Vertical Aerospace CEO maps the road to market

2026 has so far been a remarkable year for British eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace, with the company surpassing a number of significant milestones.    The company has firmly established itself as Europe’s leading... Read more »

Airbus A380 Fleet Faces Urgent Wing Inspections After Crack Discovery

European aviation authorities have mandated immediate and urgent inspections for sixteen Airbus A380 aircraft following the discovery of fatigue cracks in critical wing components. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued... Read more »

American Airlines Tulsa base maintenance facility celebrates 80 years of excellence

American Airlines announced: For eight decades, the American Airlines base maintenance facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tech Ops – Tulsa), has stood at the center of the airline’s technical operations, evolving into the... Read more »

High fuel prices to halve airline profits in 2026: IATA

Global airline profitability is expected to fall sharply in 2026 as rising jet fuel prices and war-related disruptions in the Middle East put renewed pressure on carrier balance sheets, according to the... Read more »

GE completes hybrid-electric powertrain ground test

GE Aerospace has completed its first ground test of a fully integrated megawatt-class hybrid-electric powertrain, marking a new step in a NASA-backed demonstrator program aimed at creating new types of engines. The... Read more »

Ebola outbreak brings airport screening back

The Ebola outbreak across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has again brought airport health screening and airline passenger-handling procedures into focus, even as global aviation authorities insist that international... Read more »

Belarusian guilty plea exposes aircraft parts trade

A Belarusian woman has pleaded guilty in US federal court in an aviation export-control case that offers a behind-the-curtain glimpse at how Western aircraft parts can move through shadow brokers, intermediaries and... Read more »

Ryanair says ‘demand remains robust’, posts $2.6B profit

Low-cost-carrier giant Ryanair has declared that “travel demand remains robust” despite the current Middle East conflict, with the company posting a record $2.63 billion (€2.26 billion) in profit. On May 18, 2026,... Read more »

Sun Country Airlines unveils a 1994 retro livery honoring its 43-Year legacy as Allegiant completes the acquisition of the company

Sun Country Airlines on May 12, 2026 unveiled this special retro livery on the pictured Boeing 737-800 registered as N826SY. The special livery celebrates the airline’s origins and honoring the people and... Read more »

Spirit Airlines Ceases Operations Amid Financial Crisis

Spirit Airlines announced in the early hours of Saturday, May 2, 2026, that it is halting all flights, marking the first significant U.S. airline to cease operations in nearly 25 years. This... Read more »