Hydrogen   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Rolls-Royce spotlights hydrogen ambition after Stennis ground tests on modified Pearl business-jet engine

Rolls-Royce is touting combustion ground-test progress at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, using a modified Pearl business-jet engine to validate performance for future hydrogen pathways. The company framed the Stennis results as “polished” performance momentum while it continues positioning hydrogen as a credible low-emissions option for aviation propulsion.

2026-05-12T08:27:50.584480-07:00
BizAv   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Middle East   PaxEx   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines   Spirit Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Dire Strait: How Trump’s Iran campaign is impacting the aerospace sector

By FlightGlobal: A Covid-scarred aviation industry is bracing for the full impact of the Iran war – and higher fuel bills – to become apparent.

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2026-05-12T09:52:01.304499-07:00
Routes   Airlines   Boeing 737   United Airlines  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Following American, United to resume Venezuela service

By Air Data News: Houston-Caracas service will resume in August after nearly a United Airlines announced it will resume nonstop flights between the United States and Venezuela , becoming the second U.S.

Also: Breitflyte, Aviation Week and 3 more
2026-05-12T06:50:03.343350-07:00
Europe   M&A   Orders   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airlines   Boeing   Lufthansa  
newsroom.lufthansagroup.com • Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Lufthansa exercises option to acquire a majority stake in ITA Airways

By newsroom.lufthansagroup.com: Tags # Finance # Airlines immagine Download Media Kit Preparing your download... Download An error occurred while preparing your download Subline as Bullets Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s stake in ITA Airways is set to increase by 49 percent to 90 percent Second block of shares to be acquired for 325 million euros Completion of the majority acquisition expected in the first quarter of 2027 ITA Airways is already firmly integrated into the Lufthansa Group as its fifth network airline in many areas The Deutsche Lufthansa AG will exercise its option to acquire a majority stake in ITA Airways in June of this year.

Also: FlightGlobal, Air Data News, Skift, AirInsight, One Mile at a Time, Simple Flying, Airline Economics, Aviation Week and 10 more
2026-05-12T02:05:54.075685-07:00
PaxEx   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Workforce & Skills Development   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Jin Air delays cabin crew onboarding amid soaring fuel costs

By AeroTime: South Korea’s low-cost carriers are feeling the pressure of surging fuel costs as the industry braces for a difficult summer., with Jin Air delaying the start dates of newly hired cabin crew and rival airlines rolling out unpaid leave programs.

2026-05-12T07:53:21.213817-07:00