Aviation News

Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines Qatar Airways

Bloomberg • Christina Ruffini, David Gura, Kateryna Kadabashy

Qatar Airways CEO calls Iran conflict the airline’s largest crisis in more than 30 years

The ongoing conflict in Iran has become the biggest crisis in Qatar Airways’ more than three decades of operation, CEO Hamad Al-Khater said. The airline has taken measures to adapt to the conflict, underscoring the operational and strategic exposure of Gulf carriers to regional instability.

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2026-09-20T07:35:28.568181-07:00

Europe Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

AeroTime • Miquel Ros

EASA releases annual aviation safety figures: 116 deaths in 2025

By AeroTime: The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical agency, have published the 2025 Annual Safety Review, which provides quantifies the number of people that died or were injured in accidents which occurred either within EU’s territory or on EU-registered aircraft.

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2026-09-20T07:06:54.863256-07:00

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ch-aviation • Ana Sesar

South African Airways Group appoints new Acting Group Chief Executive Officer

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2026-09-20T08:20:08.958144-07:00

Saudi Arabia Middle East Airports Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Flights disrupted at Riyadh airport after Houthi attack against Saudi Arabia

By AeroTime: Flights were disrupted at Riyadh airport following a Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia that damaged jet fuel storage facilities.

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2026-09-20T05:52:15.165607-07:00

PaxEx Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

CNBC • Leslie Josephs

Budget airline king Bill Franke warms to first-class seats and premium upgrades

By CNBC: Serial airline investor Bill Franke is embracing more upmarket changes like first-class seats.

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2026-09-20T05:05:08.687088-07:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs Europe Airports Aviation Safety & Regulation Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

Reuters

Luxembourg deploys additional detection assets following drone sightings

By Reuters: Luxembourg's government said on Sunday that additional detection assets have been deployed to strengthen airspace monitoring, after Luxembourg Airport temporarily suspended ‌services late on Friday due to the sighting of drones.

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2026-09-20T05:51:01.371732-07:00

Africa Orders Airlines Embraer

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Africa World Airlines adds first Embraer E190 as it plans larger fleet

By Air Data News: Africa World Airlines (AWA) has received its first Embraer E190, more than doubling the number of seats available on a single aircraft compared with the ERJ-145s that have formed the core of the Ghanaian carrier’s operation.

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2026-09-20T05:14:53.902835-07:00

PaxEx Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Airlines

Bloomberg • Brian K Sullivan

Chicago Storms Wash Out Hundreds of Flights, Raise Flood Risk

By Bloomberg: Thunderstorms across the Midwest disrupted air traffic through Chicago, causing hundreds of flight cancellations Saturday and threatening ripple effects for travelers across the US.

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2026-09-19T09:05:14.277309-07:00