Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has advanced to the next phase of its comprehensive safety review after successfully conducting mandatory drug tests on all operational Malaysia Airlines pilots, with all results negative. Jakarta arrest triggers fleet‑wide screening The fleet-wide sweep, which concluded on Aug. 15, began after the arrest of a Malaysia Airlines second officer in […]
Travel Radar•Zoe Weyrauch-Gosling19 Aug
Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer Archer Aviation bought its former rival, Wisk Aero, from Boeing. In exchange, Boeing will now own 16.5% of Archer Aviation’s shares. The deal also includes Archer taking control of air traffic management software developer SkyGrid, and drone manufacturer Insitu. What is eVTOL Technology? This deal unites two […]
Travel Radar•Billy Stack19 Aug
On March 10, 2019, at 8:44 a.m. local time, Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashed six minutes after it took off from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD). All 157 on board lost their lives, including Irish United Nations employee Michael Ryan. His widow has brought a successful civil lawsuit against the aircraft manufacturer, Boeing. Boeing […]
Travel Radar•Kate Angel19 Aug
Emirates SkyCargo successfully transported Altair-1, the United Arab Emirates (UAE )’s first AI-processing commercial satellite, on Aug. 13 2026. As part of Orbitworks’ Altair constellation, the satellite demonstrates technological innovation in action. Altair-1 was transported via Boeing 777 cargo aircraft from Dubai (DWC) to Los Angeles (LAX) ahead of its real-life launch in October 2026. […]
Travel Radar•Nibras Malik18 Aug
Two aircraft suffered tyre damage while landing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) just four hours apart on Monday, Aug. 17. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating. What happened? An American Airlines flight blew two tyres while landing. The aircraft, coming from LaGuardia Airport (LGA), landed safely at around 2 p.m. local time. […]
Travel Radar•Jinnie Ye18 Aug
Discover Airlines, which is part of the Lufthansa group, announced a series of weekly services to two new destinations in Finland. Flights from Discover’s operating base at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) will fly to Savonlinna Airport (SVL) between June and August 2027, and to Kajaani Airport (KAJ) between December 2027 and March 2028. This will be […]
Travel Radar•Billy Stack18 Aug
Shane Hyhorec, an Adelaide-based disability advocate with C5 incomplete quadriplegia, was removed from a Virgin Australia plane before its departure due to a dispute over the stowage of his wheelchair’s motor. The airline says it’s reviewing the incident. What happened? Hyhorec regularly travels by air for work with his service dog and a wheelchair with […]
Travel Radar•Jinnie Ye18 Aug
K2 Aviation has completed a deal with Aircastle for two Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCFs), which ASL Airlines will operate, making it a new airline customer for K2 Aviation. Boeing 737-800BCFs Expand Cargo Operations The two aircraft will strengthen ASL Airlines’ freighter fleet as demand for air cargo capacity continues to grow. The Boeing […]
Travel Radar•Andreea Georgescu18 Aug
On Saturday, Aug. 15, a water main beneath a key road leading to London Heathrow Airport’s (LHR) primary terminal burst, flooding the central terminal area and causing hours of delay and disruption. Flooding Impacts Heathrow Access This weekend, London Heathrow Airport (LHR) faced considerable disruption after a burst water main beneath a main road approaching […]
Travel Radar•Melissa Thomas18 Aug
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would extend an existing medical-certificate exception (already available to certain U.S. military pilots) to military pilot trainees who already meet U.S. military pilot medical examination requirements, making it unnecessary for them also to obtain an FAA third-class medical certificate for certain […]
Travel Radar•Oluwaferanmi Ogunsemowo18 Aug
Flight operations across Nigeria have been significantly disrupted as industrial action against Air Peace intensifies after the carrier failed to reach an agreement with aviation workers’ unions. Major airlines have reported rescheduling or cancelling dozens of flights due to Air Peace picketing and the disruption it has caused at the country’s major airports. Passengers have […]
Travel Radar•Olivia Jarvis18 Aug
On Saturday, Aug. 15, a burst water main on Inner Road West prevented access to the central terminal area (CTA) of London’s Heathrow airport (LHR). Roads were closed at approximately 06:00 a.m. BST, which prevented access to Terminals 2 and 3. This led to heavy traffic congestion, and where possible, passengers were advised to use […]
Travel Radar•Kate Angel15 Aug
Air France-KLM Group has secured a new €1 billion credit facility from a group of 12 international banks, strengthening the airline group’s liquidity and giving it greater flexibility to manage future financing needs. The multi-purpose facility can be drawn and repaid at Air France-KLM’s discretion. It has an initial maturity date of June 2028, with […]
Travel Radar•Andreea Georgescu15 Aug
The EU’s new biometric border system – the Entry-Exit System (EES) – is causing wait times of up to two hours at major airports. The system is struggling to cope with the large number of non-EU passengers passing through. EES queue chaos Major airports in the region, like Frankfurt Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Munich […]
Travel Radar•Jinnie Ye14 Aug
Air Charter Scotland will launch year-round flights between Wick (WIC) and Glasgow (GLA) from Aug. 15, 2026, while continuing its existing Public Service Obligation (PSO) service between Wick and Aberdeen (ABZ). The airline will operate three weekly return services between Wick and Glasgow alongside weekly return flights to Aberdeen, using 18-seat BAe Jetstream 32 aircraft […]
Travel Radar•Andreea Georgescu14 AugThey’ve existed for almost 30 years and operate over half of the world’s flights, but how much do you really know about airline alliances? From their rapid expansion in the 2000s to the perks and price changes they offer flyers today and the part they might play in the future of aviation, here is everything […]
Travel Radar•Billy Stack14 AugSaudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flyadeal will launch non-stop flights between Riyadh (RUH) and Mumbai (BOM) on Oct. 3, 2026, making Mumbai its second destination in India after Hyderabad (HYD). The airline will operate the route five times a week with Airbus A320neo aircraft, adding more than 7,400 seats between the two cities each month. Flyadeal […]
Travel Radar•Andreea Georgescu14 AugA three-year partnership between Bristol International Balloon Fiesta and charity Young Bristol will enable local young people to explore opportunities within the unique hot air balloon industry. Alongside targeted youth activities throughout the festival weekend (Aug. 7-9, 2026), five young people received a bespoke hot air balloon flying lesson, a further four attended a college […]
Travel Radar•Kate Angel14 AugA cybersecurity incident that occurred on a Delta Air Lines flight is being investigated after a hoax Wi-Fi network appeared aboard the Atlanta-bound plane. The unauthorised Wi-Fi connection appeared for a short time during the flight and resulted in the aircraft’s cabin crew disabling the plane’s Wi-Fi functionality for a short time. Many passengers aboard […]
Travel Radar•Olivia Jarvis14 AugAmerican carrier Delta Air Lines announced it will launch a new daily route between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport (NRT), its second route from Seattle to the Japanese capital. The new route will launch on March 27, 2027, and will complement Delta’s existing Seattle-Tokyo flight to Haneda Airport (HND). Delta and […]
Travel Radar•Takey Elbarky14 Aug