ATC   Africa   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines  
Bloomberg • Janice Kew

South Africa’s largest domestic airline says air-traffic control constraints are forcing schedule tailoring

South Africa’s biggest domestic carrier says air-traffic control constraints are limiting capacity at the country’s busiest airports, forcing it to tailor flight schedules to match restrictions. The airline is adjusting operations to manage the effects of constrained airport throughput on network planning and service levels.

2026-07-22T02:25:23.394863-07:00
Europe   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing 757  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Pilots Involved in ‘Crazy’ Low Altitude Fly Pass Over Icelandic Village Have Licenses Revoked

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Two pilots of a packed Boeing 757 with as many as 181 passengers on board, who were involved in a ‘crazy’ low altitude fly pass of a built-up area close to Reykjavik, Iceland, in April, have been temporarily stripped of their pilot licenses following an investigation by local authorities.

2026-07-22T01:27:00.034258-07:00
Europe   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

Finnair trims capacity guidance and agrees to lease six older A320 jets

By FlightGlobal: Second-quarter profits rise but geopolitical developments make for an uncertain outlook. Finnair has reduced its full-year capacity guidance but maintained the profit forecast it set out in April, after increasing its operating profit four-fold to €86.6 million ($98.1 million).

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2026-07-22T00:45:48.394850-07:00
Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
Reuters • Abhijith Ganapavaram

EXCLUSIVE: India rebukes its aviation watchdog over conflict-of-interest lapses, documents show

By Reuters: India has reprimanded its aviation safety regulator for failing to guard against officials using their influence to help family members get jobs in the sector ​and for delays in disclosing such placements, government documents reviewed by Reuters show.

2026-07-21T23:24:14.942399-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Malaysia aerospace association chief positive about near-term growth

By FlightGlobal: The Malaysia Aerospace Industry Association is seeing an uptick in its membership, a sign of the sector's growth. Malaysia’s aerospace sector looks to continue growing in the near term, helped by strong government support – and with an eye out for regional competition.

2026-07-22T01:43:04.162614-07:00
Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Boeing   Boeing 737  
FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

SunExpress chief eyes flexibility on growth from strong orderbook

By FlightGlobal: Leisure carrier has over 60 Boeing Max jets on firm order. New SunExpress chief executive Marcus Schnabel sees the carrier’s sizeable orderbook for Boeing Max jets as an asset it can use flexibly as it looks to ensure it has "sustainable growth" over the coming years.

2026-07-22T00:08:13.556183-07:00