Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
IATA projects global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production will reach only 2.4 million tonnes in 2026, equivalent to 0.8% of total aviation fuel consumption. The forecast underscores how current SAF supply volumes remain far below industry needs, even as policy and demand signals expand.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Delivery of three aircraft to Arkhangelsk-based air services company set to start before year-end. Russian regional carrier Arctic Airlines is set to become the first operator of the Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprop, following a lease agreement for three of the type.
ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “India approves $1bn fund to protect airlines from fuel shock” today!.
Airbus
By Airbus: Airbus Helicopters has introduced an uncrewed version of its proven H145, the U145, during ILA Berlin, where a full-scale mock-up has been displayed.
Reuters
• Alessandro Parodi, Joanna Plucinska, Tassilo Hummel
By Reuters: As soaring jet fuel prices triggered by the Iran war send ripples across the global travel market, a wealthy elite of CEOs, celebrities and sports stars is flying by private jet in greater numbers than ever before, to glitzy events from the Monaco Grand Prix to the Cannes film festival.
Leeham News
• Bjorn Fehrm
By Leeham News: Such an aircraft has several important attributes. The airline customers have been very vocal that there can’t be a repeat of the fuel cost down but the same or increased operating costs of the neo/MAX, after re-engining of the present Airbus A320/A321 and the Boeing 737 MAX.
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
By FlightGlobal: SIA Engineering and Safran Aircraft Engines are to set up a joint venture providing MRO services for CFM International Leap engines, amid “growing global demand” for engine maintenance services.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: Two pilots were killed after a US-registered Gulfstream G200 crashed during an emergency landing attempt at La Romana Airport in the Dominican Republic.
Aviation Safety Network
Bloomberg
• Kate Duffy, Siddharth Philip
Reuters
• Gabriel Araujo, Luciana Novaes Magalhaes
Bloomberg
• Rachel Gamarski, Siddharth Philip
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
