ICAO joins alliance to address CORSIA carbon-credit shortfall
ICAO has joined the Supporting Alliance for CORSIA EEU Supply, strengthening efforts to increase the availability of eligible carbon credits ahead of the aviation...
EU Commissioner urges Brussels Airport border queues to be resolved before Christmas
European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner has called for lengthy airport border-control queues to be resolved before the Christmas travel period,...
Airports and airlines urge EES reforms as border queues reach five hours
ACI EUROPE and Airlines for Europe (A4E) have called on the European Commission and Schengen Member States to reform the Entry/Exit System (EES), saying...
Travel industry coalition urges EU to safeguard voluntary biometric journeys
ACI EUROPE, Amadeus, IATA, IDEMIA Public Security and SITA have formed the Responsible Biometrics Travel Industry Coalition, calling on EU policymakers to preserve voluntary...
Global air passenger demand falls 0.8% in August
Global air passenger demand fell by 0.8% year-on-year in August 2026, as a sharp contraction among Middle Eastern airlines outweighed growth elsewhere, according to...
Sweden to deploy Gripen fighters for NATO mission over Poland
Sweden will contribute Gripen fighter jets to a NATO operation over Poland from October 2026, supporting the Alliance’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence and...
European airport traffic gains pace as Brussels cargo grows
Passenger traffic at European airports rose by 3.9% in July and 3.1% in August compared with a year earlier, according to ACI EUROPE. The...
Global air cargo demand rises 4.4% in August
Global air cargo demand increased by 4.4% year on year in August 2026, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). International demand grew...
Boeing 737 MAX software issue delays certification of largest variant
A software problem affecting some Boeing 737 MAX aircraft has prompted the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to delay certification of the 737 MAX...
Starship reaches orbit and deploys satellites, but ends test flight early
SpaceX’s Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on Monday, 28 September, during its 14th test flight. The uncrewed rocket launched from Starbase,...
IATA to bring airline finance, retailing and passenger experience leaders together in Macao
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will bring together airline executives and aviation industry leaders in Macao on 28–29 October 2026 for the joint...
Global airport traffic hits record 9.8 billion passengers in 2025, but growth slows in 2026
Global airports handled a record 9.8 billion passengers in 2025, according to Airports Council International (ACI) World, as international travel continued to drive the...
FAA technology failure disrupts flights at Newark, Philadelphia and Teterboro
Flights at Newark Liberty, Philadelphia International and Teterboro airports were disrupted on Monday after the Federal Aviation Administration imposed ground stops because of a...
Global Aviation Conference Frankfurt 2026 to bring together aviation leaders
The global aviation industry will converge in Frankfurt on September 29–30 for the Global Aviation Conference Frankfurt 2026, bringing together senior representatives from airlines,...
NATO fighter scrambled and Vilnius Airport closed—over a flock of birds
Vilnius Airport temporarily suspended operations on Sunday morning after unidentified objects detected in Lithuanian airspace were initially believed to be drones.
The alert prompted the...
Ryanair urges EU to extend flexibility over troubled border system
Ryanair has called on the European Commission to extend until April 2027 emergency flexibility allowing countries to suspend parts of the EU Entry/Exit System...
Belgian F-16s support NATO air defence during Northern Viking 2026
Belgian Air Force F-16s deployed to Iceland have supported NATO air defence while Allied forces conducted Exercise Northern Viking 2026 across Iceland and the...
Nordic Air Forces deepen integration at NATO’s new CAOC Bodø
Air Force representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden met in Bodø from 25 to 28 August to advance the Nordic Airpower Concept...
Global passenger demand remains broadly flat in July
Global air passenger demand increased by just 0.2% year on year in July 2026, as sharp declines in the Middle East and North America...
Global air cargo demand rises 3.9% in July
Global air cargo demand increased by 3.9% year on year in July 2026, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). International traffic grew...