Aviation Today
• John Persinos
Airbus reported a March orders surge—331 aircraft worth $23.2 billion—led by the A320neo family, even as fleets increasingly face idle, brand-new aircraft waiting on engines. The delivery squeeze is echoed by expanded V2500 MRO support (AerFin) and continued Leap ramp plans (CFM: 2,000+ deliveries in 2026) amid rising input costs and supply strain.
safran-group.com
By safran-group.com: Media kit download complete kit (ZIP 1.66MB) PR Safran Q1 2026 revenue_ven vdef.pdf (PDF 0.43MB) First quarter 2026 revenue (PDF 1.01MB) Revenue Q1 2026 (PDF 0.39MB).
Politico
• Calen Razor, Jordain Carney, Meredith Lee Hill, Sam Ogozalek
By Politico: Sen. Maria Cantwell and other lawmakers want an investigation into whether the agency’s administrator “profited from deliberately violating his ethics agreement.”.
DefenseNews.com
• Sebastian Sprenger
By DefenseNews.com: This year's Paris Air Show saw the debut of the Antonov 132, a light multipurpose transport aircraft that makers Ukraine and Saudi Arabia hope will capture new markets because of its low operating costs.
Aviation Today
• John Persinos
By Aviation Today: Send Feedback Aircraft Value Intelligence , Boeing , FAA , flight deck.
AirInsight
• Addison Schonland
By AirInsight: Airbus rolls out Descent Profile Optimisation across Delta’s 270-aircraft Airbus fleet, cutting fuel burn and emissions with smarter descents.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The Captain of a packed Airbus A320 flying from Malta to Paris Charles de Gaulle only realized that the First Officer was still in training and shouldn’t have been working with him until the plane was already in the air.
executivetraveller.com
• David Flynn
By executivetraveller.com: While Starlink is free, United’s other satellite Wi-Fi systems still carry a price tag.
Aviation Today
• John Persinos
Aviation Today
• John Persinos
AerialFire
• AerialFire Staff
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
