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Sceye secures SoftBank backing to launch HAPS connectivity services in Japan

Jul 11, 2025 (SPX)

This collaboration underscores SoftBank's continued commitment to advancing HAPS as a critical component of future connectivity infrastructure. As the demand fo...

Berlin says China targeted German plane with laser over Red Sea

Jul 08, 2025 (AFP)

"Endangering German personnel (and) disrupting the operation is entirely unacceptable," the foreign ministry said on X, adding that Beijing's ambassador to Berl...

Bali flights nixed after huge Indonesia volcano eruption

Jul 07, 2025 (AFP)

The aviation disruption came just weeks after the same rumbling volcano caused dozens of flight cancellations to and from the popular resort island. Mount Lewot...

Erdogan confident Turkey to be readmitted to US F-35 programme in stages

Jul 05, 2025 (AFP)

Washington booted Turkey out of its F-35 programme in 2019 and a year later imposed sanctions on Ankara over its purchase of an S-400 Russian surface-to-air mis...

Eight-country coalition aims to tax luxury air travel

Jun 30, 2025 (AFP)

The coalition, which also brings together Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone and Antigua and Barbuda, said it would work to increase the number of countries taxing pl...

B-2 bomber pilots to be honored at White House Fourth of July celebration

Jun 30, 2025 (UPI)

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced their attendance Monday. Friday's celebration will also feature a flyover by B-2 Spirit bombers, the same...

Former head of major Chinese airline under graft investigation

Jun 28, 2025 (AFP)

Liu Shaoyong, who headed the airline from 2009 until his resignation in 2022, is being investigated for "serious violations of discipline and law", the Central ...

Swiss, US in spat over cost of F-35 fighter jets

Jun 25, 2025 (AFP)

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) wants Switzerland to assume additional costs, but Bern says it is sticking to the agreed price of just over si...

Taiwan's China Airlines to expand fleet with up to 13 Airbus jets

Jun 25, 2025 (AFP)

The airline's board have agreed to buy or lease eight Airbus A321neo and five Airbus A350-900 aircraft, according to two company announcements. China Airlines s...

US military aircraft no longer visible at base in Qatar: satellite images

Jun 19, 2025 (AFP)

Nearly 40 military aircraft -- including transport planes like the Hercules C-130 and reconnaissance aircraft -- were parked on the tarmac at the Al Udeid base ...

Greenwashing rife in EU aviation: consumer groups

Jun 17, 2025 (AFP)

An analysis of 17 air carriers found many misled passengers by suggesting that flying was more eco-friendly than it really is -- a breach of EU rules -- pan-Eur...

Boeing says focus at air show on 'supporting customers', not orders

Jun 16, 2025 (AFP)

The sales rivalry between Boeing and European aerospace giant Airbus usually drives the headlines as the world's top civilian planemakers announce many of their...

Airbus touts plane orders, Boeing focused on crash probe at air show

Jun 16, 2025 (AFP)

The sales rivalry between Boeing and European aerospace giant Airbus usually drives the headlines as the world's top civilian plane makers announce many of thei...

China blaming Japan for fighter jet incidents 'unacceptable': Tokyo

Jun 13, 2025 (AFP)

Japan says recent Chinese military activities in the Pacific -- where Beijing's two operating aircraft carriers were sighted simultaneously for the first time -...

Israel says killed most of Iran Guards' air force leadership

Jun 13, 2025 (AFP)

Shortly after the Israeli defence ministry announced that "most of the Revolutionary Guard air force leadership was neutralised," the military clarified that se...

India, China to 'expedite' restarting direct flights

Jun 13, 2025 (AFP)

Flights were halted after the Covid-19 pandemic and a subsequent deadly clash in 2020 between their troops on the Himalayan border. "The two sides agreed to exp...

Japan, China trade barbs over fighter jet manoeuvres

Jun 12, 2025 (AFP)

The Japanese government had complained to China over the incident, in which no Japanese military personnel were reported injured. A Chinese J-15 fighter jet fro...

Turkey to export 48 fighter jets to Indonesia: Erdogan

Jun 11, 2025 (AFP)

Turkey's defence sector, including the famous Bayraktar drones, accounts for a significant share of the country's export revenues. "As part of the agreement sig...

Finland says suspects Russian aircraft violated airspace

Jun 10, 2025 (AFP)

The incident, off the coast of Porvoo east of the capital Helsinki, came weeks after Finnish officials summoned the Russian ambassador over a similar accusation...

New fuel cell could enable electric aviation

Jun 04, 2025 (SPX)

Instead of a battery, the new concept is a kind of fuel cell - which is similar to a battery but can be quickly refueled rather than recharged. In this case, th...