Reuters
• Julie Zhu
China’s biggest carriers are entering the peak summer travel season with a more challenging outlook after warning they face heavy losses in the first half. Weakening demand is raising doubts about their ability to absorb higher fuel costs during the industry’s busiest months.
ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
By ch-aviation: Illustration of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787-9,.
Wall Street Journal
• Alison Sider, Jacob Passy
By Wall Street Journal: A stockpile of points, which airlines value at around $38 billion, is powering the travel season.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it will lead the investigation into an incident in which a passenger was partly sucked out of a Ryanair Boeing 737's broken window over Greece last week.
AeroTime
• Miquel Ros
By AeroTime: Air New Zealand’s CEO Nikhil Ravishankar talks strategy, SkyNest and how delivering good sleep onboard is key to the airline’s value proposition.
The Air Current
• Julie Johnsson
By The Air Current: Data-driven reporting and analysis on the strategy and technology of flying., Data-driven reporting and analysis on the strategy and technology of flying.
Leeham News
• Howard Hardee
By Leeham News: Boeing’s only halfway through the 777-X certification flight program? Mmm.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Delivery comes days before official christening ceremony scheduled Embraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium to the Czech Air Force, completing the transfer about 20 months after Prague signed a contract for two aircraft.
