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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
Cebu Pacific says it will reduce executive pay and provide an option for voluntary unpaid leave. The measures signal an internal cost-control push as the carrier manages financial pressures while continuing to operate through a difficult operating environment.
Bloomberg
• Danny Lee, Leen Al-Rashdan, Siddharth Philip
By Bloomberg: China has been slow-walking approval of Airbus SE plane deliveries to signal impatience with how long European regulators are taking to certify Chinese-made aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter.
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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: The Thai transport ministry is offering financial incentives to airlines establishing new routes to secondary cities. The measure aims to stimulate regional economies and includes service fee reductions, and a temporary 50% discount on aircraft parking charges at facilities managed by the Department of Airports (DOA).
CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
By CNBC: American Airlines said it will install SpaceX's Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi on more than 500 of its airplanes.
American Airlines
Airline Geeks
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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Rex - Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) will withdraw from the Melbourne Airport-Devonport and King Island-Burnie routes from June 20, 2026, citing a "challenging operating environment" and soaring fuel prices.
ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
By ch-aviation: Wheels Up (WUP, Teterboro) has announced that lead strategic investor Delta Air Lines has extended lock-up restrictions on all its shares issued under the Investment and Investor Rights Agreement for an additional year, through May 22, 2027.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called on the Federal Aviation Administration to revise how it assesses runway conditions during heavy rainfall, citing safety risks of airplanes skidding off the runway.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Eighteen-state advanced air mobility (AAM) collective will pursue demonstrations of regional flights in the American “heartland.”.
AINonline
• Jessica Reed
Reuters
• Abhijith Ganapavaram, Allison Lampert
