ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
Romania has suspended Animawings’ air operator certificate as the airline faces insolvency, putting its authority to conduct commercial flights in question. The available report provides no details on the suspension’s timing, the airline’s operations or any restructuring plans.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Natilus has selected Composites Universal Group to build the wings for its full-scale Kona blended-wing freighter, with delivery planned for 2027.
ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: Dublin-based ACMI/charter specialist Fly4 Airlines (4F, Dublin International) has successfully petitioned the Irish High Court to be placed into provisional liquidation, according to the Irish online publisher The Currency.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: Airframer has been awaiting FAA approval to resume portions of the widebody-twin's flight-test programme. Boeing recently stripped orders for 30 777X from its backlog, placing the deals into a special accounting bucket reserved for those it expects will not close.
Bloomberg
• Kate Duffy, Leen Al-Rashdan
By Bloomberg: Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. is cutting capacity as the UK carrier grapples with higher oil prices and softened demand.
CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
By CNBC: JetBlue will give reporters a look at its new first class seats on Wednesday.
ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: John Dramani Mahama, president of Ghana, has met with Boeing officials to discuss plans to revive a national airline, with preliminary studies confirming the project's viability.
Leeham News
By Leeham News: “The art of good business is being a good middleman." Aircraft lessors must have taken that famous movie line to heart. According to a 2024 International.
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FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
eVTOL Insights
• Thomas Sleightholm