North America   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Emirates Boeing 777-300 declares mayday for low fuel in Miami after two landing attempts fail

Pilots of an Emirates Boeing 777-300 with up to 328 passengers declared a low-fuel mayday after two attempts to land at Miami International Airport (MIA) were unsuccessful on Sunday morning. The report centers on the crew’s repeated approach/landing failure under fuel constraints and the resulting emergency posture.

Also: One Mile at a Time
2026-05-17T10:30:22.546288-07:00
PaxEx   Europe   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Airways Flight Attendant On His Second Day at Work Activates Emergency Slide, Delays Flight by Six Hours

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A brand new British Airways flight attendant on his second only flight accidentally activated an emergency evacuation slide on a Boeing 777-200, preparing for a transatlantic flight from London Heathrow to Washington Dulles on Saturday afternoon.

Also: Simple Flying and Aviation A2Z
2026-05-16T13:10:55.855219-07:00
Europe   Airports   Accident   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Croatia Airlines A220 suffers runway excursion during aborted take-off at Split

By FlightGlobal: Twinjet bound for Frankfurt apparently hits signboard as it veers onto grass. One of Croatia Airlines’ Airbus A220-300s has suffered a runway excursion while aborting take-off from Split.

Also: Air Data News, Aviation24 and exyuaviation.com
2026-05-16T09:41:39.659656-07:00
China   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Boeing  
The Air Current • Will Guisbond

Boeing ends a nearly decade-long sales drought to China

By The Air Current: Investors were rattled by confusion over potential landmark 200-jet sale as Boeing hints of deals to follow after safety and geopolitical freeze.

Also: South China Morning Post and CNA
2026-05-15T17:22:09.054506-07:00
Leadership   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Air India   Airlines  
AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Amid turnaround effort, Air India posts $2.8B annual loss

By AeroTime: Air India posted a $2.8 billion annual loss as Tata Group continues a major turnaround built around fleet renewal and modernization.

Also: CNBC, Aviation Week, CNA, Economic Times and Fortune
2026-05-15T09:24:05.899861-07:00
Leadership   M&A   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
Wall Street Journal • Krystal Hur

Berkshire Invests in Delta Again During Abel’s First Quarter as CEO

By Wall Street Journal: Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B -0.28%decrease; red down pointing triangle bought a sizable stake in Delta Air Lines in Greg Abel’s first quarter at the helm since succeeding Warren Buffett, returning to a stock the conglomerate previously invested in several years ago.

Also: CNBC, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Seeking Alpha, The Independent and news.ssbcrack.com
2026-05-15T13:39:19.624237-07:00