Global air passenger demand increased by just 0.2% year on year in July 2026, as sharp declines in the Middle East and North America offset growth elsewhere, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Capacity grew by 0.3%, while the global passenger load factor slipped by 0.1 percentage points to 85.2%. Excluding the Middle […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban31 Aug
Global air cargo demand increased by 3.9% year on year in July 2026, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). International traffic grew by 4.7%. Capacity rose more slowly, increasing by 1.7% overall and 1.8% on international services. As a result, the global cargo load factor improved by one percentage point to 46%. All […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban31 Aug
Bournemouth Airport resumed normal operations on Sunday after a mains electricity failure disrupted flights and terminal services for several hours on Saturday. The outage began at 15:10. Backup systems maintained terminal lighting and essential functions, including security, airfield equipment and air traffic control, allowing the airport to remain open. According to the airport, no arrivals […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban31 Aug
A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Boston diverted to Detroit after the captain became ill and requested hospital treatment. Flight DL437 on 25 August, operated by a Boeing 757-200 (reg. N707TW) with 147 passengers aboard, was about three and a half hours into its journey when the crew diverted to Detroit Metropolitan […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban31 Aug
Two employees at Frankfurt Airport have died after contracting malaria in a rare outbreak believed to have been caused by infected mosquitoes carried into Germany aboard an aircraft. Six airport workers have been diagnosed with malaria tropica, the most dangerous form of the disease, since July. One employee became ill and died in early July, […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban31 Aug
Two Airlink Embraer jets performed a spectacular flypast over Cape Town’s DHL Stadium on Saturday, 29 August, ahead of the Springboks–All Blacks rugby Test. Videos (see below) of the flypast quickly went viral, with the aircraft appearing to pass only metres above the stadium roof. While many South African rugby fans praised the spectacle, others […]
Aviation24.be•Bart Noëth30 Aug
An Air Atlanta Europe Boeing 747-400 freighter diverted to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport after encountering an unspecified problem shortly after departing Liège for Kinshasa. Flight CC2615, operated by aircraft 9H-AKA, stopped climbing and entered an extended holding pattern over the English Channel before turning north towards Amsterdam. Flight-tracking data showed the aircraft descending towards Schiphol after […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban30 Aug
A passenger died after suffering a medical emergency aboard an American Airlines flight from Miami to Rome, according to aviation news website AIRLIVE. Flight AA52, operated by Boeing 777-200ER N755AN, departed Miami approximately one hour late on 26 August. The medical emergency reportedly occurred during the aircraft’s descent towards Rome Fiumicino the following morning. Cabin […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban28 Aug
Severe thunderstorms and repeated lightning strikes caused major disruption at Zurich Airport on Friday, forcing SWISS to cancel 85 flights and affecting approximately 11,200 passengers. The disruption intensified throughout 28 August. SWISS had initially reported 27 cancellations affecting around 3,100 passengers by lunchtime, but the figures rose sharply during the afternoon. Numerous other flights experienced […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban28 Aug
Saab’s Gripen F two-seat fighter has completed its maiden flight, marking the start of the aircraft’s airborne test campaign. The aircraft departed Saab’s airfield at Linköping, Sweden, at 09:40 on 28 August and remained airborne for 40 minutes. It was flown by Saab chief test pilot Jakob Högberg and Brazilian Air Force test pilot Lieutenant […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban28 Aug
Milan Malpensa Airport has completed a second trial transporting small parcels to central Milan by passenger train and electric vehicles, as part of efforts to reduce road traffic and emissions. The Smart Parcels on Train initiative, known as SPOT, is being conducted under the European Union-supported OLGA green-airports project. Airport operator SEA is coordinating the […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban28 Aug
Qantas will begin retiring its ten Airbus A380s from mid-2028, four years earlier than previously planned, as rising maintenance costs and parts shortages increasingly undermine the economics of the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The Australian airline said the accelerated withdrawal should generate approximately A$300 million (€184 million) in net cash-flow benefits between its 2028 and […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban28 Aug
Zurich Airport Ltd. reported the strongest first-half result in its history as passenger growth lifted both aviation and non-aviation revenue during the first six months of 2026. Revenue increased by 5% to CHF 673.6 million. Aviation revenue rose by 5% to CHF 345.2 million, while non-aviation revenue grew at the same rate to CHF 328.4 […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban28 Aug
airBaltic is celebrating its 31st anniversary after carrying its 70 millionth passenger since the Latvian airline was established in 1995. The carrier was founded on 28 August 1995 through a joint venture between the Latvian state and Scandinavian Airlines. Its first commercial flight operated from Riga to Stockholm on 1 October 1995 using a 33-seat […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban28 Aug
Construction of a new White House ballroom may have contributed to a loss-of-separation incident involving President Donald Trump’s Marine One helicopter and an Envoy Air passenger jet near Washington Reagan National Airport on 4 August, according to a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report. The building work required Marine One operations to move temporarily from […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban28 Aug
Air Arabia will launch daily nonstop flights between Sharjah and Düsseldorf on 16 December 2026, making the German city its third destination in the country after Frankfurt and Munich. The new route will be operated with Airbus A320neo aircraft. Four weekly flights will depart Sharjah at 15:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, arriving in […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban27 Aug
Two air traffic controllers reportedly left their posts early on the night an Air Canada Express aircraft collided with an airport fire truck at New York LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots. Flight AC8646, carrying 72 passengers and four crew members from Montreal, had just landed on 22 March when it struck the emergency vehicle as […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban27 Aug
Hackers accessed data belonging to approximately 8.7 million customers of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports in a ransomware attack on Manchester Airports Group (MAG). The stolen information mainly consisted of email addresses provided by passengers when registering for airport Wi-Fi. A smaller proportion included names, postal addresses, telephone numbers, postcodes and vehicle registrations […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban27 Aug
Discover Airlines will enter the British market in summer 2027 with new Airbus A320 services to Bristol, Glasgow and Inverness. The Lufthansa Group leisure carrier will become the only airline offering nonstop flights from Frankfurt to all three destinations. It will also connect Munich with Glasgow, taking over a route previously operated by Lufthansa. Frankfurt–Glasgow […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban27 Aug
American Airlines will launch seven international routes in 2027, adding Vienna, Porto and Reykjavik to its network while expanding services to several established destinations in Europe and Asia. All seven new routes will operate daily. Philadelphia will gain three destinations: Porto from 28 March, Vienna from 6 May and Reykjavik from 27 May. The Porto […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban27 Aug