Year: 2026

Jet2 is to use new artificial intelligence and customer experience technology from Adobe to make its holiday experience more personalised, with customers set to receive more relevant recommendations, offers and information based on their individual travel preferences. The multi-year partnership brings together Adobe’s customer experience technology and Jet2’s growing digital [read more]

Few aircraft have had such a profound influence on commercial aviation as the Boeing 737. What began in the 1960s as a relatively small twin-engined jet designed for short-haul routes has developed through several generations into one of the most recognisable and successful airliner families in aviation history. The 737 [read more]

A previously unknown software defect with an exposure window of just around one millisecond was responsible for the major National Airspace System failure that caused widespread disruption across UK aviation on 8 September, according to a preliminary investigation by NATS. The report, published on 16th of September, reveals how a [read more]

British Transport Police (BTP) has become the first UK police force to routinely operate drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) as part of day-to-day policing, using BT’s Drone SIM technology and EE mobile connectivity. The new capability is being used to provide a faster way of responding to incidents [read more]

Dublin-based aircraft maintenance provider Altitude Engineering has signed a long-term agreement with Xiamen Air to provide scheduled line maintenance support for the airline’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner operations at London Heathrow Airport. The agreement begins with Xiamen Air’s scheduled flight operations in September 2026 and will see Altitude provide routine line [read more]

Virgin Atlantic has been named the Official Airline Partner of Team GB and ParalympicsGB for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with Virgin Atlantic Holidays also appointed Official Holiday Partner. With two years to go until the Games, the airline has officially begun its journey to LA28, with [read more]

The inaugural Hampshire Air Festival which was due to take place this weekend (12th and 13th of September) has been cancelled after the company organising the event collapsed. In a statement the company said: “It is with profound sadness that directors of Montserrat Events & Festivals Limited have to announce [read more]

Deutsche Aircraft has taken another significant step towards certification of its D328eco regional aircraft after successfully completing low- and high-speed taxi testing and beginning flight testing of its new landing gear system. The German aircraft manufacturer has completed five development flights using a legacy D328 aircraft configured as a dedicated [read more]