Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Malaysia Airlines is expanding its presence in China with new direct services from Kuala Lumpur to Shenzhen and Changsha. The route additions reinforce the airline’s point-to-point strategy in key Chinese markets, aiming to grow connectivity between Malaysia and secondary cities.
Runway Girl
• Becca Alkema
By Runway Girl: Airbus and MTU Aero Engines will establish a joint venture dedicated to the development of a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell engine.
Bloomberg
• David Carnevali, Leen Al-Rashdan
By Bloomberg: The aviation industry has seen plenty of deals activity in recent years, but the battle between two US funds for EasyJet Plc stands out because the volatile, low-margin airlines business rarely draws financial suitors.
Bloomberg
• Jack Farchy, Will Kubzansky, Yongchang Chin
By Bloomberg: Prices for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel are rebounding even as crude oil eases, a rare divergence that’s swelling costs for peak-season travelers and threatening to undermine President Donald Trump’s pledge to quash inflation ahead of midterm elections.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A passenger on a Ryanair flight from the Greek holiday resort of Thessaloniki was reportedly partially sucked out of the plane’s window when it suffered an explosive decompression on Friday morning.
Bloomberg
• Sri Taylor
By Bloomberg: Delta Air Lines Inc. reaffirmed its full-year profit guidance and said strong demand for premium, corporate and international travel helped offset the highest quarterly fuel expense in its history.
The Air Current
• Elan Head
By The Air Current: Data-driven reporting and analysis on the strategy and technology of flying.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: No injuries among those on board after twinjet veers off taxiway in rain. One of Air Canada’s Boeing 737 Max 8 jets has veered onto rough ground while vacating the runway at Montreal.
