Aviation Source
• Len Varley
South African Airways Group CEO Prof John Lamola has tendered his resignation and will step down effective the end of April 2026. The move follows the board’s acceptance of the resignation and continuation of SAA’s post–business rescue leadership transition underway.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Icelandair is investigating one of its pilots after a Boeing 757-200 performed an unauthorized low-altitude flyover of the town of Vestmannaeyjar during a scheduled flight from Frankfurt to Keflavik.
PaxEx.Aero
• Seth Miller
By PaxEx.Aero: Virgin Atlantic will launch its Starlink inflight Internet service from next month. The carrier expects its first A350 to be fitted and in service in May 2026.
AeroTime
• Gabriele Petrauskaite
By AeroTime: An USAF Lockheed C-130 Hercules sustained significant structural damage in Ireland after an individual breached airside security and attacked the aircraft.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea has reportedly started to demand payment of an additional fuel surcharge from passengers who have already booked and paid for their flight tickets.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Will the introduction of fast inflight Wi-Fi and the shift in how we consume media usher in a BYOL model for IFE? Stakeholders weigh in.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Russia has presented a concept of a new widebody aircraft, the Tupolev Tu-454, marking a tentative return to a segment it has effectively lacked since the collapse of its joint program with China.
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Reuters
• Abhijith Ganapavaram, Allison Lampert
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
