Routes   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

AirAsia Group turns to margin protection as fuel costs bite, suspending 21 routes and cutting capacity

AirAsia Group reported a Q1 profit but said a fuel surge is forcing a shift to margin protection: it is suspending 21 routes, reducing capacity, and adjusting its network. Separately, Indonesia AirAsia will axe Bali services from Melbourne and Adelaide from 18 June, citing a no-longer-viable operating environment.

2026-05-15T03:24:15.276881-07:00
Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

FAA hastens transponder rollout for airport vehicles in wake of LaGuardia crash

By AeroTime: A FAA program to equip all its airport vehicles with transponders has been accelerated following the Air Canada Express crash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

2026-05-15T01:41:56.975855-07:00
eVTOL   UAV Development & Drone Programs   M&A   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)   Archer Aviation  
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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Vertical dismisses Archer patent claims as ‘threadbare allegations’ in court filing

By FlightGlobal: UK eVTOL developer says US rival's argument is "self-defeating" as it asks for case to be thrown out. Vertical Aerospace has asked a US court to dismiss the US patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by Archer Aviation, branding its rival’s claims as “threadbare allegations”.

2026-05-15T03:43:13.554174-07:00
Accident   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Dash 8 pilots’ misunderstanding preceded post-V1 abort

By FlightGlobal: Air New Zealand turboprop's pilot reduced rotation rate to avoid possible bird-strike.Investigators have determined that a misunderstanding between the pilots of a De Havilland Dash 8-300 resulted in the aircraft aborting its take-off roll during rotation.

2026-05-15T01:29:08.654784-07:00
Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   airBaltic  
ch-aviation • Dominik Sipinski

Latvia's airBaltic says Pratt issues are over for A220s

By ch-aviation: airBaltic (BT, Riga) had no aircraft grounded with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine issues in the first quarter of 2026. The airline has long suffered from reduced aircraft availability due to the powerplant woes, with as many as 13 aircraft grounded on average throughout the first quarter of 2025.

2026-05-15T01:27:03.296754-07:00