Helicopter   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

AAIB flags AW139 tail rotor incident risk after duplex bearing failure—Leonardo urged to tighten pitch-control assembly risk ass

The UK AAIB is recommending additional safety measures after a serious Leonardo AW139 tail-rotor incident tied to duplex bearing failure risk in the intermediate-twin pitch control assembly, based on probe findings. The action points operators and maintainers toward more robust risk assessment for pitch-control components.

2026-05-22T06:40:55.936164-07:00
Routes   Europe   North America   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Aeronews • Teodor Stefan

Aeronews

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).

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2026-05-21T23:39:31.126284-07:00
Middle East   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Qatar Airways  
Bloomberg • Danny Lee, Leen Al-Rashdan

Qatar Airways to Skip Staff Bonuses Due to Iran War Impact

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.

2026-05-22T04:25:35.513829-07:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus A350   Airbus  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

China Eastern A350 suffered brake failure before Shanghai airbridge collision: investigators

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.

2026-05-22T02:38:54.638317-07:00
MRO   Middle East   Africa   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

ADE secures USD 100 million from QNB Group to accelerate MRO expansion

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.

2026-05-22T03:23:53.099814-07:00