ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
Latvia’s airBaltic says it has no A220 aircraft grounded with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine issues in Q1 2026. The airline had previously reported reduced availability from the powerplant woes, with up to 13 A220s grounded on average across Q1 2025.
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
By FlightGlobal: Airline group will ramp up its European operations in the second half of the year. Singapore Airlines Group expects to grow its capacity in the near term, as it sees travel demand “holding up” despite near-term headwinds brought about by war in the Middle East.
Leeham News
• Bjorn Fehrm
By Leeham News: May 15, 2026, ©. Leeham News: We have finished a series on Blended WingBody (BWB) airliners, where one of the tougher challenges will be the design of the airframe structures.
eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
By eVTOL Insights: Jason Pritchard AIRO Group Holdings, together with its brand Jaunt Air Mobility, has unveiled its full-scale autonomous aircraft at AUVSI XPONENTIAL this week.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Air New Zealand turboprop's pilot reduced rotation rate to avoid possible bird-strike.Investigators have determined that a misunderstanding between the pilots of a De Havilland Dash 8-300 resulted in the aircraft aborting its take-off roll during rotation.
ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Fly Cham at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Competition authority notified of planned deal with Warsaw-based firm. Polish charter carrier Enter Air has notified the country’s competition regulator that it plans to acquire a tour operator.
Bloomberg
• Kirsi Heikel
By Bloomberg: Finland warned the public of drones possibly entering its airspace, for the first time near Helsinki, in the early hours of Friday.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
