FlightGlobal
• Graham Dunn
Star Alliance CEO Theo Panagiotoulias said the alliance is comfortable with its network footprint in Asia even as Korean carrier Asiana Airlines prepares to leave. He pointed to broad regional coverage and an ongoing focus on customer experience as core reasons the grouping expects to sustain value in-market.
Leeham News
• Scott Hamilton
By Leeham News: Given Airbus’ other major work in China for A-Series aircraft, the absence of A220 sales is a glaring hole in one of the world’s biggest markets.
Bloomberg
• Jorge Valero
By Bloomberg: The European Investment Bank will provide an unprecedented €3 billion ($3.4 billion) loan to Airbus SE as the European Union pushes ahead with plans to bolster its technological sovereignty amid intensifying competition from the US and China.
ch-aviation
• Luciano Bragança
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ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Air Astana (KC, Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev) has formalised an order for up to fifty A320neo family aircraft, comprising 25 firm orders and 25 purchase options, in the largest direct aircraft order in Kazakhstan's history.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: According to Cirium data, WestJet has topped on-time performance for North America in May, also becoming the only Canadian carrier in the top 10 airlines globally.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has received conditional approval from South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) to merge with Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon), clearing the final domestic regulatory hurdle for the transaction.
ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
By ch-aviation: Illustration of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787-9,.
AeroTime
• Gabriele Petrauskaite
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
