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Delta Air Lines will postpone the launch of direct flights between Atlanta and Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, until March following several attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on the city’s airport, the company said in a statement. Delta had planned to launch the service on October 23, operating wide-body Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The flight was set to become the first direct commercial service between the United States and Saudi Arabia, CNBC noted.

A Flydubai passenger flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an unplanned landing in the northwest of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after what the airline described as an “incident” on board. All passengers are alive and unharmed.
Flight FZ1073, which was traveling from Dubai International Airport to Ben-Gurion International Airport, landed at Tabuk Airport, Flydubai said. The airline did not disclose the reason for the route deviation, stating that it is engaging with the authorities and will publish additional information later.

Boeing identified a software malfunction in 737 MAX aircraft that could cause an automatic navigation failure in certain landing approach scenarios, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to the outlet, Boeing first learned about the issue back in 2024, but began a formal review only in September. The problem had not been publicly reported earlier.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily suspended flights at several major airports on the U.S. East Coast on Monday after a disruption in the communications system of the air traffic control center.
The agency imposed a ban on departures from New York airports John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia, as well as from Boston’s airport. As the situation evolved, temporary flight restrictions due to communications problems affecting several air traffic control frequencies also reached the airports of Newark and Philadelphia.

Polish air navigation services agency said on Thursday in X that airports in Lublin and Rzeszów in south-eastern Poland temporarily suspended air operations for a second time.
The suspension was caused by the conduct of military air operations in the area in question. Both airports had already stopped operations earlier that same day, after which they resumed flights.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) needs additional funding from Congress to complete the first phase of an air traffic management reform plan costing $10.6 billion, according to a government report published on Monday.

An Amazon-liveried Boeing 767-300 cargo plane crashed near Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon after running off the runway while landing.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft was flying from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it veered off the runway around 22:00 Moscow time.

American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) announced on Friday that it will restart flights to Haiti on 11.01.2026, becoming the first American carrier to signal a return to the Caribbean nation after major airlines halted service at the end of 2024.
The airline is set to kick off flights to Cap-Haïtien this fall. Right now, Haiti's lacking direct air links with American carriers, making it the only Caribbean nation without these connections.

Europe has avoided a shortage of jet fuel that some market experts feared before the start of the peak season, Bloomberg reports. A sharp rise in local production and a shift in imports made up for the reduction in shipments from the Persian Gulf.
Concerns about a potential shortage of jet fuel in Europe led to the continent’s dependence on supplies from the Persian Gulf, the agency notes. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the war with Iran blocked the tankers’ traditional route from the region. This resulted in a record spike in aviation fuel prices and forced airlines to cancel flights. In April, the International Energy Agency said that Europe’s stocks of aviation fuel remained, possibly, “for six weeks or so.”

American Airlines, the American carrier, for the second time in three months cut its 2026 profit forecast due to persistently high fuel prices triggered by the war in the Middle East. This is preventing the company from closing the gap with its two largest rivals—Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, Bloomberg reports.

A potential ban on the sale of Bombardier aircraft in the U.S. could hit the largest market for the Canadian aircraft maker and disrupt the aerospace industry’s supply chain, spanning thousands of American companies, analysts at BofA said.
The issue arose after President Donald Trump said that Bombardier should no longer sell aircraft in the U.S. Bombardier aircraft sold there are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, and most aerospace goods produced in Canada and Mexico are exempt from U.S. tariffs.

The Italian antitrust authority kicked off an investigation on Tuesday against easyJet Airline Company Limited (LON:EZJ) over alleged unfair business practices related to their baggage handling services.
The agency reported that easyJet's website and mobile app were defaulting to offer bundled baggage check-in and sports equipment for round trips.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday that it will require all aircraft operated in the United States to be equipped with radar altimeters capable of resisting interference from 5G signals in adjacent frequency bands, Bloomberg reports.
The final rule will be published on Friday and is the result of a proposal put forward earlier this year. Radar altimeters are critical safety equipment that measures the altitude of an aircraft’s flight and enables takeoff and landing in poor visibility conditions.

American Airlines reduced its forecast for domestic capacity growth for the fourth quarter of 2026 by 110 basis points to 10.1%, according to a Bank of America report tracking weekly changes in airline capacity.
As part of this decline, the airline reduced its November growth rate by 300 basis points. In addition, American Airlines trimmed its Atlantic growth forecast by 140 basis points to 1.8%, and its Pacific growth forecast by 240 basis points to a negative 2.9%.

Emirates Airlines is rolling out special insurance for its passengers to entice them to fly to Dubai or transit through this hub. The carrier is taking this step despite several governments officially advising their citizens to avoid traveling to the Middle East due to security risks, writes The Financial Times (FT).

The An-32 planes of the Indian Air Force (left) at the base in Bangalore, October 2013
A military transport aircraft An-32 of the Indian Air Force crashed while approaching to land at the Jorhat Air Base in Assam, in the northeast of the country. This was reported on Saturday, June 13, on social media X by the Indian Air Force.

Spirit Airlines' departure from the U.S. market has reduced competitive pressure in the aviation industry, creating conditions under which the industry's annual revenue could rise by $2.3 billion, according to recent analysis.
Concentration in the sector has moderately increased after Spirit's exit: there's less competition on several domestic routes.

A UK Air Force Dassault Falcon 900LX, carrying Defense Minister John Healey, came under electronic warfare attack while flying near the Russian border, reported the British newspaper The Times and PA Media on Monday, May 25.
GPS went offline for three hours

CFM International said on Saturday that it has received certification from U.S. and European regulators for the modernization of LEAP-1B engines in order to improve their durability. The upgrades are intended to double the time between overhauls for airlines operating aircraft in harsh conditions—for example, in the Middle East and in India.

Cathay Pacific Airways (HK:0293) on Wednesday reported a significant jump in first-half 2026 profit: strong demand helped the Chinese carrier cope with rising fuel costs amid the conflict in the Middle East.
According to the company, profit for the six months ended June 30 is expected to range from HK$6 billion to HK$6.5 billion ($770–$840 million), compared with HK$3.7 billion a year earlier.