ch-aviation
• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
TUI Airways is seeking U.S. foreign charter operator status, according to a report in Commercial Aviation News. The available article summary does not provide details on the application, the operations sought or a regulatory decision.
AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
By AeroTime: eVTOL aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace has said a newly awarded quality certification matches the standard used by Airbus and Boeing.
FlightGlobal
• Graham Dunn
By FlightGlobal: UK carrier's chief executive Koster cites 'premium opportunity' as it seeks return to profit. Virgin Atlantic chief executive Corneel Koster sees the carrier “still on plan” for the year despite the challenges of surging fuel costs.
eVTOL Insights
• Thomas Sleightholm
By eVTOL Insights: Samson Sky has appointed commercial real estate advisory firm Cresa to help identify a location for its first US production facility for the Switchblade roadable aircraft, following the company's announcement of an $80 million investment from Matin Group.
ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Business Jet News.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: easyJet Group has confirmed it is consulting on proposed redundancies at its London Luton headquarters, with up to 50 positions potentially affected, or around 2% of its reported 2,300-strong head-office workforce.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Crew executed go-around despite activating reverse thrust upon arrival from Leipzig. UK investigators believe back-pressure on the control column and the pitch-up effect of spoiler extension resulted in an Airbus A300-600F’s tail-strike at London Heathrow last year.
Bloomberg
• Kate Duffy
By Bloomberg: Wizz Air Holdings Plc’s chief executive officer said Europe needs a coordinated approach for handling bomb threats, such as those last week that forced carriers to divert planes and militaries to deploy fighter jets.
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