3% in H1 2026

IAG Cargo, the cargo arm of International Airlines Group (IAG), generated revenue of €570 million in...

2026-08-03

Emirates Posts 0.16% Flight Cancellation Rate in June, Ranks Seventh Globally in On-Time Performance

Emirates ranked among the world's most operationally reliable airlines in June, posting an exception...

2026-08-02

Southwest Airlines' Load Factor Exceeds 92% on 11 Routes as of April 2026

In the 12 months ending April 2026, Southwest Airlines carried 170 million passengers. Data from the...

2026-08-02

British Airways Cuts A380 Flights by 28% for Winter 2026/27, Removes Dubai Route

British Airways has adjusted its A380 schedule for the winter of 2026/2027, removing the superjumbo ...

2026-08-02

FAA to Mandate Expanded CFM56 Fan Blade Inspection Scope

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to mandate the latest inspection procedures for...

2026-08-02

Global air cargo rates ease to $2.82/kg in late July amid rising fuel costs

Middle East tensions have flared up again, yet air cargo rates continue to edge lower. The market is...

2026-08-02

Pratt & Whitney expected to resume normal engine deliveries by 2028

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said in Frankfurt that Pratt & Whitney is expected to return to a "mo...

2026-08-02

Loganair signs 15-year SAF offtake agreement with ClimaHtech

UK regional airline Loganair and ClimaHtech Green Flight have recently announced a 15-year Sustainab...

2026-08-02

UAE's Etihad and Air Arabia Cancel Flights to Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia

On Friday, July 31, several UAE carriers canceled flights to Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia due t...

2026-08-02

Canada's WestJet 4,400 Flight Attendants Plan to Strike August 2

WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, has received a 72-hour strike notice. If the company fails...

2026-08-01

Airbus Launches LEIA Project to Advance Hybrid-Electric Architectures

Airbus, together with its partners from the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United State...

2026-08-01

LOT Polish Airlines launches Warsaw-Hanoi route, inaugural flight on March 31, 2027

LOT Polish Airlines has announced the launch of a direct route from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to N...

2026-08-01

US SpaceX Completes 13th Starship Launch with Soft Ocean Splashdown on July 24

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) completed the 13th launch of its Starship on Friday, J...

2026-08-01

Italy's Leonardo Aeronautics Narrows First-Half 2026 Loss to €66 Million

Leonardo's aerostructures business significantly narrowed its loss in the first half of 2026, benefi...

2026-08-01

Embraer and UAE's Strata Sign MOU for E2 Composite Airframe Structures

Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata), headquartered in Al Ain, UAE, and Embraer, headquartered in São ...

2026-08-01

Germany's MTU sees first-half revenue up 13% to nearly €4.7 billion, order backlog at €30.4 billion

Despite the highly volatile situation in the Middle East, Munich-based engine manufacturer MTU still...

2026-08-01

US K2 Space Completes $500 Million Series D Funding, Valued at $6.8 Billion

Large high-power satellite manufacturer K2 Space has announced the completion of a $500 million Seri...

2026-08-01

Embraer and Korea's KAI Sign MoU to Explore Aeronautical Structure Cooperation

Embraer and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expl...

2026-08-01

American Airlines Ends 24-Hour Refund Policy for Tickets Booked Within 7 Days of Departure

American Airlines has terminated a booking policy that allowed travelers to purchase tickets as late...

2026-08-01

Canada's Porter Airlines Secures BNDES Financing for 19 E195-E2 Aircraft

Porter Airlines Holdings Inc. (PAHI) has reached a financing agreement with Brazil's National Bank f...

2026-08-01

Luxembourg's SES to Provide Multi-Orbit Connectivity for Over 60 LATAM Airlines Aircraft in July 2026

On July 29, 2026, SES announced that LATAM Airlines has selected the company to provide multi-orbit ...

2026-08-01

Lufthansa Technik tests 70 next-generation AeroShark films on A319

Lufthansa Technik has begun flight trials of an upgraded version of the fuel-saving aircraft coating...

2026-08-01

NASA Considers Converting Mars Rover into Lunar Rover, Cost Could Exceed $1 Billion

NASA is considering converting an engineering model of its Mars rover into a lunar rover called PROM...

2026-08-01

United Airlines to Deploy 787-9 with Elevated Interior on Four Long-Haul Routes from Houston in October 2026

United Airlines will introduce its Boeing 787-9 featuring the "Elevated" interior to its Houston hub...

2026-08-01

NASA Activates First Major New Wind Tunnel in Over 40 Years

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) activated the Flight Dynamics Research...

2026-08-01