Southwest Airlines plans to open its first airport lounges in late 2027 at four locations, in partnership with Chase.
Horizon Aircraft starts wind tunnel ice protection testing for the Cavorite X7 eVTOL, backed by a $10.5M INSAT-funded project.
NTSB preliminary report details a fatal midair collision between a Cessna 150H and a PA State Police helicopter at Carlisle Airport.
euroAtlantic Airways inducted a leased A330-300 in September 2026, expanding its Airbus fleet under Njord Partners ownership.
Indian regional carrier FLY91 places a firm order for 40 ATR 72-600s, ATR's largest order in nearly a decade.
Embraer handed over its 2,000th E-Jet, an E195-E2, to Azul Linhas Aéreas on September 2, 2026, in São José dos Campos.
Ethiopian Airlines is reportedly finalizing an order for up to 10 Boeing freighters to support its Vision 2035 strategy and new Bishoftu hub.
TP Aerospace scales its Land For Less program to cover Parata Air's five-aircraft fleet ahead of planned US West Coast expansion.
Universal Aviation launched its Dammam GAT and FBO on Sept. 1, 2026, the first dedicated private aviation terminal in Saudi Arabia.
Korean Air and Thai Aviation Industries partner for military MRO, starting with depot-level UH-60 Black Hawk maintenance.
Tata Elxsi and Sarla Aviation sign MoU to co-develop Shunya, India's first indigenous 7-seat eVTOL air taxi.
Thailand's CAAT becomes the first aviation regulator to adopt Boeing's CBTA framework nationally, targeting 66,000 new pilots in Southeast Asia.
NASA and SpaceX postponed the Crew-13 ISS mission after an oxidizer leak was found in the Dragon propulsion system.
JetZero secured a $100M term loan from Pinegrove and Silicon Valley Bank to advance its Jet1 BWB demonstrator toward a Q4 2027 first flight.
Washington Manassas Airport receives FAA Part 139 certification, becoming the fourth commercial airport serving the D.C. region.
GE Aerospace secures a DIU HyCAT contract to advance a liquid-fueled hypersonic test bed into full integration testing.
Lessors, MROs, and parts traders are acquiring assets at pace in 2026 to secure supply chain access amid narrowbody fleet constraints.
Bombardier acquires MHI Canada Aerospace assets in Mississauga, adding 750 employees and aerostructures production for its business jets.
The U.S. approved a potential $800M FMS to Iraq for Bell 412EPX and Bell 407M helicopters to replace aging Russian-built platforms.
Astroscale Japan and Isar Aerospace contract Spectrum rocket to launch ADRAS-J2 debris removal mission in Japan's 2027 fiscal year.
