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Reps push aviation law overhaul as NCAA earns N1.13tn

The House of Representatives has stepped up efforts to overhaul Nigeria’s aviation laws, with lawmakers proposing a new revenue-sharing formula that could significantly alter...

Tanzania woos Dangote for fertiliser, energy investments

The Tanzanian Government has expressed interest in attracting fresh investments from Dangote Group in fertiliser production, energy and industrial infrastructure as it seeks to...

Lufthansa to roll-out Starlink Wi-Fi with strict passenger usage rules

Lufthansa Group is rolling out Starlink Wi-Fi across all its partner airlines over the next three years, beginning later this month. Work on the Starlink...

Embraer records 38% net income surge over second quarter 2026

Embraer recorded a 38.4% surge in adjusted net income during the second quarter of 2026, as profits rose from $158 million in Q2 2025...

Spanish flag carrier Iberia will operate a special charter flight to observe the total solar eclipse that will be visible over parts of Spain...

Air India names former Ethiopian Airlines boss as new CEO

Former Ethiopian Airlines boss Tewolde Gebremariam has been named as the new CEO of Air India, following a comprehensive search to identify the next...

Starlux Airlines launches first European route with Taipei-Prague flight

Starlux Airlines launched its first European route on August 1, 2026, with an inaugural flight between Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) in Taipei and Václav...

Somon Air receives its first Boeing 737 MAX jet, a first for Tajikistan

Somon Air has received its first Boeing 737 MAX, marking the first appearance of the aircraft type in Tajikistan. Boeing and the Tajik national carrier...

easyJet sets up dramatic deadline day finale for Castlelake and Apollo bids

A dramatic deadline day finale looms after easyJet extended the date at which potential owner Castlelake can make an improved offer to takeover the...

Australia, US, Japan formalize new trilateral air logistics agreement

Australia, the United States and Japan have formalized a new trilateral agreement, with the aim of strengthening air logistics cooperation across the three countries’...

Lufthansa Technik tests next-gen AeroSHARK on Airbus A319 short-haul jet

Lufthansa Technik has announced that testing has begun on a next-generation version of its fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology on a short-haul aircraft, marking the...

WestJet responds to 72-hour cabin crew strike threat with own deadline

Canadian carrier WestJet has responded to threats of a possible flight attendant strike by issuing its own 72-hour deadline as an industrial dispute over...

Bombardier backlog jumps by $4.3B as orders outpace production

Bombardier’s order backlog climbed to $21.8 billion during the first half of 2026 as demand for its Challenger and Global business jets continued to...

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa bid for TAP Portugal – but what happens next?

Both Air France-KLM Group and Lufthansa Group have now submitted binding offers to acquire a minority stake in TAP Air Portugal following on from their non-binding bids in April 2026.  On July 29, 2026, Air France-KLM...

United took chance for possible merger with Delta last year, ran idea by Bastian

News has emerged that the CEO of United Airlines, Scott Kirby, approached the CEO of Delta Air Lines, Ed Bastian, with a proposed merger. According...

Saab wins GlobalEye order from undisclosed Middle East customer

Saab has received an order for two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from an unnamed country in the Middle East, the...

Tigerair Taiwan picks Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power 15 more A321neos

Tigerair Taiwan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pratt & Whitney for GTF engines to power 15 Airbus A321neo aircraft, four firm...

Farnborough Airshow live: Day three kicks off hoping to beat Tuesday’s 82 orders

Day three of Farnborough Airshow 2026 kicks off looking to surpass Tuesday’s 82 firm aircraft orders split between the main commercial manufacturers Airbus, Boeing...

Philippine Airlines confirms speculation with Boeing 787 Dreamliner order at FIA

Philippine Airlines has confirmed rumors of a new Boeing order with the announcement that the carrier will acquire up to 20 787-10s.On July 20,...

Riyadh Air firms up order for six more Airbus A350-1000s at Farnborough 2026

Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s new premium international carrier, has firmed up an order for six additional Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, bringing its total firm commitment...

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