FlightGlobalDavid Kaminski-Morrow

oneworld names former Finnair CCO Ole Orvér as CEO, effective April 1

oneworld has appointed Ole Orvér as its chief executive officer, succeeding Nathaniel Piper; he will assume the role on April 1. Orvér, Finnair's former chief commercial officer, previously held senior commercial roles at Scandinavian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Air Berlin and Qatar Airways.

AeroTimeMiquel Ros

Around 500 passengers stranded overnight on aircraft after Munich Airport closure and absence of buses

By AeroTime: Around 500 passengers were forced to spend the night onboard aircraft at Munich Airport because the airport had closed, and bus drivers had gone home.

2026-02-23T06:56:13.467380-08:00
AirInsightRichard Schuurman

DAE poised to buy Macquarie AirFinance, accelerating lessor consolidation

By AirInsight: Following the proposed acquisition of Air Lease Corporation by a consortium of four, more consolidation is on its way in the leasing business. Next is Macquarie AirFinance, which, according to sources known to Reuters, is about to be acquired by Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE).

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2026-02-23T06:35:59.178809-08:00
ReutersSam Tobin

UK aircraft parts company director jailed for fraud which caused millions in losses

By Reuters: The director of a London-based airline parts company who used forged documents to sell tens of thousands of engine parts, causing large losses for aviation industry giants, was sentenced on Monday to four years and eight months' imprisonment.

2026-02-23T06:26:34.711949-08:00
Cranky Flier

Frontier Pulls Back at JFK While Building in Los Angeles — What’s the Strategy?

By Cranky Flier: Frontier decided to end its efforts to make a go of things at New York’s JFK airport last week with the termination of all but one, single daily flight from the airport.

2026-02-23T04:15:17.203306-08:00