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Nuremberg Albrecht Durer Airport opened (08-May-2026) a renovated security checkpoint featuring new CT scanners, allowing passengers to leave liquids and electronics in their hand luggage. [more - original PR]

ENAV confirmed (06-May-2026) the Uiltrasporti trade union has called air traffic controllers at Rome Area Control Centre (ACC) and Naples Capodichino Airport to strike from 10:00 to 18:00 on 11-May-2026. [more - original PR]

Doha Hamad International Airport, via its official Twitter account, announced (11-May-2026) the following additional airlines resumed or plan to resume service to the airport:

• Saudia: 05-May-2026;
• Kuwait Airways: 07-May-2026;
• Malaysia Airlines: 02-Jul-2026.

Boeing conducted (08-May-2026) a test flight of the first 777-9 aircraft allocated to Lufthansa on 07-May-2026. The aircraft is equipped with a full interior, including Lufthansa's Allegris premium cabin. The aircraft will undergo further ground and flight testing, focused on cabin systems and connectivity. [more - Aviation Week]

IATA Economics reported (08-May-2026) the uptake of non-food energy crops could add up to 800 million tonnes p/a of feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production by 2050. IATA stated that "nearly all" regions have material scope to produce energy crops, but noted there is "uncertainty over how much additional feedstock would be available for SAF production, as other sectors too have similar needs for their decarbonisation". The association said the production potential can also be limited by poor access to areas of degraded and marginal land, a lack of technological solutions to make use of the available land, and competing land uses such as biodiversity conservation. IATA added that the harmonisation of sustainability criteria across competing sectors is necessary to ease barriers to uptake. IATA also noted that the cultivation of energy crops on low quality, degraded land could support improved soil health, water quality and biodiversity while avoiding potential issues of land use changes. [more - original PR]

Transport and Environment (T&E) reported (08-May-2026) the aviation sector produced 195 million tonnes of CO2 emissions for flights departing from Europe in 2025, up 2% from the 2019 level to exceed pre-pandemic levels for the first time. Details include:

• Emissions growth was driven by LCCs. Ryanair's global emissions increased 50% to 16.6 million tonnes, which T&E stated was "the largest increase of any of the top 20 most polluting airlines worldwide";
• Emissions for legacy carriers with large long haul networks recovered more slowly and remain below pre-pandemic levels, due to the slower rebound of intercontinental traffic;
• London-New York was the top route for emissions, with nearly 1.4 million tonnes of CO2. [more - original PR]