FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
Attorneys for passengers killed in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes are asking a US appeals court to reconsider a decision not to reinstate criminal fraud charges against the airframer. The new petition, filed 14 April and backed by more than two dozen families, targets the prior dismissal of prosecutors’ case.
Reuters
• Isaac Anyaogu
By Reuters: Nigerian airlines will suspend all flight operations from April 20, they warned, unless crippling jet fuel prices, which they accused the country's fuel marketers of artificially inflating, are reduced.
Airline Economics
Reuters
• Steven Scheer
By Reuters: El Al Israel Airlines said on Thursday it would buy up to 12 more 787 Dreamliner aircraft from Boeing in a deal worth $1.5 billion, taking advantage of its dominance of the Israeli market during the conflicts in Gaza and Iran.
Airline Economics
Aviacionline
FlightGlobal
• Graham Dunn
By FlightGlobal: Dutch carrier KLM is the latest airline to trim capacity as a result of rising fuel costs, outlining plans to remove 80 European return flights in the coming month.
ch-aviation
By ch-aviation: The Latvian parliament (Saeima) has approved a EUR30 million euro (USD35.3 million) short-term loan to airBaltic (BT, Riga), which the government previously...
By newsroom.lufthansagroup.com: Accelerated capacity and fleet measures due to increased kerosene costs and additional burdens from labor disputesCapacity reduction in three steps:(a) During the current summer flight schedule:Immediate and permanent removal of Lufthansa CityLine's capacity from the program(b) At the end of the summer flight schedule:Retirement of the last four...
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Saudi Arabian budget carrier Flyadeal has disclosed that Italy’s Geven and China’s Jiatai will be supplying seats for the two-class Airbus A330neos ordered by the airline.
Inflight Online
Flying Magazine
• Tripp Thurston
By Flying Magazine: Sling Aircraft North America announces a partnership with FLYING Finance to provide streamlined funding for its modern aircraft lineup.
Reuters
• Joanna Plucinska, Kate Abnett
