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Riga International Airport has moved its passenger terminal expansion into construction, a €98 million, four-stage project meant to lift annual capacity from around 8 million to roughly 12 million passengers by 2030.
United rolled out a digital standby feature, live TSA wait-time estimates, and AirTag-powered bag tracking in its app on September 1, 2026, timed to a Labor Day weekend expected to carry 3.4 million of its customers.
SpiceJet has signed lease deals for 15 Boeing and 5 Airbus A321 aircraft to nearly triple its operating fleet from 11 to about 31 jets in time for the winter schedule, after losing its remaining 737 MAX 8s to lessor repossession.
EasyJet's French pilot union SNPL has called a two-day strike for September 13-14, just weeks after cabin crew won guaranteed schedule stability through their own walkout — and pilots say they've been offered nothing similar.
ANA Holdings and Embraer signed a firm order for eight additional E190-E2 jets worth $642 million, lifting the Japanese carrier's total E2 commitment to 23 aircraft as deliveries stretch from 2028 into 2032.
A 26-year-old Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-700 dropped 30,000 feet after departing Santa Ana on September 6, declaring an emergency and diverting safely to Fresno; the cause is still under evaluation.
Vueling's first Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 jets, due in Barcelona by December 2026, are now delayed into 2027 after Recaro's cabin seats failed to clear certification in time — stalling an all-Airbus carrier's biggest fleet shift in decades.
A Qantas Boeing 737-800 diverted to Christchurch after witnesses saw repeated flames from its left engine on departure from Queenstown — and New Zealand's aviation regulator walked back its own bird-strike explanation within a day.
The UK's 10-week consultation on Heathrow's third runway closed September 1, 2026. Days later, a Tyndall Centre report found no scenario where the £42 billion expansion fits inside Britain's legally binding carbon budgets.
Emirates has unveiled a full-height, electrically operated privacy screen for Premium Economy — a first for the cabin class worldwide — debuting on its 2-3-2 A350 layout with a 13.3-inch 4K touchscreen and wireless charging.
Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines are closing in on a ₹100 billion ($1.1 billion) capital injection for Air India — but unlike past bailouts, the cash will land in installments tied to performance milestones, after a fiscal 2026 loss that more than doubled to $2.3 billion.
TSA's Touchless ID and Digital ID programs have expanded to 65 and more than 250 US airports respectively, letting millions of travelers clear security with a face scan or a phone instead of a physical card.