10. SAF's Uncomfortable Math: Availability, Price Premiums, Mandates, and Who Actually Pays

Sustainable aviation fuel is expected to carry the industry most of the way to net zero by 2050. It remains the only real substitute for fossil jet fuel that can be used in today's aircraft without requiring major engine redesigns. Yet in 2026, SAF still made up just 0.8% of global jet fuel use, a sliver that nonetheless cost airlines billions of dollars to buy.

9. Airbus and Air France-KLM Launch Joint Venture to Support A350 Fleet Worldwide

Airbus and Air France-KLM have finalized a joint venture to provide component support for A350 operators, with operations set to begin in 2026.

8. Seconds to Survive: The Human Factors Lessons of the 1985 Manchester Airport Disaster

How a mechanical failure and a trapped cabin exposed critical gaps in emergency preparedness.

7. Hindenburg: The Disaster That Ended the Airship Age

Within 34 seconds, the pride of German aviation had folded into the ground as 7 million cubic feet of hydrogen turned into a curtain of fire nearly as tall as the mast it was supposed to dock against. Passengers leapt from windows 20 and 30 feet up rather than wait for the flames to reach them.

6. Why Airbus Needs 323 Deliveries in Three Months to Hit Its 2026 Target

Airbus needs 323 aircraft deliveries in the final quarter of 2026 to hit its annual target of 870 jets. With supply chain shortages, A321neo quality issues, and a demanding year-end production schedule, can Airbus meet its delivery target while keeping airlines on track?

5. So Long, A340: One Last Flight on Lufthansa’s Airbus A340-600

When the bus doors opened on the Frankfurt apron, two four-engine Airbuses were waiting in the gray morning light. On the left was D-AIFF, the last A340-300 delivered new to Lufthansa. On the right was D-AIHZ, Lufthansa’s final A340-600, and the aircraft that would carry me to New York.

4. Ten Minutes to Manhattan: Inside Joby’s Air Taxi Ambitions

Meet the Joby aircraft, a battery-powered electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle built primarily from carbon-fiber composites. Six electric motors drive six five-bladed propellers, while four battery packs supply the power needed to fly without producing direct exhaust emissions.

3. British TUI Flight Attendant Arrested in Sri Lanka Over Alleged 100-Pound Drug Smuggling Attempt

A British TUI flight attendant faces serious charges in Sri Lanka after authorities allegedly found around 100 pounds of synthetic drugs in her luggage.

2. Jet2 Boeing 737 Veers Off Birmingham Airport Runway During Landing

A Jet2 Boeing 737-800 veered off the left side of the runway at Birmingham Airport after landing on Sunday, October 25, as Storm Boelo brought strong winds to the UK.

1. Ryanair Passengers Endure Nine-Hour Flight Only To End Up Where They Started

A two-hour Ryanair flight to Cornwall turned into a nine-hour ordeal after the plane diverted twice and returned to its starting point in Spain.