Africa   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus A320   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Ivan Nadalet

Isle of Man SPV sues Air Zimbabwe over unpaid leasing dues for two A320-200s

An Isle of Man-based special purpose vehicle has taken Air Zimbabwe (Harare International) to court in Zimbabwe, alleging non-payment of leasing dues tied to two Airbus A320-200s. The dispute also hinges on competing claims over ownership of the aircraft.

2026-05-05T04:54:20.467684-07:00
Africa   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Air Zimbabwe in hot seat over missing aircraft records

By ch-aviation: Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare International) is facing renewed parliamentary scrutiny over alleged corruption, missing aircraft records, and tax compliance failures that lawmakers said could expose the struggling national carrier to asset seizures and worsening financial distress.

2026-05-05T04:09:00.755048-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Europe  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

German centre tests shape-shifting wing on uncrewed aerial vehicle

By FlightGlobal: Aerospace laboratory DLR demonstrates control of trailing edge through artificial intelligence. German aerospace researchers have been testing a shape-shifting wing concept using an uncrewed aerial vehicle with a trailing-edge configuration driven by artificial intelligence.

2026-05-05T03:09:02.673268-07:00
PaxEx   Airports   Accident   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Grounded After it Was Impaled By Engineering Steps As Passengers Watched On From Crowded Bus

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A British Airways Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner has been grounded after it was ‘impaled’ by some engineering steps that had been positioned underneath the massive widebody aircraft while it was being refueled ahead of a flight from the airline’s home hub at London Heathrow Airport.

Also: View from the Wing and Aviation A2Z
2026-05-05T00:48:06.132225-07:00
Airline Industry & Market Trends   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines  
Leeham News • Scott Hamilton

Part 1: Workforce Shortage Stunting Industry Growth, Costing Billions

By Leeham News: May 5, 2026, © Leeham News: Not one of the numerous studies from every aviation/aerospace policy organization has quantified the costs of not addressing our workforce shortages at an industry-wide level, although concerns are rising at the academic level.

Also: IATA and aviationindia.net
2026-05-05T00:52:13.096598-07:00