Aviation

UK budget carrier EasyJet has agreed to be acquired by US private equity giant Apollo Global Management for £5.7 billion, marking a major consolidation in European aviation.

Air India’s new CEO faces dual challenges from crash aftermath and financial losses.

The US Federal Aviation Administration has officially certified the Boeing 737 MAX 7, the smallest variant in the MAX family, clearing it for commercial service after years of delays. The decision is a significant win for Boeing and its largest customer Southwest Airlines.

Summary A small aircraft crashed into the top of Beijing’s tallest building, the China World Trade Center, on June 26, 2026. Multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing smoke rising from the building after the impact. The number of people on board and any casualties remain unclear. Chinese authorities have launched an emergency investigation. Details The incident occurred in the afternoon of June 26, when a small plane struck the upper section of the China World Trade Center Tower 3, which stands at 330 meters in Beijing’s central business district. ...

Core Summary Claude Guillemot, co-founder of global gaming publisher Ubisoft, was killed in a small plane crash in France. The accident claimed two lives. Guillemot was one of the five Guillemot family brothers who founded Ubisoft in 1986, growing it from a small French game distributor into the world’s third-largest independent game developer and publisher, behind iconic franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six. Event Details According to multiple international media reports, the accident occurred at a small airfield in France. The small aircraft Guillemot was aboard suffered a catastrophic failure during takeoff or landing, and both occupants were killed. Local authorities and aviation safety investigators are on scene; the exact cause remains under investigation. ...

A French court has found Air France and Airbus guilty of criminal negligence in the 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447, which killed all 228 people aboard. The disaster was one of the deadliest in Atlantic aviation history, when an A330 aircraft crashed en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. The court’s ruling means both companies will face criminal liability, which is rare in aviation accident cases. Source: BBC World ...

Trump announced that China has agreed to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft, a signal of improving U.S.-China trade relations.

As Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down JetBlue announces 99 dollar special fares to help stranded travelers and plans to add 11 destinations from Fort Lauderdale

Spirit Airlines chief executive responds to the carrier collapse saying the company exhausted its financial runway. The low-cost airline model faces mounting challenges.

A TikTok creator has rallied crowd-sourced pledges to buy Spirit Airlines following its abrupt collapse over the weekend, capturing public attention and raising questions about airline stability.