Joanna Plucinska

Israel is ​set to ramp up security checks on pilots flying into the country, a spokesperson for the prime minister's office said, after it said a co-pilot ‌on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv had stabbed the pilot and attempted to crash the plane.

Qatar Airways has retired its last Airbus A330 passenger jets and seconded some pilots to Rwanda's flag carrier as the prolonged Iran war ​disrupts Gulf aviation and accelerates the global phase-out of older jets, according to two people with knowledge of the matter and data reviewed by Reuters.

Ryanair group CEO Michael O'Leary said on Wednesday the airline "will not levy a fuel surcharge" despite higher jet fuel prices, but predicted rivals will do so next summer and forecast more European ​consolidation as a result of the elevated costs.

Germany's TUI narrowed its outlook for 2026 underlying operating earnings on Tuesday, saying war in the Middle East meant customers were making later bookings, although demand was strong into the fourth ​quarter.

With generous helpings of caviar and champagne, Air France's costly bet on luxury appears to be paying off, helping the Paris-based carrier ​weather the fallout from the Iran war, Chief Executive Ben Smith told ‌Reuters on Friday.

Latvia's airBaltic voluntarily filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in New York, it said on Monday, as it seeks to restructure its debt ​pile and survive a deepening sector-wide crisis brought on by the Iran war.

AirBaltic is in talks with labour unions to come to ​an agreement on an "adjustment in the workforce," Chief Executive Erno ‌Hilden told Reuters on Monday after the Latvian carrier announced it was voluntarily entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

Flights at major British airports were disrupted on Tuesday by a technical fault at air traffic ​control provider NATS, the latest in a series of failures that renewed questions about the resilience of Britain's aviation infrastructure.

The European ​Union is preparing a review of airline ownership rules to prevent foreign investors from gaining effective control of carriers, an EU official said, a move that ‌could complicate U.S. bids for low-cost airline easyJet .

Emirates expects Boeing's 777-9 aircraft to ‌be delivered in the second quarter of next year, the airline's President Tim Clark told journalists on Tuesday at one of the world's largest aerospace events, as the delayed widebody jet moves closer to certification.

Airline executives on Monday cautioned planemakers Boeing and Airbus not to rush out a new ​generation of commercial jets without ensuring their technology is mature enough.

As renewed conflict in the Gulf drives up oil prices, airline investors and industry executives see mounting signs that Europe's financially ​weaker carriers may be headed for a shakeout.

Drone incursions disrupting airports in Europe and strikes on oil fields in the Middle East are spurring a fast-growing market for radars, jammers and defensive craft to defend airports and infrastructure ​against new aerial threats.

Centre stage at last week's Berlin airshow was the "wingman" ‌drone, Europe's latest-generation defence weapon designed to accompany fighter jets.

The European Cockpit Association plans to publicly ‌call on European regulators on Friday to close a loophole that it says airlines use to avoid labor laws - hiring pilots and cabin crew through outsourcing agencies, rather than as direct employees.

Germany's ILA air show, among Europe's premier aerospace showcases, opened on Wednesday under the twin shadows of the Iran war and the collapse this ​week of a flagship Franco-German fighter jet project.

Dubai's Emirates expects to receive its long-delayed first Boeing 777X by June next year, but has yet to see progress on Rolls-Royce engine improvements that would allow it to order the ​competing Airbus A350-1000 , its president said.

Emirates will roll out incentives aimed at winning back travellers worried ‌about the protracted Iran war, focusing on reliability and customer support rather than lower fares, the Gulf airline's President Tim Clark told Reuters on Tuesday.

As soaring jet fuel prices triggered by the Iran war send ripples across ​the global travel market, a wealthy elite of CEOs, celebrities and sports stars is flying by private jet in greater numbers than ever ‌before, to glitzy events from the Monaco Grand Prix to the Cannes film festival.

Europe's ‌biggest airlines have urged the European Union not to extend its Emissions Trading System to cover international flights, warning the move would raise ticket prices, a letter seen by Reuters showed.