Cranky Flier
• Andrew Bashuk
Spirit Airlines’ planned monetization of its New York LaGuardia (LGA) takeoff-and-landing slots hit a roadblock after the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey challenged Spirit’s approach. The airline secured a court win in the slot dispute that could affect the timing and structure of its capital-raising sale process.
Associated Press
• Allan Olingo
By Associated Press: The war in Iran is driving up jet fuel prices, worsening supply strains for African airlines. The African Airlines Association says the crisis has exposed reliance on imported jet fuel.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: Business aviation group seeks reform of the emissions trading scheme.
ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Flexjet (Ireland) at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
Bloomberg
• Mihir Mishra
By Bloomberg: The final report about why an Air India Ltd. jetliner crashed last year won’t be issued by Friday’s mandatory deadline, with a government agency saying the investigation into the country’s worst commercial airline disaster still isn’t finished.
Corporate Jet Investor
• Alasdair Whyte
By Corporate Jet Investor: TikTok’s favourite business jet broker has been bought by Flexjet. Steve Varsano, founder of The Jet Business will become president of Flexjet.
Flying Magazine
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A ground antenna at Antalya Airport in Türkiye tore a hole in the side of a Boeing 777 operated by Turkish Airlines on June 11 after the pilots took the wrong turn while taxiing to the gate, ending up on a taxiway that was too narrow for the massive widebody aircraft.
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
By Flying Magazine: Three months after Sonex Aircraft shut down and one month after a new owner took over the company, Sonex Aviation is back in business, building kits and supplying parts.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
