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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.
RTX's Pratt & Whitney is investing $25 million to expand a tubular-assembly plant in Niepołomice, Poland, its second Polish investment in five months and part of a $125 million bet on the country that will add over 120 jobs and 30% more output of critical engine parts by 2028.
A Norse Atlantic 787-9 aborted its takeoff roll at roughly 120 knots on Gatwick's single runway on September 4, triggering a 50-minute closure that rippled across the airport's entire schedule.
The FAA has confirmed Boeing quietly paid $3.1 million in January to settle hundreds of quality violations tied to the Alaska Airlines door-plug blowout — a penalty a US senator calls the cost of doing business.
Air India is bringing back most of the 145 weekly international flights it slashed over a brutal summer of fuel costs and airspace restrictions — and adding extra frequencies to New York, Tokyo and five European cities for the winter season.
TSA has switched on the country's first touchless biometric e-gates at Newark's Terminal C, letting enrolled United flyers clear identity checks with a glance — no ID, no boarding pass, under three seconds.
Goa-based FLY91 has ordered 40 ATR 72-600 turboprops in a roughly $1 billion deal — ATR's largest firm order in almost a decade — to grow from six aircraft to more than 60 within five years.