Delta DL251 Reverses Over Atlantic After Cabin Smoke, Lands in Porto
Porto, Portugal, Sept. 30 – Delta Air Lines flight DL251 from Barcelona to Boston turned around over the Atlantic and diverted to Porto after smoke in the cabin of an…
Ryanair Banks on Swift Boeing MAX 10 Approval for 2027 Fleet Growth
Warsaw, Sept. 30 – Ryanair hopes the Boeing MAX 10 certification delay announced by the Federal Aviation Administration will remain short, according to CEO Michael O’Leary. The Ryanair chief executive…
Airbus A350F Debut Flight Positions New Freighter Against Boeing 777
Toulouse, Sept. 30 – Airbus completed the maiden flight of its new A350F freighter on September 29, 2026, from Toulouse, France, as the European manufacturer expands its cargo aircraft portfolio…
Poland Empowers Pilots to Engage Aerial Intruders Without Visual Contact
Warsaw, Sept. 29 – Poland eases rules for fighter pilots to shoot down foreign aircraft as Deputy Defence Minister Cezary Tomczyk confirmed that visual identification is no longer required before…
AIM-120 Meteor Missiles and IRIS-T Air Defense Win Bundestag Backing for Bundeswehr Modernization
Berlin, Sept. 28 – The Bundestag Budget Committee approved a comprehensive procurement package on September 23 for the German Armed Forces, strengthening air power, air defense, and related capabilities through…
A321neo Primer Flaw Trims Airbus Shares Amid Tight Delivery Push
Paris, Sept. 28 – Airbus shares dip after a quality flaw was identified in the best-selling A321neo jet, as the European planemaker confirmed an incorrectly applied anti-corrosion primer on fuselage…
French Rafale Gains Ground in Portugal Fighter Selection
Paris, Sept. 25 – Dassault Aviation has formally entered the Portuguese F-16 replacement race by signing industrial cooperation agreements with AED Cluster Portugal, advancing the Rafale combat aircraft as a…
Airbus Contains A321neo Fuselage Coating Flaw Across 500 Jets Without Disrupting Service
Paris, Sept. 25 – Airbus has identified a quality defect in the A321neo aircraft fuselage structure but confirmed there is no safety risk, allowing continued flight operations of the popular…
Ryanair FR7073 Signals 7500 Alert, Then Lands Safely in Porto
Porto, Portugal, Sept. 24 – A Ryanair Boeing 737-8 MAX operating flight FR7073 from Porto to Dublin transmitted the hijack squawk code 7500 shortly after takeoff as the aircraft climbed…
RAF Hawk Ejection Leaves Two Pilots Injured After Wales Crash
London, Sept. 24 – Two pilots suffered minor injuries after ejecting from a UK military training aircraft that crashed near Anglesey in Wales on Wednesday. The British RAF T2 Hawk…