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Several airlines to reinstate flights to Israel in coming weeks

Greek carrier Blue Bird, set to resume flights on Sunday, will be the first foreign carrier to return to Israel since the skies largely closed following the start of Operation Roaring Lion.

Airplanes fly out from Ben Gurion International airport. April 7, 2025.
Israeli Air Force fighter jet taking off. Image released April 6, 2026.

IDF strikes three Tehran airports, targets dozens of Iranian fighter jets in attacks

US Sailors signal the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 37, from the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 2, 2026.

USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier to dock for repairs after 30-hour fire on board

ISRAELIS RETURN in the first El Al flight to Israel since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.

Twenty thousand Israelis still stranded abroad as Operation Roaring Lion develops


Israel greenlights purchase of new F-35 squadron from US

The Israeli Defense Ministry noted that the total value of the deal to buy 25 F-35 aircraft is approximately $3 billion, financed by US aid funds.

 IAF 'Adir' F-35 fighter jets seen escorting US B-52 bombers on November 10, 2022

Taiwan says 11 Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line

Taiwan has complained in recent years of almost daily missions by the Chinese air force, often in the southwestern part of its air defense identification zone.

Taiwanese F-16 fighter jets fly in formation during an inauguration ceremony in Taichung, Taiwan, August 28, 2020

Tired of flying economy? Spanish designer looks to reinvent air travel

A young Spanish designer named Alejandro Núñez Vistah, 23, has come up with an innovative seating concept for the tourist class. 

 Empty plane seats.

US deploys its F-22 Raptors to Middle East amid Russia tensions

Recently, F-22s were used to shoot down several flying objects and a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of the US in February.

A F-22 Raptor fighter jet of the 95th Fighter Squadron from Tyndall, Florida approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at the Royal Air Force Base in Mildenhall in Britain as they fly over the Baltic Sea towards the NATO airbase of Aemari, Estonia, September 4, 2015.

Israeli air travel points to market growth - Boeing VP

By 2030, International Air Travel Association (IATA) figures show a projected increase of some 30% in passenger traffic, the Boeing executive predicted.

 BOEING’S LATEST wide-body airliners, the 787 and 777 variants that have been and are set to be a common sight in the skies and at airports for the coming decades.

Taiwan activates air defense as China aircraft enter zone

China has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan's territorial air space.

Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter jets of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force perform with open weapon bays during the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Zhuhai Airshow, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China November 11, 2018.

What’s it like to fly an F-35 fighter jet? Test pilot answers questions

The F-35 is the fifth-generation aircraft considered the best in the world and is the tip of the spear for both the US and Israel.

 AN F-35 jet.

Russia receives new batch of Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft - report

The Su-34 is Russia's premier fighter-bomber aircraft, but its fleet's ranks have reportedly been thinned out since the start of the Ukraine-Russia War.

 A Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber fires missiles during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 27, 2021.

Jet fighters chase small plane in Washington DC area before it crashes

The reason for lack of response from the pilots remains unclear to authorities.

 Washington, DC skyline (Illustrative).

South Korea detains passenger after Asiana plane door opened mid-air

No one was hurt in the incident, but some passengers were taken to hospital suffering breathing issues due to shock, the company spokesperson said.

An Asiana Airlines Airbus A350-900 is seen at the Airbus delivery center in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, March 20, 2019.