Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
IATA reports 3.8% global passenger demand growth for January 2026, with international traffic up 5.9% and load factors reaching record January highs. January traffic data reflects Lunar New Year timing effect The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported a 3.8% year-on-year increase in global passenger demand for January 2026, measured in revenue passenger kilometres […]
Kenya Airways partners with TUI Airline Holidays to relaunch KQ Holidays, offering integrated travel packages and stopover experiences to position Kenya as a year-round destination. Partnership aims to position Africa as a year-round destination Kenya Airways (KQ) has partnered with European-based TUI Airline Holidays, part of the TUI Group, to relaunch KQ Holidays. The revamped
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Archer Aviation will integrate Starlink’s low-Earth-orbit satellite internet system into its Midnight electric air taxi, supporting passenger connectivity and operational communications in urban air mobility operations. Collaboration to integrate LEO connectivity into Midnight Archer Aviation Inc. has announced that it will work with Starlink to bring high-speed connectivity to its Midnight electric air taxi, marking
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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Honeywell a prototype contract to develop a lightweight engine based on the SkyShot 1600 for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme. By Douglas Royce Prototype contract awarded under Propulsion Consortium Initiative 2.0 The U.S. Air Force has awarded a prototype contract to Honeywell for the design of a lightweight engine
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Air New Zealand reported a NZ$59 million first-half loss for FY2026, citing engine maintenance delays, slower domestic demand recovery and rising aviation system costs, while providing updated full-year guidance. Air New Zealand has reported a loss before taxation of NZ$59 million for the first half of the 2026 financial year, compared with earnings before taxation
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The African Development Bank Group and African Union Commission renewed calls for visa-free travel at a high-level symposium in Addis Ababa, linking mobility reform to AfCFTA implementation and aviation connectivity. African policymakers, business leaders and development institutions have renewed calls for visa-free travel across the continent, describing the free movement of people as essential to
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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a proposal to revise regulatory frameworks governing Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) operations across Europe. The initiative is intended to support the routine deployment of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and other novel air vehicle types within urban and regional environments. The proposed regulatory package
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Tecnam Aircraft has announced the launch of its MOSAIK59 product line, positioned to align with the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) regulations. The announcement was made from Capua, Italy, as the manufacturer outlined its readiness to respond to the revised Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) framework. READY FOR FAA MOSAIC RULES
Airbus Helicopters unveils conventional and high-speed compound rotorcraft concepts for NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capabilities study, building on compound demonstrator experience. NGRC Study Participation Airbus Helicopters has unveiled two next generation rotorcraft concepts in response to the NATO Next Generation Rotorcraft Capabilities (NGRC) study requirements. The company’s proposal, developed in collaboration with RTX businesses
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Stuttgart Airport secures €1.5 million in EU funding to advance its STRzero carbon strategy, including installation of electrically powered PCA systems and expanded solar infrastructure. Destination STRzero Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH has secured European Union funding to support further implementation of its STRzero carbon strategy, reinforcing its objective of reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions to
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