Aviation Source
• Len Varley
American Airlines says it is “neither engaged in nor interested in any discussions” about a potential merger or tie-up with United Airlines. The statement directly counters recent speculation and arrives amid an escalating public debate over competition and the potential consumer impact of further US airline consolidation.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Vietnam's low-cost carrier Vietjet has signed a major agreement for the lease of 10 COMAC C909 regional jets; deepening aviation ties with China.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: Etihad Airways has announced the addition of service to six new destinations across Africa, including new service from Abu Dhabi to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: !a group of airplanes parked on a runway.
Bloomberg
• Danny Lee, Kate Duffy, Sri Taylor
By Bloomberg: Airline passengers should brace for more aggravation in the next few months as carriers around the world deepen cancellations and ground planes to cope with stratospheric increases in jet-fuel prices.
Reuters
By Reuters: American Airlines said on Friday that it was not interested in a merger with United Airlines and had not held any such talks, diminishing prospects of an industry-reshaping deal that would face tough regulatory scrutiny.
Dj's Aviation
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A constant beeping noise coming from an object on a United Airlines flight from Chicago O’Hare to New York LaGuardia concerned the pilots of the Boeing 737MAX plane so much that they declared a potential bomb threat and made an emergency diversion to Pittsburgh International Airport.
Reuters
• Julia Payne
By Reuters: The European Union will urge members to cut their dependence on Middle Eastern jet fuel and look into increasing imports from the U.S., in new guidelines expected next week, an official source told Reuters, as the Iran war disrupts global supply.
Airline Economics
• Justin Pugsley
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
