Leeham News
• Scott Hamilton
Airbus is poised to launch a stretched A220-500 at the Farnborough Air Show, advancing the long‑discussed stretch of the A220‑300. The programme faces significant production constraints and uncertain market demand, complicating rollout timing, certification planning and industrial capacity allocation.
Reuters
By Reuters: Airbus softened its main jet production target on Thursday, blaming engine maker Pratt & Whitney for failing to strike a crucial supply agreement, in the latest sign of tension between planemakers and their main suppliers over shortages.
Reuters
By Reuters: European shares slipped marginally on Thursday, as investors sifted through a mixed bag of earnings from the likes of Airbus, Rio Tinto and Nestle.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: EU-backed Clean Aviation projects are the foundation for the Evo program.
Bloomberg
• Albertina Torsoli
By Bloomberg: Air France-KLM shares rose the most since April after the carrier reported better-than-expected earnings in the fourth quarter and said it remained upbeat about lucrative North Atlantic routes despite heightened geopolitical tensions.
Reuters
By Reuters: Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet has signed a $965 million financing deal with Griffin Global Asset Management for the purchase of 6 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, it said on Thursday.
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FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
By FlightGlobal: Air Astana Group has appointed former Wizz Air executive Johan Eidhagen to helm its low-cost unit FlyArystan.
Airline Economics
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
