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A Qantas plane passes an air traffic control tower as it taxis along a runway Sydney Airport, in Sydney, Australia.

Delayed passengers wait and queue with their luggage at Terminal 3 of London Heathrow airport, west of London on September 8, 2026, following major disruption due an issue affecting the NATS air traffic control systems.

Delayed passengers wait and queue with their luggage at Terminal 3 of London Heathrow airport, west of London on Sept 8, following major disruption due an issue affecting the NATS air traffic control systems

German startup Isar Aerospace on Saturday launched its first rocket into space from a site in Arctic Norway, bringing Europe closer to offering satellite flights from its own soil.

Boeing paid a US$3.1 million fine to the US Federal Aviation Administration this year, after the agency said the planemaker had committed a series of safety violations, including actions tied to the 2024 Alaska Airlines MAX 9 mid-air emergency, the FAA told Reuters Wednesday.

Emirates will start operating its new Airbus A350 aircraft to Kuala Lumpur from Dubai starting today (Sept 1, 2026) apart from its retrofitted Boeing B777 and A380 aircraft.

The Ministry of Transport has set its sights on 2029, by which it wants to have established Thailand as ASEAN’s definitive aviation hub, unveiling aggressive plans to increase passenger capacity at its primary gateways to at least 120 million annually.

Air India is seeking about US$1.5 billion in fresh equity from its owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, months after the second-largest Indian airline posted a record annual loss, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

MONTREAL: One person has been killed in western Canada after a small passenger plane struck a vehicle while making an emergency landing on a road, police said.

Airlines at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi