ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
Afriqiyah Airways suspended flight operations after an unspecified disruption, then restarted services, attributing the earlier interruption to urgent maintenance work on an aircraft. The episode underscores near-term operational fragility and the resulting pressure on capacity planning.
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Vertical Mag
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Arrival of A321neo means that over one-quarter of the UK carrier's fleet comprises latest-generation Airbus narrowbodies.
Flying Magazine
• Martha Lunken
By Flying Magazine: Coming up dry with aviation fuel often isn't an FAA violation, but it's always a tragic failure of pilot planning.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: China's commercial aviation fleet is ageing faster than airlines are replacing aircraft, creating pressure for additional narrowbody deliveries at a time when production of the country's domestically built COMAC C919 remains below expectations.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Dubai has reportedly delivered a snub to upstart new airline Riyadh Airlines by approving just one flight per day between its home hub in Riyadh and Dubai International Airport.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Regional jet had been operating a Delta Connection service from Cincinnati. US investigators believe a decision to continue a landing after a bounce, combined with additional pitch input, resulted in a tail-strike to a Republic Airways Embraer 175 at Boston last year.
ch-aviation
• Armin Kific
By ch-aviation: Turkish Airlines' acquisition of a 25-27% stake in Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca) has been approved by Spain's council of ministers.
