ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
Mongolia’s Hunnu Air has placed an order for a Beechcraft King Air 360 twin-turboprop, positioning the airline as the country’s first King Air operator. The deal adds a new turboprop capability to Hunnu Air’s expanding, diversified fleet strategy.
Reuters
• Tim Hepher
By Reuters: A Paris appeals court will issue a verdict on Thursday on the 2009 crash of an Air France passenger jet after the airline and planemaker Airbus faced trial over corporate manslaughter.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Amadeus IT Group, a travel technology provider that supports airlines and airports, will integrate Spire Global’s aviation intelligence and data into its cloud platform used in airport operations.
Bloomberg
• Allyson Versprille
By Bloomberg: New York’s LaGuardia Airport told travelers to expect delays after it was forced to shut down a runway on Wednesday due to a nearby sinkhole.
Airline Geeks
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Capital A will be uplifted from its Practice Note 17 (PN17) financially distressed classification on May 20, 2026, following the completion of a regularisation plan., the Malaysian stock exchange (Bursa Malaysia) said.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: t'way Air (TW, Daegu) has secured a revised operating licence from the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport ahead of its planned rebranding as Trinity Airways, following shareholder approval in March 2026.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: An Air France flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Detroit has reportedly been barred from entering U.S. airspace after officials became aware that a passenger may have been in an Ebola-affected country in recent weeks.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Carrier believes period would have been profitable but for closure of airspace and operational restrictions. Israeli flag-carrier El Al estimates the damage inflicted on its net profit by the Middle East conflict amounted to $145 million.
