Bookmark this story
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Air New Zealand reinforces training after prolonged ATR 72-600 engine-fire evacuation

An Air New Zealand ATR 72-600 evacuation at Wellington took nearly three minutes after an engine fire on final approach—almost twice the benchmark—because passengers initially failed to perceive the threat and about half retrieved carry-on baggage. Investigators are examining the factors behind the delayed response.

2026-09-25T04:20:01.625920-07:00
Reuters • Alessandro Parodi, Gianluca Lo Nostro, Joanna Plucinska

EXCLUSIVE: Qatar Airways retires idle A330s and sends pilots to RwandAir as Iran war drags

By Reuters: Qatar Airways has retired its last Airbus A330 passenger jets and seconded some pilots to Rwanda's flag carrier as the prolonged Iran war disrupts Gulf ​aviation and accelerates the global phase-out of older jets, according to two people with knowledge of the matter and data reviewed by Reuters.

2026-09-25T02:51:59.491625-07:00
Bookmark this story
aerospaceglobalnews.com • Joanna Bailey

Vertical Aerospace opens Valo assembly centre with 1,000 aircraft a year in its sights

By aerospaceglobalnews.com: Inside Vertical Aerospace’s new Valo assembly centre at Cotswold Airport, as the company targets production of up to 1,000 aircraft a year.

Also: Air Data News and AeroTime
2026-09-24T22:21:37.408530-07:00
Bookmark this story
ch-aviation • Armin Kific

Ryanair expects first Boeing 737-10 deliveries in spring 2027 as certification nears

By ch-aviation: Ryanair Holdings expects to take delivery of its first batch of B737-10s, 15 of them, in spring 2027, according to CEO Michael O'Leary, with certification of the variant scheduled in the coming weeks.

2026-09-25T02:56:00.482519-07:00