Middle East   Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends  
FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

Heathrow cuts 2026 passenger base case by 1.1% to 83.6M, citing Iran-conflict travel disruption

Heathrow forecasts full-year 2026 passenger numbers will fall 1.1% to 83.6 million versus 2025, warning that the US-Iran conflict is worsening route uncertainty and dampening demand. The airport expects the decline after handling 84.5 million passengers in 2025, setting a lower outlook for this year’s traffic.

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2026-06-26T03:27:58.333572-07:00
China   PaxEx   Orders   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus   Airbus A330   Airlines  
Reuters

China Eastern Airlines to buy 25 Airbus A330 neo jets for $9.4 billion

By Reuters: China Eastern Airlines said on Friday it ​plans to buy 25 A330 neo jets from Airbus ‌for a catalogue price of about $9.35 billion, as the Chinese carrier expands its widebody fleet to serve more international routes.

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2026-06-26T03:41:00.171311-07:00
Event   eVTOL   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
eVTOL Insights • Jason Pritchard

Skyfly welcomes FAA’s MOSAIC Regulations As They Go Live during EAA AirVenture; Company to display its Axe VCA Aircraft At Event

By eVTOL Insights: The FAA's Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) regulations are set to go live during next month's EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, which has been welcomed by Skyfly as the company plans to bring its Axe aircraft to the show.

2026-06-26T02:55:48.832742-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Aviation Regulators Say Incidents of Power Banks Overheating On Planes Have Nearly Doubled in Just One Year

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British aviation regulators have issued an urgent warning after official statistics revealed that the number of incidents involving power banks and other lithium battery-powered devices overheating and catching fire on airplanes has nearly doubled in just one year.

2026-06-26T00:56:25.988201-07:00