FAA boss set to discuss air traffic reform as airlines urged to better handle delays
By Reuters: Airlines affected by air traffic control staff shortages should do more to prevent delays from snowballing into broader disruptions, a pilots' union and an aviation consultant said, as lawmakers prepared to discuss U.S.
Qantas’ Adelaide ‘innovation centre’ open for business
By Australian Aviation: The Product Innovation Centre, based in the Adelaide CBD, will play host to the airline group’s technology product development teams including product managers, digital experience designers, software engineers, and data and AI specialists.
France’s La Compagnie eyes doubling of fleet by 2028
By ch-aviation: La Compagnie (B0, Paris Orly) aims to receive a third A321-200NX(LR) in 2027 and its first A321-200NY(XLR) in 2028, it said in a statement announcing the launch of its new transcontinental nonstop service between Düsseldorf and New York Newark, to be launched in the spring of next year.
Electric propulsion demands new techniques to reduce accident investigation risks
By FlightGlobal: High-voltage batteries and power systems present hazards during examination of wreckage, states UK authority. UK accident investigators are exploring and developing new techniques to mitigate the hazards posed during examination of wreckage from electric and hybrid-electric aircraft.
Helsinki, Finland sees first dedicated cargo route to Asia
By ch-aviation: Qatar Airways Cargo has begun flights between Doha Hamad International and Helsinki Vantaa, marking the Nordic country's first dedicated, scheduled cargo route to Asia.
Airbus sees no softening in demand despite geopolitical headwinds
By Reuters: Airbus has not seen any softening in aircraft demand or deliveries due to geopolitical or supply chain headwinds, its Asia-Pacific president said on Tuesday.
Europe records 35,959 daily flights over summer
What Farnborough revealed about the next phase of aircraft electrification
By FlightGlobal: Hybrid-electric flight demonstrations at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026 showed how quickly aircraft electrification is moving from research into real-world development.