2026-08-08 · 12 storiesGenerated 3:01:43 AM
Riyadh Air launches daily Boeing 787-9 flights to Mumbai, Dhaka, Islamabad and Lahore, growing its network to nine destinations as part of a strategy to reach 22 cities by March 2027.
Starlux Airlines launched its first European route on August 1, 2026, operating Airbus A350-900 flights between Taipei Taoyuan and Prague's Václav Havel Airport, with chairman K.W. Chang piloting the inaugural flight himself.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority issued a final decision allowing London Heathrow to raise charges on airlines to recover up to £320 million in costs related to initial planning and design work for its £33 billion third runway expansion.
IATA's Board of Directors has appointed Saadia Zahidi, a World Economic Forum executive, as its ninth Director General effective November 1, 2026, making her the first woman to lead the global airline trade body.
WestJet and CUPE reached a tentative agreement on August 3, 2026, ending a strike by 4,400 flight attendants that cancelled approximately 495 flights and disrupted travel for 250,000 passengers during Canada's summer long weekend.
BloombergNEF reports that European SAF prices surged to an average of $2,830 per ton in Q2 2026, up 31% from the 2026 average, driven by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and rising demand for biofuels.
IATA expects global SAF production to reach approximately 2.4 million tonnes in 2026, covering only around 0.8% of global jet fuel consumption, highlighting the massive scale-up challenge facing the industry.
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into aviation weather systems, giving pilots earlier hazard warnings, improved routing decisions and more time to react to storms, turbulence and wind shear.
The FAA issued a new Airworthiness Directive for King Air 350 aircraft, setting revised wing-spar inspection intervals for 113 U.S. B300/B300C jets effective August 10, 2026, after Textron identified an error in previous inspection guidance.
The NTSB's final report on the fatal Bering Air Cessna 208B crash near Nome, Alaska, determined the aircraft was operated above its icing weight limit while under heavy single-pilot workload conditions.
Malaysia Airports Holdings recorded 51 million passenger movements across its network in H1 2026, up 1.8% year-on-year, with international traffic surging 7.7% driven by strong demand from Indonesia, Singapore, China, and Europe.
Air India will begin 3x-weekly seasonal nonstop flights between Mumbai and Toronto Pearson from October 25, operating Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and becoming the only carrier to offer nonstop service on the route.
