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Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services confirmed (24-Feb-2026) aircraft are excluded from the new regime of tariffs established in an executive order by US President Donald Trump on 20-Feb-2026. Brazilian aircraft will now have zero tariffs when exported to the US, compared to 10% under the previous regime. [more - original PR - Portuguese]

Virgin Australia reported (27-Feb-2026) its fleet stood at 107 aircraft in addition to 11 domestic wet leases, as at 31-Dec-2025. The average fleet age was 12.6 years. The carrier took delivery of six Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in H1FY2026, bringing the total of the type to 14. Virgin expects to take delivery of a further 12 MAX 8s "over the next year", which is unchanged from previous guidance. Nine of these aircraft - four in H2FY2026 and five in H1FY2027 will be purchased rather than leased. Virgin reported WiFi has been fitted to 80% of its 737 fleet, which is expected to rise to 90% by the end of 2026. Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) also continues to progressively phase out its Fokker 100 fleet, having received its first two Embraer E190-E2s in H1FY2026 with a further two scheduled for delivery in H2FY2026. VARA also plans to replace its A320 fleet with 737 aircraft, with "final operations expected" during H2FY2026. [more - original PR]

Oman Air and SalamAir, via their respective Twitter accounts, announced (01-Mar-2026) the following updates for Oman services as of 01-Mar-2026:

• Oman Air: Due to ongoing regional airspace closures, services to/from Amman, Dubai, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Moscow and Kuwait due to depart 01/02-Mar-2026 are cancelled. "All other flights are operating as scheduled; however, some delays may be expected";
• SalamAir: "Flights to and from Iran, Iraq, Sharjah, Doha, Dammam and Kuwait remain suspended until further notice, due to ongoing regional developments". Flights to other destinations "have returned to normal".

Qatar Airways, Qatar Airways Cargo and Doha Hamad International Airport announced (28-Feb/01-Mar-2026) the following updates for Qatar services as of 01-Mar-2026:

• Qatar Airways: "Flight operations remain temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace. Qatar Airways will resume operations once the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announces the safe reopening of Qatari airspace";
• Qatar Airways Cargo: "Qatar Airways Cargo confirms the temporary suspension of its flights to and from Doha due to the closure of Qatari airspace. Freighter flights that are not scheduled to operate through Doha are operating";
• Doha Hamad International Airport: "Confirms that all aircraft movements have been suspended due to the temporary closure of the Qatari airspace". [more - original PR - Qatar Airways] [more - original PR - II] [more - original PR - III]

Air France, via its official website, announced (Mar-2026) the suspension of services to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh until 03-Mar-2026.

UAE General Authority of Civil Aviation, Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia, Dubai Airports and Abu Dhabi Airports, via their official websites and social media accounts, confirmed (28-Feb/01-Mar-2026) the following updates for UAE services as of 01-Mar-2026:

• UAE General Authority of Civil Aviation: "Announced a temporary and partial closure of the UAE's airspace as an exceptional precautionary measure aimed at ensuring the safety of flights and crews and protecting the country's territory, in light of the accelerating and escalating security developments in the region";
• Emirates Airline: "Temporarily suspended all operations to and from Dubai, up until 15:00 UAE time on" 02-Mar-2026;
• Etihad Airways: "All flights to and from Abu Dhabi are suspended until 14:00 UAE time on" 02-Mar-2026;
• Air Arabia: "Flights to and from the UAE are temporarily suspended until 15:00 UAE time on" 02-Mon-2026;
• Dubai Airports: All flight operations at Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central (Al Maktoum International Airport) "are suspended until further notice. Passengers must not travel to the airport and are advised to contact their airline directly for the latest flight updates". Dubai Airports "confirms that a concourse at Dubai International (DXB) sustained minor damage in an incident, which was quickly contained";
• Abu Dhabi Airports: "Authorities in Abu Dhabi are responding to an incident resulting from the interception of a drone that targeted Zayed International Airport. The interception led to falling debris, which resulted in one fatality of an Asian national and seven injuries". [more - original PR - Dubai Airports] [more - original PR - Emirates - II] [more - original PR - Etihad - III]