A seven-year-old aviation enthusiast from South London has received an unexpected gift from Emirates (EK) after writing a personal letter to Sir Tim Clark, the airline’s president.
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Qatar Airways (QR) has reported a record net profit of US$1.94 billion for the 2025/26 financial year, underlining the strength of its business despite major disruption across the Gulf aviation market.
The Russian Transport Ministry has proposed that Vietnamese carriers consider wet-leasing aircraft to Russian airlines.
EgyptAir plans to launch Cairo-Singapore-Sydney flights in 2027 using Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The route will target Australia-Egypt traffic, Singapore demand and onward connections through Cairo.
An Estonian man used insufficiently funded cards to obtain about €18,000 in Finnair duty-free merchandise across at least 17 flights, including 49 Suunto watches. Some pre-orders used false details, and online resale of the watches helped expose the scheme.
EasyJet (U2) is facing a legal claim worth at least $72 million after an aircraft leasing company accused the British low-cost carrier of abandoning 6 Airbus A320-family aircraft during a dispute linked to Western sanctions against Russia.
Cathay Pacific (CX) is expanding trials of an artificial intelligence system developed with Google that could help aircraft avoid creating climate-warming contrails.
Etihad Airways (EY) is set to expand its Saudi Arabian network with a new year-round service to Red Sea International Airport (RSI), connecting Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) with Saudi Arabia’s emerging Red Sea tourism destination from October 4, 2026.
Korean Air (KE) has been fined 10 million won ($7,400) by South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport after 52 international passengers were mistakenly taken to the domestic terminal at Gimpo International Airport (GMP) instead of the international arrivals facility.
Singapore’s government has defended Singapore Airlines’ (SQ) investment in Air India, arguing that the flag carrier needs overseas expansion to sustain long-term growth despite growing scrutiny over the Indian airline’s financial performance.