Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Binter Canarias has placed an order for five additional Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, further expanding the carrier’s mainland Spain network. Embraer also said the deal includes four additional purchase rights, reinforcing Binter as one of the E2 program’s longest-running customers.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: IATA's Board has named WEF executive Saadia Zahidi as Director General. She becomes the first ever woman to hold the position.
ch-aviation
• Armin Kific
By ch-aviation: Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has announced that it will open a base at Pristina in November 2026. To start, the low-cost carrier will station one A321-200NX at the base and launch three new routes, to Brussels Charleroi, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, and Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, CH.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: The FAA is testing Mobile Clearance technology at five airports, allowing pilots to receive IFR clearances through ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot.
AirInsight
• Pablo Diaz
By AirInsight: Fleet modernization and low unit costs dictate Argentina's market. Can Flybondi survive the CASK deficit against Aerolíneas and JetSMART?.
AirInsight
• Addison Schonland
By AirInsight: Frontier flies fewer congested airports than its rivals and still posts the worst taxi times — a gap that may be costing $17.5M over four months.
ch-aviation
• Vanja Popovic
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AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
By AeroTime: Airbus has launched a UK helicopter academy to provide a hub for rotary wing technical training for pilots, engineering technicians and aerospace leaders.
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FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
FlightGlobal
• Graham Dunn
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
