DefenseNews.com
• Pierre Tran
Safran has disclosed a €9 billion takeover bid for Zodiac Aerospace, setting up a major consolidation in aerospace equipment and systems. The companies project the combined group to deliver about €2.7 billion in annual operating profit and identify €200 million of synergies from the transaction.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: The United States Department of Transportation has granted Asia Pacific Airlines (Guam) (P9, Guam International) a two-year exemption to operate scheduled cargo services between the US and the Philippines via intermediate points, to April 21, 2028.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Commercial aviation drove most of the growth while executive jets remained flat amid uncertainty in the Embraer ended the first quarter with a record backlog of $32.1 billion , up 22% from a year earlier and marking the Brazilian planemaker’s sixth consecutive quarterly record.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Discover Airlines has completed its historic inaugural flight from Frankfurt to Shannon Airport (SNN) in western Ireland, becoming the only direct flight from Germany.
FlightGlobal
• Edward Russell
By FlightGlobal: American Airlines‘ first enhanced equipment trust certificate (EETC) transaction of the year, the 2026-1 notes, will finance or refinance 32 Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
Associated Press
• Leer En Español
By Associated Press: A Cessna aircraft has crashed on the outskirts of South Sudan's capital, killing all 13 passengers and the pilot.
South China Morning Post
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
By Flying Magazine: Authorities are investigating the weekend crash of Beechcraft F33A Bonanza that killed North Dakota state legislator Liz Conmy of Fargo.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: China Eastern Airlines has inaugurated a new nonstop route connecting Vienna and Xi'an, marking the first direct air link between Austria and northwest China.
