FINANCE | AirAsia Targets US$1 Billion International Debt Raise Amid Fuel Cost Pressures
Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 1 – AirAsia Group, formerly AirAsia X, is turning to the international debt market to raise at least US$1 billion (RM4.03 billion) to shore up liquidity as…
79 U.S. Combat Aircraft Close RED FLAG-Alaska 26-3 Fifth-Generation Drill
Alaska, Sept. 1 – Combined air exercise RED FLAG 26-3 has concluded in Alaska after two weeks of intensive joint training involving 79 combat aircraft from the U.S. Armed Forces.…
BREAKING | Washington Clears $800 Million Helicopter Package for Iraqi Forces
Washington, DC, Sept. 1 – The United States has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of military helicopters and related support to Iraq valued at an estimated eight hundred million…
EASA Trims Persian Gulf Flight Ban to Water Zones Through September
Brussels, Sept. 1 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) narrowed its Gulf airspace warning Monday by extending until September 30 advice that airlines avoid Persian Gulf waters airspace…
UK Prepares Competitive £37 Million Contract for Helicopter Force Personnel
London, Aug. 31 – The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence is preparing a competitive £37 million support deal to reinforce UK helicopter forces with contracted engineering, logistics and enabling personnel.…
Hungarian Gripens Halt Stolen Cessna Near Paks Plant
Budapest, Aug. 31 – Hungary scrambled JAS 39 Gripen C fighters after a man stole a Cessna 172 from Kalocsa Airport and headed toward the Paks Nuclear Power Plant. Hungarian…
Abraham Lincoln Carrier Clears Singapore Strait for Thailand Port Visit
Singapore, Aug. 31 – The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 completed a nighttime transit of the Singapore Strait on Saturday while en route to a planned port visit…
Last Week’s Most Read and Featured Articles
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Aero-News Journal roundup. The past seven days have brought significant developments across global aviation, from groundbreaking fleet modernization initiatives to critical shifts in…
Air Canada A320 Lands Safely at Toronto After Cabin Pressure Alert on AC-167
Toronto, Aug. 30 – An Air Canada Airbus A320-200 registered C-FCQD operating flight AC167 from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Edmonton encountered a cabin pressurization issue on August 29, 2026,…
Why is United Airlines Grounding its New Jets from Transatlantic Italian Routes?
Chicago, Aug. 30 – United Airlines has adopted a cautious approach regarding the operational capabilities of its newly acquired Airbus fleet. When evaluating transatlantic airline routes, network planners noted that…