Cathay Group has placed a firm order with Airbus for two additional Airbus A350F freighters. This will bring the airline’s total order to eight of the new-generation cargo aircraft. The A350F will be operated by the airline’s cargo division, Cathay Cargo, bringing new levels of efficiency across its extensive network. Designed to be the world's most advanced cargo aircraft, &n...
Platoon Aviation signed a purchase agreement with Textron Aviation for multiple Cessna Citation Longitude business jets. With this order, Platoon Aviation is set to become the largest Citation Longitude fleet operator in Europe. The new super-midsize aircraft are expected to enter service beginning in early 2027, marking a significant mil...
Viasat has reached 1,000 aircraft for its SB-S service: a milestone that underscores strong adoption and accelerating momentum for satellite-enabled safety communications in aviation. SwiftBroadband-Safety is a certified, global safety communications service that supports Air Traffic Control communications, airline operations and regulatory compliance, helping pilots and operators i...
Signature Aviation announced the groundbreaking of a more than $10 million hangar and office development at Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport (ROA), continuing a nearly seven-decade legacy of serving aircraft, crews, and passengers in Virginia’s Blue Ridge region. The project will add a 22,000-square-foot hangar with an attached 3,000-square-foot office facility and a 14-bay parking lot. Designed w...
easyJet and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport announced the rollout of electronic TaxiBot technology for Airbus aircraft operations at Schiphol, following a successful trial earlier this year. The introduction marks another step in easyJet’s ongoing strategy to improve operational efficiency and reduce emissions both in the air and on the ground. TaxiBot, funded by the SESAR project HERO...
RIX Riga Airport maintained stable operational performance in 2025 and closed the financial year with a profit of EUR 4.2 million, EUR 0.8 million higher than the previous year, according to the company’s audited annual report for 2025. Last year, Riga Airport handled 7.1 million passengers and 63,000 flights, maintaining the previous year’s level of activity. The number of direct...
Air China Cargo has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for four additional A350F freighters, taking its total order for the type to 10 aircraft. Air China Cargo previously ordered six A350F freighters in November 2025. Air China Cargo began introducing Airbus freighters at the end of 2023, and currently operates a fleet of eight Airbus A330-200P2F aircraft. In the near future, the ...
Incora announced an expansion of its operations in India after securing a key customs and warehousing license. The Manufacture and Other Operations in a Warehouse (MOOWR) license allows Incora to store and distribute aerospace parts locally without paying duty for products that are re-exported, helping the company better support customers across the country. David Coleal, CEO of Incora com...
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore awarded Thales, as the leading partner in a consortium with Deeeplabs, a contract to deliver an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) System based on the TopSky - AstraUTM platform, to provide an integrated, one-stop portal for the approval and tracking of all unmanned aircraft (UA) operations in Singapore. The solution will comb...
Valor Flight Academy, a newly established, premium flight training organization in Southeast Michigan, has officially launched operations at Willow Run Airport (KYIP) with the introduction of its first Tecnam P2008 MkII aircraft. While Valor Flight Academy is a new name in the region, its leadership and instructional team bring over a decade of professional pilot and high-volume flight i...
flydubai and Cyprus Airways announced the launch of a new interline agreement, designed to enhance international connectivity and provide passengers with seamless access to an expanded network of destinations across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the GCC. The partnership enables customers to travel on a single itinerary with coordinated baggage handling and streamlined transfers via Dubai Inter...
AutoFlight successfully completed a demonstration flight of a heterogeneous three-aircraft formation, consisting of one V5000 Matrix and two V2000-series eVTOL aircraft. The mission has validated key capabilities including communication links, route planning, flight coordination and safety control across 5-ton and 2-ton platforms. It also demonstrates AutoFlight's system integration and m...
