Avinor has formally complained to the Kongsberg Group after discovering that the control tower at the new Mo i Rana Airport (MON) does not meet required vertical alignment tolerances. The deviation was identified during a routine quality inspection after the tower had been fully assembled. According to Avinor, the structure is slightly out of plumb, […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 AugAn investigation has found that an Aer Lingus pilot who admitted he “may have been tired” lost situational awareness during an unstable approach into Dublin Airport, resulting in an excessive bank angle and a go-around. The incident occurred on 14 January during a flight from Faro to Dublin carrying 146 passengers. According to the Irish […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 AugBelgian space company Aerospacelab has secured the largest contract in its history after being selected by the European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium to help build IRIS², the European Union’s flagship secure satellite communications constellation. The Mont-Saint-Guibert-based company will be one of four prime satellite manufacturers responsible for delivering the space and ground infrastructure required […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 AugLufthansa will begin charging passengers to reserve window seats in the business class cabin of its retrofitted Airbus A380s on flights departing from 15 September 2026, expanding its range of ancillary revenue options in premium cabins. The airline’s upgraded A380 business class, featuring Thompson Aero Seating Vantage XL seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, offers three […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 AugFinnair carried 1.24 million passengers in July 2026, an increase of 9.3% compared with the same month last year, driven by strong demand across its European, North Atlantic and Asian networks. The airline increased overall capacity by 3.6%, supported by new European destinations and the launch of Toronto services in May. Capacity also rose slightly […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 AugRyanair will withdraw from the Serbian market during the 2026/27 winter season, ending all services to and from Niš Constantine the Great Airport after a decade of operations. The Irish low-cost carrier told SeeNews that the decision was driven by “fuel regulatory issues affecting the airport”, without providing further details. The airline currently operates year-round […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 AugDelta Air Lines will launch a new daily nonstop service between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Tokyo Narita (NRT) on 27 March 2027, further strengthening its Seattle hub and expanding travel options between the United States and Japan. The route will complement Delta’s existing Seattle–Tokyo Haneda (HND) service, making Seattle the airline’s first U.S. gateway […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 AugAirbus’ commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for the month of July 2026 have been published on airbus.com and are summarised below. July 2026 deliveries: 67 deliveries to 39 customers: 6 A220-300, 18 A320neo, 37 A321neo, 4 A350-900, 2 A350-1000 July 2026 gross orders: 204: 1 A319neo to an undisclosed customer; 63 A320neo (27 to Hainan […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 AugFlight bookings to destinations along the path of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse have increased by 3% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest Amadeus Travel Intelligence data. Demand has been particularly strong for northern Spain, where Santander has emerged as the fastest-growing destination with a 105% year-on-year increase […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 AugBelgium has deployed four F-16 fighter jets and around 100 military personnel to Keflavik Air Base in Iceland as part of NATO’s Air Policing mission, marking the second such deployment in a year. The mission aims to protect Icelandic airspace, as the country has no air force of its own despite its strategic location between […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 AugTUI fly Netherlands will significantly expand its services between Curaçao and the Netherlands from April 2027, introducing nine weekly non-stop flights between Willemstad and Amsterdam. The expanded schedule eliminates intermediate stops on the nine direct services, allowing passengers to travel between the two destinations without landing elsewhere en route. In addition to the non-stop flights, […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban6 AugIberia will operate a special flight from Madrid on 12 August 2026, offering passengers and researchers the opportunity to observe the total solar eclipse from an altitude of more than 10,000 metres. Flight IB1473, whose number commemorates the birth year of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, will depart from Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport at 18:45 before following […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban6 AugA Polish court has convicted a passenger who disrupted a Ryanair flight from Palma de Mallorca to Pozna?, reinforcing the airline’s stated zero-tolerance policy towards unruly behaviour. The incident occurred aboard flight FR954 on 8 June 2025. The District Court for Pozna?–Grunwald and Je?yce found the passenger guilty and imposed a fine of PLN 3,000. […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban6 AugIn July, the Norwegian Group had 3,061,053 passengers, of which Norwegian had 2,701,132 and Widerøe 359,921. For Norwegian, this represents the highest number of passengers in a single month since before the pandemic. Both airlines delivered a strong operational performance with high regularity in the busiest travel month of the year. “I am particularly pleased […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban6 AugRyanair has announced its largest-ever winter schedule in Morocco, offering 5.3 million seats across 156 routes during the 2026/27 season. The programme represents a 12% increase compared with last winter, adding around 580,000 seats and introducing 17 new routes. New connections include Rabat–Stockholm, Rabat–Kraków, Marrakesh–Wroc?aw, and services from Agadir to Milan, Nuremberg, Bratislava and Gda?sk. […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban6 AugAmerican asset management firm Apollo Global Management has agreed to acquire British low-cost carrier easyJet in a deal valuing the airline at approximately $7.7 billion, after rival bidder Castlelake withdrew from the takeover process. Under the terms of the agreement, easyJet shareholders will receive £7.15 per share, representing a 54% premium to the airline’s closing […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban6 AugThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has ordered operators to inspect hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after cracks were discovered in a structural reinforcement near the forward service door. The new airworthiness directive applies to an estimated 471 U.S.-registered Boeing 737 MAX 8, MAX 9 and MAX 8-200 aircraft. The affected area is located around […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban6 AugairBaltic carried 558,000 passengers across its network in July 2026, representing a 3% increase compared with the 539,200 passengers recorded during the same month last year. The Latvian airline operated 4,786 scheduled flights during July, up 7.4% from 4,455 flights in July 2025. As capacity expanded faster than passenger traffic, the average load factor declined […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban6 AugA drone-delivered automated external defibrillator (AED) played a key role in the successful resuscitation of a man who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Borås, Sweden, highlighting the growing role of drones in emergency medical response. The incident occurred on 19 July 2026, when an Everdrone drone was automatically dispatched alongside an ambulance as part […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban6 AugAir France will expand its Caribbean Regional Network with the launch of a new nonstop service between Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, and Panama City, starting 11 December 2026. The seasonal route will operate twice weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, until 5 March 2027, using an Airbus A320 configured with 170 seats in Business and Economy Class. Return […]
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