Inflight Online
• Satu Dahl
Neo Space Group (NSG) says it has activated its line-fit in-flight connectivity on board Saudia’s Airbus A321XLR aircraft. The activation marks an installed, carrier-ready deployment of NSG connectivity intended to support in-flight connectivity services on the A321XLR fleet.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Philippine Airlines will resume nonstop flights between Manila and Dubai starting October 2, 2026, restoring direct service between the Philippines and one of the Middle East’s major travel and commercial hubs.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways has told its workforce of nearly 20,000 cabin crew that they are free to sleep in any spare passenger seat, including those in First Class, on certain long-haul flights operated by planes that the airline never bothered installing proper crew bunk facilities on.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Helicopter came down as it returned to Ras Tanura airport. Investigations are under way in Saudi Arabia after the fatal crash of a Leonardo Helicopters AW139 belonging to state-owned oil and gas producer Saudi Aramco.
Bloomberg
• Jorge Valero
By Bloomberg: The European Investment Bank will provide an unprecedented €3 billion ($3.4 billion) loan to Airbus SE as the European Union pushes ahead with plans to bolster its technological sovereignty amid intensifying competition from the US and China.
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
By FlightGlobal: International passenger volumes in May dipped 1.1% year-on-year. The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has warned that operating conditions for the region’s carriers “remain challenging”, even after the easing of tensions in the Middle East and falling fuel prices.
Ars Technica
• Jeremy Hsu
By Ars Technica: NASA’s quiet supersonic flight tests could eventually go on a national tour.
ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
By ch-aviation: AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A321-200NX,.
AeroTime
• Gabriele Petrauskaite
