New York Times
• Ishani Desai
The Bahamas government temporarily grounded Flamingo Air after a small aircraft crash on one of the islands left 10 people dead, with officials reporting one survivor. The incident occurred during national independence celebrations, prompting an immediate safety response and suspension of flights.
Bloomberg
• Diakaridia Dembele, Katarina Hoije
By Bloomberg: Mali and Algeria agreed to reopen their airspace to civilian and military aircraft and return ambassadors to their posts, signaling an easing of yearlong tensions between the northern African nations.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: The group's expansion relies on Airbus, Boeing and Embraer aircraft, trading operational simplicity for LATAM Group is on track to operate the largest fleet in its history by the end of 2026, but its expansion strategy is built around a growing mix of aircraft families rather than a standardized fleet.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A passenger on a Ryanair flight from the Greek holiday resort of Thessaloniki was reportedly partially sucked out of the plane’s window when it suffered an explosive decompression on Friday morning.
Reuters
• Karen Lema, Tim Hepher
By Reuters: Philippine Airlines (PAL) is poised to order 15 Boeing 787-10 aircraft and nine Airbus A350-1000 jets, marking its first Boeing purchase in almost 20 years, industry sources said on Friday.
Dj's Aviation
ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
By ch-aviation: US President Donald Trump has ordered the commerce secretary and the US trade representative to urgently negotiate trade agreements that would address what the government sees as a threat to national security caused by the import of foreign commercial jet aircraft.
ch-aviation
• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
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Bloomberg
• Sri Taylor
By Bloomberg: Delta Air Lines Inc. reaffirmed its full-year profit guidance and said strong demand for premium, corporate and international travel helped offset the highest quarterly fuel expense in its history.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
