Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Saudia has received its first Airbus A321XLR, positioning the carrier as an early operator of Airbus’s new long-range narrowbody. The aircraft will enter service in June on routes connecting Saudi Arabia with Europe and Africa, with a newly configured premium cabin layout.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Nearly 700 workers at Edinburgh, Glasgow, and potentially Aberdeen airports have backed industrial action after rejecting what they describe as unacceptable pay offers from their employers.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Heathrow Airport’s proposed third runway could unlock vital new air links to five key UK regional airports, according to fresh economic research.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: An Air India Express Boeing 737 has been grounded in Muscat, Oman, for more than nine days after the pilots reportedly attempted to take off with the aircraft lined up with the right-hand edge lights of the runway.
Associated Press
• DYLAN LOVAN
By Associated Press: Authorities in Southern California are scrambling to find a safe resolution as a damaged chemical tank at an aerospace facility posed a threat of a leak or even an explosion.
Los Angeles Times
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: GE Aerospace is deploying its 360 Foam Wash engine cleaning system across its global MRO network, citing better inspection quality and faster shop turnaround.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Milestone comes as E2 family backlog reaches 286 firm orders, led by the E195-E2 decade has passed since Embraer achieved a pivotal moment in its commercial aviation history.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Sister airlines Air Caraïbes and French bee have agreed to sell Skyted's silent call technology, the Skyted 320 headset, on board.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
FlightGlobal
• Howard Hardee
