AirInsight
• Richard Schuurman
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said the carrier has issued a request for proposals to Airbus and Boeing for its next widebody fleet investment, aimed at replacing 47 ageing Boeing 777-200ERs. The decision is set against broader premium long-haul strategy and the timing of next-gen aircraft availability.
Bloomberg
• Rajesh Mascarenhas
By Bloomberg: An Indian Air Force An-32 aircraft was involved in an accident while landing at Jorhat in Assam on Saturday, killing five personnel.
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Associated Press
Associated Press
• Allan Olingo
By Associated Press: The war in Iran is driving up jet fuel prices, worsening supply strains for African airlines. The African Airlines Association says the crisis has exposed reliance on imported jet fuel.
Cranky Flier
• Andrew Bashuk
By Cranky Flier: Review Spirit, Port Authority Spar over LGA Slots Spirit’s planned sale of its slots at New York/LGA to raise capital and pay off some creditors has hit a roadblock as the Port Authority of NY and NJ told a U.S.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: Business aviation group seeks reform of the emissions trading scheme.
ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Flexjet (Ireland) at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
Corporate Jet Investor
• Alasdair Whyte
By Corporate Jet Investor: TikTok’s favourite business jet broker has been bought by Flexjet. Steve Varsano, founder of The Jet Business will become president of Flexjet.
Flying Magazine
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A ground antenna at Antalya Airport in Türkiye tore a hole in the side of a Boeing 777 operated by Turkish Airlines on June 11 after the pilots took the wrong turn while taxiing to the gate, ending up on a taxiway that was too narrow for the massive widebody aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
Reuters
• Abhijith Ganapavaram, David Shepardson
