Middle East   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Wizz Air lifts full-year outlook to break-even as stronger revenues offset Middle East disruption

Wizz Air says it expects to post a break-even result or a small net profit for the full year ended 31 March, upgrading from an earlier loss forecast. The Central European budget carrier attributes the improved outlook to higher revenues and a more favorable hedge against macroeconomic risks while it redeploys capacity around the Middle East impact.

2026-05-12T02:05:22.105373-07:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Focus on cockpit tasks caused Dash 8-300 crew to line up with runway’s edge lights

By FlightGlobal: The ATSB acknowledges that cockpit checks are important, but stresses that they must not distract from other key tasks. Pilots of a Qantaslink De Havilland Dash 8-300 were focused on ready checks when they inadvertently lined up with a runway’s edge lights before a take-off at night.

2026-05-11T23:45:38.258917-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Southwest Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Southwest Airlines Flight Diverts After Cockpit Windscreen 'Shattered' as it Cruised at 31,000 Feet Over Oklahoma

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Southwest Airlines flight from Albuquerque to Baltimore was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday afternoon after the cockpit windscreen on the Captain’s side of the flight deck suddenly shattered as the plane cruised at 31,000 feet over Oklahoma.

2026-05-11T22:12:26.917866-07:00
Europe   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airlines   Boeing   Lufthansa  
newsroom.lufthansagroup.com • Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Lufthansa Group Orders 10 Airbus and 10 Boeing Long-Haul Aircraft

By newsroom.lufthansagroup.com: Tags # Flotte # Finanzen # Innovation & Technologie A350-900_RR_LUFTHANSA_GROUP_VGROUND DUSSELDORF, GERMANY - CIRCA OCTOBER, 2018: aircraft on tarmac at Dusseldorf Airport.

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2026-05-11T15:07:08.340850-07:00