Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and Porter Airlines marked the start of new year-round nonstop flights between Toronto Pearson (YYZ) and AUS. The release positions the route as a permanent part of Porter’s network, adding nonstop connectivity between the two metros.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: A paraglider pilot survived after a Cessna 172 struck and shredded her canopy near Zell am See, Austria.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Star Air will relaunch of its direct flight service between Hyderabad, Jharsuguda, and Bhubaneswar; strengthening air links between key economic and cultural centres in South and East India.
Associated Press
• DYLAN LOVAN
By Associated Press: 1 of 6 | A damaged chemical tank in Southern California may have cracked — potentially lowering the risk of a cataclysmic explosion — though an evacuation order remains in effect for residents with no timeline on when they can return.
Los Angeles Times
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Nearly 700 workers at Edinburgh, Glasgow, and potentially Aberdeen airports have backed industrial action after rejecting what they describe as unacceptable pay offers from their employers.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Long-range narrowbody will enter service in June on routes linking Saudi Arabia with Europe, Africa and Saudia has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR , becoming one of the early operators of Airbus’ new long-range narrowbody aircraft.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Heathrow Airport’s proposed third runway could unlock vital new air links to five key UK regional airports, according to fresh economic research.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: An Air India Express Boeing 737 has been grounded in Muscat, Oman, for more than nine days after the pilots reportedly attempted to take off with the aircraft lined up with the right-hand edge lights of the runway.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
