Daily Archives: August 18, 2026

Istanbul Airport sets new daily flight and passenger record

AVIATION NEWS-The IGA Istanbul Airport reached its highest daily number of flights and passengers in Türkiye and Europe with some 290,287 passengers aboard 1,739 flights on Aug. 16, Turkish transport and infrastructure minister said in a recent statement. Abdulkadir Uraloglu stated that the air hub’s strategic importance in global aviation continues to grow. “The Istanbul…

Vietnam aviation body says passenger plane returned to Munich after tail strike, tyre-pressure warnings

AVIATION NEWS-Vietnam’s aviation authority said warnings of a tail strike on the runway and low tyre pressure were triggered shortly after a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 took off ‌from Munich on Sunday, prompting the aircraft to return to the German airport at the weekend. The Hanoi-bound aircraft circled for more than two hours to burn…