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The skyline of New York is seen at Newark International Airport. Planes were grounded on the US East Coast on Monday due to a severed cable, just ahead of the UN General Assembly. File photo: Reuters
United States

Flights halted on US east coast as world leaders arrive for New York UN meeting

The FAA said a fibre line was cut at a construction site in New Jersey, prompting significant ‌flight cancellations at several airports.

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Low-altitude economy

Low-altitude sector hits turbulence in China’s Hangzhou as subsidies face repeal

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Cathay Pacific

Cathay calls on Hong Kong to map out long-term sustainable fuel plan beyond 2030

South Korea

South Korea steps up to plug Europe’s jet fuel deficit

South Korea is the latest large source of jet fuel shipments to Europe, exporting 129,000 barrels per day, the highest since October 2022.

Planes are parked on the tarmac at Rome’s Fiumicino airport on June 6. European airlines are monitoring higher jet fuel costs and supply concerns linked to tensions in the Middle East. Photo: Reuters
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Up in the air? Why Boeing’s massive China deal could hinge on Trump-Xi talks

Beijing agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets during Trump’s visit to China in May. But the deal has yet to materialise – and could depend on summit outcome.

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Britain

Millisecond software defect, not human error, caused UK flight mayhem

The September 8 chaos stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers for hours on UK airport runways and in terminals.

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Singapore

Singapore Airlines takes world’s best carrier crown from Qatar Airways

Asian carriers dominated the Skytrax rankings and only one European airline – Air France-KLM – made the top 10.

A Singapore Airlines plane prepares to land at Changi Airport in Singapore on September 9. Photo: Reuters
A Qatar Airways aircraft prepares to land at Hamad International Airport in Doha last month. Photo: AFP
China's military weapons

Could China’s sixth-generation fighter carry a laser to defend against missiles?

Beijing expo display offers strongest public hint yet that China is developing airborne laser systems for advanced fighter aircraft.

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China travel

China airports surge in global-connectivity ranking, led by Shanghai, Guangzhou

Third terminal helps Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport jump 17 places in global standings, while airports in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong also improve.

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United States

News helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing 3

NBC4 news chopper comes down in Chatsworth neighbourhood while covering a fatal bus crash.

First responders at the scene of the helicopter crash. Photo: KABC-TV via AP
China technology

Opinion | China’s J-10CE has foreign buyers, but not yet a market

In service in Pakistan and Uzbekistan and on Bangladesh’s radar, the fighter jet is not yet a threat to Western market dominance.

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A model of a J-10C fighter jet displayed at the 55th Paris Air Show in Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France, on June 18, 2025. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
Low-altitude economy

Big Macs from above: Meituan and McDonald’s launch drone delivery in Shanghai

Fast-food orders will soar through the Shanghai sky, quickly reaching designated kiosks along the West Bund, offering a new way to collect meals.

Science

J-50 design team reveals leapfrog tech for China’s next-gen stealth fighters

The aircraft are expected to have futuristic systems for self-flying and large-scale drone wingman squads.

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Aviation accidents

‘Too fast’, ‘too low’: pilot pressed on with landing despite warnings in Miami crash

NTSB releases transcripts of recordings from Amazon cargo plane that skidded off runway, killing five.

The wreckage of the Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that overran a runway at Miami International Airport. Photo: NTSB via Reuters
Britain

Cyberattack ruled out as UK air travel chaos deepens

Nearly 300 flights cancelled a day after an air traffic control problem disrupted travel across Britain.

Passengers wait at a departure lounge at a terminal in Heathrow Airport, Britain, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
US, Israel war on Iran

US targets Iran’s airlines with sweeping new sanctions

The US Treasury is aiming to ground Mahan Air and other firms in a sharp escalation of Trump’s economic pressure campaign.

China's military weapons

Pakistan’s China-made HQ-17AE system to boost drone defence in future India war

Successful integration with other foreign systems by Pakistan would strengthen China’s export case ‘considerably’, analyst notes.

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Indonesia

Indonesia knew a volcano was erupting. Could it have prepared better?

An expert advises Jakarta to take steps such as announcing evacuation routes and releasing maps following a pre-eruption alert.

Mount Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait, South Lampung, spews smoke and volcanic ash during an eruption. Photo: AFP/Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation
Singapore

Minister defends Singapore Airlines’ Air India stake amid racist rants

Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow said the carrier funded investments from its own balance sheet, urging it to grow overseas to expand further.

Hong Kong aviation

Opinion | How the goalposts have shifted on Hong Kong aviation

Success was once measured by how far local airlines could fly. Now, it’s about how effectively global networks intersect here to power the wider economy.

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Indonesia

Flights restart in Indonesia as airports reopen after volcanic eruption

Hundreds of thousands of travellers have been stranded since late Friday’s eruption of Mount Anak Krakatoa.

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A Citilink plane takes off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
United States

Black boxes recovered from Amazon cargo plane that overran Miami runway

NTSB investigators inspect ‘utter devastation’ at crash site where Boeing 767 struck two vehicles, killing five people on the ground.

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The jet tore through a perimeter fence, bashing an SUV traveling on a public road and hitting a second fence line separating an area where robotaxis were parked. Photo: AP
Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific, Google scale up AI tests to reduce aviation’s climate impact

Second-phase trials with Contrails.org will target ultra-long-haul Asia and transpacific routes, building on early tests that reduced contrail warming impact by about 40 per cent.

Indonesia

Travellers in Indonesia scramble for new flights after volcano eruption

The suspension of operations at the airports affected 209 flights and more than 22,000 passengers.

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Aviation accidents

2 pilots killed after Greek air force plane crashes at annual air show

Officials said the bodies of the pilots were located during a rescue operation, hampered initially by a fire at Tanagra airbase near Athens.

Black smoke from a fire at the area where an F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashed during the Athens Flying Week airshow in Tanagra, Greece on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong transport

Overhead display left dangling at airport’s Terminal 2, investigation under way

Airport Authority says a maintenance team promptly attended to the malfunctioning screen and cordoned off the area.

A maintenance team has attended to the malfunctioning screen at Terminal 2. Photo: Nora Tam
South Africa

Low jet flyover of packed Cape Town stadium sparks safety probe

South Africa’s aviation regulator is reviewing flight data after daring Airlink manoeuvre before Springboks match.

Accidents and disasters in China

Air China Boeing 747 grounded in New York following gate refuelling incident

Beijing-bound Boeing 747-8 inspected after fuel truck reportedly tears lines from wing ports at JFK.

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