Category: Travel

An Indian Air Force (IAF) Tejas fighter jet crashed during a flying display at the Dubai Airshow 2025 on Friday, November 21, killing the pilot and sending thick black smoke into the sky as stunned spectators looked on The Star Al Arabiya English Connected to India. The Incident The crash occurred around 2:10 p.m. local […]

From November 17-20, 2025, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Helicopter Association (EHA) brought together regulators, industry leaders, operators and training organisations at the 2025 EASA Rotorcraft Symposium and EUROPEAN ROTORS 2025. The combination of both events provided a comprehensive platform to discuss safety, innovation and regulatory developments across the rotorcraft and […]

BRUSSELS/COLOGNE/GENEVA, November 20, 2025 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore synergies between the European Union Flight Emissions Label and IATA’s existing environmental data management ecosystem–IATA’s EcoHub and the IATA CO2 Connect calculator. The goal is to streamline processes across the […]

Alstom has signed a landmark agreement to deliver 55 Traxx dual‑voltage locomotives to Ukrainian Railways, a deal valued at approximately €470 million and backed by international financing. Financing and Strategic Support The contract will be primarily financed through a €300 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and a $190 million […]

Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Qiddiya high-speed rail project has attracted more than 145 companies worldwide, underscoring strong investor confidence in the kingdom’s transport megaproject. The initiative, structured as a public-private partnership (PPP), is being overseen by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) in collaboration with the National Center for Privatization & PPP (NCP) and Qiddiya […]

COLOGNE, November 19, 2025 – From emergency rescues and medical transfers to disaster relief and law enforcement, helicopters quietly serve communities across Europe every day. This week Cologne hosted the EUROPEAN ROTORS show this week. During the event, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Airbus Helicopters and the air-rescue operators ADAC Luftrettung and DRF Luftrettung […]

Spanish carrier Air Europa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for up to 40 A350-900 aircraft, marking a pivotal step in its long-haul fleet renewal strategy. The announcement was made on November 18, 2025, during the Dubai Airshow, one of the industry’s largest showcases AeroTime ADS Advance Airbus. Strategic Fleet Renewal The […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency, in collaboration with EUROCAE, has published the final report entitled “Update of Higher Airspace Demand Analysis and Market Developments,” marking a significant milestone in its work on the Higher Airspace Operations (HAO) domain. The European Commission has tasked EASA with developing a draft EU regulatory framework for HAO, targeting emerging aircraft such as […]

From November 12–14 2025, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) hosted the Conference on Advancing Health Management in Aviation, bringing together global medical and operational experts to present the latest findings from EASA’s comprehensive studies[1] on diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease and their implications for the medical fitness of aviation personnel. The conference welcomed 140 participants […]

EU Adopts New Regulation to Modernise Air Traffic Controller Training with Competency-Based and Virtual Methods On 23 October 2025, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2025/2143 introducing competency-based training and assessment and virtual training of air traffic controllers was adopted by the European Commission. This Regulation completes the package stemming from the regulatory proposal in the EASA […]