eVTOL   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Embraer  
eveairmobility.com

Eve completes 50 test flights of full‑scale eVTOL prototype in Brazil

Eve Air Mobility has completed 50 test flights of its full‑scale engineering eVTOL prototype at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto facility in Brazil, generating just over two hours of cumulative flight time since the first sortie on Dec. 19, 2025. The campaign is producing high‑fidelity flight data and knowledge gains.

flight.com.gr • Γιάννης Ρέκκας

Eve air mobility builds flight-test momentum with 50 successful flights

2026-04-09T07:37:18.733623-07:00
PaxEx   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
CNBC • Michele Luhn

American Airlines makes bag fees even more expensive for basic economy tickets

By CNBC: American Airlines is joining Delta, United, Southwest and JetBlue in raising its checked bag fees as the industry deals with high jet fuel prices.

Also: Wall Street Journal, The Hill, One Mile at a Time, The Points Guy, thriftytraveler.com and thebulkheadseat.com
2026-04-09T06:17:21.588170-07:00
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
Reuters • Abhijith Ganapavaram

UK court orders India's SpiceJet to pay $8 million to engine lessor over unpaid rent, maintenance

By Reuters: A UK court has ordered India's SpiceJet to pay about $8 million to an aircraft engine lessor over unpaid rent and maintenance charges for three engines, in the latest setback for the cash-strapped airline.

Also: Airline Economics
2026-04-09T06:12:25.205731-07:00