FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Israel Aerospace Industries has completed key structural work on its Airbus A330-300 freighter conversion, with an expected maiden flight “over the next few weeks.” The company is targeting certification by the end of this year, adding a forward-cargo-door configuration to the Trent-powered airframe.
ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) will provide technical support, training, and advisory services to Nigeria under a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening the country’s aviation sector.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Czech authorities highlight first-quarter incidents involving jets at Indian airport. Czech investigators have highlighted a safety threat arising from kite-flying near airports, after two incidents at Ahmedabad in the first quarter.
CNBC
• Sawdah Bhaimiya
By CNBC: Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, expects to take on 1.7 billion euros (nearly $2 billion) in additional fuel costs this year, as the Middle East conflict poses "enormous challenges.".
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Largest 737 variant undergoes high-energy trials as certification remains targeted for 2026 Boeing has conducted a series of high-energy brake tests on the Boeing 737 MAX 10 , simulating a rejected takeoff under worst-case conditions during the aircraft’s certification campaign.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Three passengers injured during severe turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 have filed a personal injury claim against the carrier at the UK High Court, nearly a year after the incident killed one passenger and hospitalized more than 100 others.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: An explosion in a test bay at the Safran Ventilation Systems plant in Blagnac, near Toulouse, has left two workers in critical condition.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
Vertical Mag
• DART Aerospace Press Release
