Belgium’s Federal Police is looking for a new and modern system to replace the current automated e-gates at Brussels Airport, Belgian newspapers Het Nieuwsblad and De Standaard report.

Eurostar started operating the London-Amsterdam route in 2018. However, until now, the return journey from Amsterdam required a change of train in Brussels-Midi in order to go through passport control.

Batik Air, the full-service wing of Indonesia’s Lion Group, marked the arrival of its first A320neo with a ceremony at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia.

an Air Canada Boeing 767 (C-GHOZ) departed Madrid, Spain for flight AC837 to Toronto, Canada. During take-off, however, a left-hand main gear tire burst caused damage to the aircraft’s left engine.

Qatar Airways has taken the decision to suspend flights to mainland China from 3 February until further notice due to significant operational challenges caused by entry restrictions imposed by several countries. An ongoing review of operations will be conducted weekly with the intention to reinstate the flights as soon as the restrictions are lifted.

On 1 February, a Saudia Cargo Boeing 747-400 (TC-MCT) operated flight SV919 between Dammam King Fahd Airport, Saudi Arabia and Zaragoza, Spain. During take-off, however, the aircraft scraped its tail along the runway.

Munich Airport recognised by the climate protection organisation CDP

On 27 January around 13:00 local time (UTC + 4:30), an aircraft (US Air Force Bombardier E-11A registered 11-9358) crashed in eastern Afghanistan. The aircraft came down in the Deh Yak District of Ghazni province, a provincial spokesman told local media.

Caspian Airliner Flight No. 6936 which had left Tehran for Mahshahr, southwestern Iran on Monday morning got out of runway in landing at Mahshahr airport with no casualties.

All Lufthansa Group airlines are suspending flights to and from Tehran, Iran until 28 March 2020, the end of Winter 2019/2020. Twelve days ago, a Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 was shot down by Iranian military.

Managing Director of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company Siavash Amir Makri said Iran’s revenue from overflight fees was about $300-350 billion a year.

Two-way air flight between Kish Island and Iraq's Sulaymaniyah was launched after first airplane carrying tourists from Kurdistan Region landed in the island on Sunday.

Boeing said on Friday it had discovered a new software error on its 737 MAX aircraft and that it had notified the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The return of this aircraft to the air could, therefore, take even longer.

South Korea's first locally-built satellite-carrying rocket is on track for a launch in early 2021, the state-run aerospace research institute said on Sunday, opening a new chapter in the country's space exploration program.

Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology said the new homegrown “Zafar” satellites are ready to be launched into orbit.

Islamic Republic of Iran unveiled “domestically-manufacturing” Airbus 320 flight simulator on Sat. in the presence of Vice-President for the Science and Technology Sorena Sattari.

Zarif warns against ‘politicization’ of plane tragedy

Canadian Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne today announced in London that Afghanistan, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom are asking that Iran pay them compensation for the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane that Iran shot down with two anti-aircraft missiles on 8 January. All 176 people on board, mostly Iranians and Canadians, died.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Virgin Australia announced today that the two carriers signed a partnership agreement to enhance connectivity between Japan and Australia. Under the terms of their agreement, ANA and Virgin Australia will implement codeshare flights within Japan and Australia and introduce reciprocal frequent flyer benefits for their members.

In 2019, 31.5 million passengers passed through Zurich Airport, corresponding to an increase of 1.3%. The number of flight movements was -1.1% lower than in 2018. In 2019, commercial turnover amounted to CHF 601.4 million (+1.3% vs. previous year).

New codeshare partnership provides seamless connection to/from eight destinations in Germany for Qatar Airways passengers within Deutsche Bahn’s railway network.

The Airline of Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran Air) announced on Monday that except for flights to Stockholm and Gothenburg in Sweden which await authorization, all other Europe-destined flights are in operation.

Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces released a statement early on Saturday noting that the cause of the Ukrainian passenger plane crash has been human error in an air defense base.

Icelandair has updated its flight schedule as it does not expect the Boeing 737 MAX back into service until May 2020.

Jetstar Asia has announced it is launching codeshare cooperation with both Air France and KLM, while Jetstar Airways will partner with KLM.

Last week a new airport opened in Dalarna, Sweden: “Scandinavian Mountains Airport” between Sälen (Sweden) and Trysil (Norway). It is also referred to as Sälen Trysil Airport, with IATA code SCR, ICAO code ESKS. Coordinates: 61°09’22.7″N 12°50’14.5″E

Rolls-Royce’s ambitions to build the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft have taken an important step forward with the unveiling of the plane at Gloucestershire Airport. Work will now begin on integrating the ground-breaking electrical propulsion system to enable the zero-emissions plane to make a run for the record books with a target speed of 300+ MPH (480+ KMH) in late Spring 2020.

Air Canada has taken delivery of its first A220-300, designed, built and delivered from the Mirabel A220 programme facilities in Canada. The first aircraft out of an order of 45 will enter service in January 2020, making Air Canada the first airline to operate the A220-300 in North America.

Bombardier announced today that its two latest additions to the Global family, the Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets, have received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification, achieving another important milestone following its successful entry-into-service in September and its impressive worldwide debut at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.

Air France has already selected 6 projects based in South America, Africa and Asia, in partnership with EcoAct.