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Thai Airways returns to Amsterdam after 28-year hiatus
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (317+ words) Thai Airways has resumed direct daily flights between Bangkok and Amsterdam after a 28-year hiatus, reinstating a route that was suspended in 1999. The first flight departed Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) on July 1, 2026, and touched down at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) at…...
Flexjet becomes official aviation partner of Formula 1
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (271+ words) Executive aviation operator Flexjet announced on July 1, 2026, that it has become the official private aviation supplier to Formula 1, the renowned car racing competition." The multi-year deal was announced just ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 British Grand Prix, which will take place…...
Qantas adds beloved restaurant's dishes to Changi lounges
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (477+ words) Qantas announced that it has added two dishes from a beloved Singapore restaurant to its airport lounges, preserving a culinary connection that dates back decades and honoring a family business that quietly became part of the airline's history. Wing Seong…...
Trump takes first trip on Qatar-gifted new Air Force One
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (354+ words) US President Donald Trump stepped on to a Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 for his first trip in the new Air Force One, flying from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to Medora, North Dakota. The US president spoke to reporters before entering the…...
Zelenskyy presses US on Patriot license after Kyiv strike
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (479+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a United States decision on licenses to produce Patriot interceptors after a massive Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 13 people in Kyiv on the night of July 1 to 2, 2026." Russia launched over 70 missiles…...
Gulf Air CEO Martin Gauss on Bahrain 40-day airspace closure
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (660+ words) Martin Gauss, 57, is a German national who started his career in aviation as a First Officer flying Boeing 737-300s for Deutsche BA in 1992, later working at the carrier in management roles. After the German airline was absorbed by Air Berlin, he…...
STARLUX Airlines to lease eight A321neos from BOC Aviation
1+ day, 39+ min ago (314+ words) BOC Aviation announced that it has signed a lease agreement with STARLUX Airlines for eight Airbus A321neo aircraft, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2028. The aircraft will be powered by CFM LEAP-1 A engines and will support the Taiwanese carrier's regional…...
Ukraine drones hit Russian Su-30 hangars at Crimea airbase
22+ hour, 55+ min ago (322+ words) Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said its drones struck hangars holding Russian fighter jets at the Saki military airbase in occupied Crimea overnight on July 1, 2026, reporting five hits and a fire in a hangar it said contained a Sukhoi Su-30 SM....
Boeing says "no reason to believe" IT outage was malicious
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (229+ words) US planemaker Boeing has said that the company has no reason to believe that a widespread systems outage on June 30, 2026, was caused maliciously. First reported by aviation website The Air Current (TAC), it is understood that computer systems across Boeing…...
Hawaiian Airlines presents oneworld's latest branded livery
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (290+ words) In a week of celebrations, Hawaiian Airlines has presented oneworld's latest branded livery while its sister carrier Alaska Airlines has welcomed its 100th Boeing 737 MAX. On June 30, 2026, unveiled Hawaiian Airlines the new oneworld alliance design adorned across one to the carrier's…...