Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Europe   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines   Lufthansa  
Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

Lufthansa Group pilots and cabin crew to strike Feb. 12; passenger and cargo operations at risk

Pilots and cabin crew at Lufthansa Group have called a one-day strike for 12 February 2026, with unions Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) and UFO protesting pensions and operational safety. Action targets Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and Lufthansa CityLine across German airports and risks broad passenger and freight disruption.

2026-02-10T10:14:29.403847-08:00
Africa   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
atcnews.org

StarSky Aviation Fokker 50 crashes into sea shortly after takeoff from Mogadishu International Airport

By atcnews.org: (Posted 10th February 2026) Image taken from social media sources An aged Fokker 50c, owned and operated by StarSky Aviation of Somalia, crashed not long after leaving the ground and crashed into the sea as the plane apparently attempted to return to the airport.

Also: Aviation24, AeroTime, FlightGlobal and The Independent
2026-02-10T05:33:02.013543-08:00
Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airlines   Boeing   Boeing 737   Delta Air Lines  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Boeing kicks off 2026 with 107 orders — including Delta 787-10 — and 46 deliveries; strongest January since 2012

By FlightGlobal: Boeing secured 107 aircraft orders in January - its strongest start to the year since 2012 - including a landmark 787-10 deal from Delta Air Lines, while delivering 46 jets.

Also: Reuters, CNBC and flightplan.forecastinternational.com
2026-02-10T08:04:38.162763-08:00
Satellite   PaxEx   Commercial Space   Airlines  
Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Viasat sees future opportunities to reengage with Starlink adopters

By Runway Girl: When Viasat brings its high-capacity Ka-band ViaSat-3 F2 satellite on line for the Americas in the near-term, and satellite launches commence for Telesat’s Lightspeed LEO network — which Viasat will tap into for its Amara multi-orbit inflight connectivity service — the Carlsbad, California-based firm will be primed to reengage some of the airline customers that have defected to SpaceX’s competing Starlink IFC service.

2026-02-10T10:16:02.766868-08:00