Vertical Mag
MD Helicopters has renewed its OEM support commitment for the Saudi Arabia Ministry of National Guard’s MD 530F training helicopters under a multi-year contract. The agreement extends long-term support for the service’s rotary training capability centered on the MD 530F fleet.
Aeronews
• Teodor Stefan
By Aeronews: On May 21st, American Airlines launched 4 new routes to unlock even more access between the U.S. and Europe with new non-stop service to Budapest, Hungary (BUD) and Prague (PRG) from Philadelphia (PHL), and to Athens, Greece (ATH), and Zurich (ZRH) from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW).
Dj's Aviation
Bloomberg
• Danny Lee, Leen Al-Rashdan
By Bloomberg: Qatar Airways QCSC will skip handing out bonuses to almost 60,000 workers this year after the US-Israel war on Iran forced the carrier to cancel tens of thousands of flights and lose out on billions in revenue.
Australian Aviation
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: Norwegian has today announced the delivery of the first batch of biofuel to Tromsø Airport. The biofuel has been made from residual raw materials such as used frying oil, all of European origin.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) has secured a US $100 million financing facility from QNB Group. The funding will be used to support the aviation maintenance company’s expansion as it grows beyond its roots as an in-house operation for AirAsia.
Airline Economics
Aviation Business News
ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
By ch-aviation: Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) will integrate its eleven A321-200NY(XLR)s into the fleet as standard-range A321-200NX aircraft, and will not even demark them as a specific type, chief commercial officer Ian Malin said during Routes World 2026.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Crew used reverse thrust to manoeuvre after 'total' loss of braking while taxiing. Preliminary investigations indicate that a China Eastern Airlines Airbus A350-900 experienced complete brake failure before colliding with a passenger airbridge at Shanghai.
ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
By ch-aviation: LYGG (Finland) (Helsinki Vantaa) will become the first company to offer scheduled charter flights from Den Helder, an airport in northern Netherlands, as it aims to gradually expand its connections between North Sea oil and gas hubs.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
