Accident   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
New York Times • James Glanz, John Yoon, Mark Walker, Mika Gröndahl, Pablo Robles

Jeju Air Flight 2216: analysis of the crew’s final decision-making in the last moments

A report on the final moments of Jeju Air Flight 2216 describes a sequence of “cascade” decisions faced by the crew after the aircraft was stricken, highlighting the narrowing options available in critical seconds.

2026-05-01T03:47:51.959147-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing 737  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Smartwings highlights overspeed correction procedures after 737 in-flight upset

By FlightGlobal: Thrust asymmetry followed crew's reduction of thrust to idle during cruise. Czech carrier Smartwings has emphasised overspeed correction procedures to crews after an in-flight upset involving a Boeing 737-800 which encountered turbulence during high-altitude cruise.

2026-05-01T03:45:59.091691-07:00
Africa   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Nigeria caps jet fuel prices to avert disruptions

By ch-aviation: The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) said aviation fuel should sell for NGN1,760-1,988 naira (USD1.28-1.44) per litre in Lagos and NGN1,809-2,037 (USD1.30-1.48) per litre in Abuja, based on benchmarks from April 17-23, 2026.

2026-05-01T02:45:11.060448-07:00
Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A320  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Airbus looks to ‘resynchronise’ production and deliveries before second half

By FlightGlobal: Airframer expects to catch up by mid-year after fuselage panel rework and administrative hitch. Airbus is aiming to have its delivery schedule back on track by the end of June, as it works to overcome a panel quality issue affecting A320neo-family production.

2026-05-01T00:48:56.582056-07:00