Posts tagged "middle-east-aviation"
Former IATA chief Willie Walsh officially took charge as IndiGo's CEO on August 3, 2026, inheriting a plan to push international capacity to 40% by FY30 on the back of 60 incoming Airbus A350s.
A passenger's laptop ignited mid-flight on American Airlines Flight 2398, forcing an emergency landing at Dallas Fort Worth. The FAA says it is the 58th verified lithium-battery smoke or fire incident on a US passenger plane this year.
The FAA has finalized an airworthiness directive requiring repetitive ultrasonic inspections on certain Boeing 787-8, -9 and -10 aircraft after manufacturing gaps around wing splice plates were found to exceed engineering tolerances, raising the risk of fatigue cracks.
Dubai Airports plans to award Dh55 billion ($14.9 billion) in construction contracts by year-end for Al Maktoum International Airport, a mega-hub designed to eventually handle 260 million passengers a year.
Starting September 15, American Airlines is opening its white-tablecloth Flagship Dining rooms to Business Class flyers at DFW and MIA, backed by a new Thomas Keller wine-and-chocolate pairing menu.
Real cases of passengers removed or banned after fart-related disputes on flights. Details from American Airlines 2024, Transavia 2018, Avianca 2026. Laws, causes & facts explained.
Asiana shareholders approved the merger with 99.3% support on August 12, clearing the way for Korean Air to absorb its rival's 69-jet fleet and become the world's 10th-largest airline by December 17.
JetBlue opens BlueHouse Boston at Logan on August 27, its biggest lounge yet at 12,000 square feet, with a Jackson Cannon cocktail menu and a Green Monster replica wall. But access is narrower than the space suggests — here's who actually gets in.
Istanbul Airport logged 8.15 million passengers in July 2026 against Heathrow's 7.86 million, ending London's hold on the title since 2023. The swing wasn't really about Istanbul surging — it was about Heathrow's Middle East traffic collapsing.
Emirates cancelled seven daily flights to Bahrain and Kuwait as US-Iran tensions flared in early August, with Etihad and Qatar Airways following — and even after Qatar and Etihad resumed service on August 8, Emirates held Kuwait flights suspended into mid-month.
Boeing is selling Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid to Archer Aviation in exchange for nearly 20% of the air-taxi startup, folding a decade of autonomous-flight R&D into one balance sheet before the deal closes late this year.
Nearly 1,800 ground handlers walked out at Barcelona-El Prat and Palma de Mallorca on August 4 and haven't stopped — an indefinite strike that Spain's Transport Ministry says could disrupt roughly 2 million passengers through September.