AirInsight
• Addison Schonland
Authorities uncovered roughly 60,000 forged certificates for CFM56 parts sold into the supply chain. The vendor has been penalised, but airlines and third‑party MROs now face audits, withdrawn spares and regulatory scrutiny as they trace affected components and verify maintenance records.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: Plaintiff claims UK company copied its Midnight design.
CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
By CNBC: Spirit Airlines has reached an agreement with lenders to emerge from bankruptcy by late spring or early summer.
Aviation Business News
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: UK leisure carrier Jet2 has completed a winglet retrofit on its Boeing 737-800 fleet, a programme that covers 74 aircraft. The airline has spent two years fitting the split-scimitar winglets - developed by Aviation Partners Boeing - on the twinjets.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Embraer is set to unveil what it describes as a major development in its executive aviation division during anonline event scheduled for Tuesday, 24 February,.
By newsroom.lufthansagroup.com: Until now blocked seats will be released for the summer flight scheduleOpening even earlier and in time for the Easter travel seasonWith Allegris to Austin, Cape Town, and Shanghai, among other destinations.
Skift
• Darin Graham
By Skift: Europe’s sustainable aviation fuel mandate requires synthetic jet fuel starting in 2030, but with no commercial plants operating, airlines and producers warn supply may fall short.
Airways Magazine
• Simone Chellini
By Airways Magazine: Four years after Russia’s airspace closure, Finnair (AY) leans on “Sisu” as it rebuilds its Asia–Europe network.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Reuters
• Abhijith Ganapavaram, Aditya Kalra
