AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
Riyadh Air has completed its first domestic commercial flight on the Riyadh–Jeddah route, marking a major operational milestone ahead of broader commercial rollout. The new Saudi carrier positions the inaugural domestic service as part of its wider bid to scale quickly and align with Vision 2030 objectives.
The Air Current
• Will Guisbond
By The Air Current: The award would catapult the company, which had just over 150 employees as of April, to the center of a massive nationwide ATC system overhaul. Dubbed SMART, the system has been described by the FAA as a central pillar of its national airspace system (NAS) modernization plan.
AirInsight
• Richard Schuurman
By AirInsight: American Airlines’ next fleet investment will be for new widebody aircraft to replace 47 ageing Boeing 777-200ERs. CEO Robert Isom said during an online annual shareholder meeting on June 10 that his airline has issued a request for proposals to Airbus and Boeing.
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.
aviationnews.eu
The Hill
• Michael Bartiromo
By The Hill: A recently announced initiative spearheaded by the Transportation Security Administration aims to "achieve world-class security and customer experience," according to the agency.
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.
Bloomberg
• Mihir Mishra
By Bloomberg: The final report about why an Air India Ltd. jetliner crashed last year won’t be issued by Friday’s mandatory deadline, with a government agency saying the investigation into the country’s worst commercial airline disaster still isn’t finished.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
