Wall Street Journal
• Bojan Pancevski
A Bombardier Global 7500 based at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport—worth about $75 million—has been highlighted as part of the travel support for Russia’s political elite, underscoring continued reliance on Western-built business jets even after the 2022 sanctions era.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 diverted back to Austin–Bergstrom International Airport on Thursday after the pilots reported problems with the right-hand engine of the 21-year-old aircraft.
The Air Current
• Julie Johnsson
By The Air Current: Boeing is studying raising production of its cash-cow 737 family to a 70-jet monthly rate, although it hasn’t yet made any firm plans to do so, CEO Kelly Ortberg said Friday, confirming a report by The Air Current.
Bloomberg
• Siddharth Philip
By Bloomberg: Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., one of the world’s largest air cargo operators, is considering an order for Boeing Co.’s latest 777X freighter even after the company placed a sizable aircraft order with rival Airbus SE.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Airbus in 2022 agreed to deliver a dozen ultra-long-range variants to Australia’s Qantas Airways.
Key.Aero
One Mile at a Time
• Ben Schlappig
By One Mile at a Time: Qatar Airways plans to resume flights between Doha (DOH) and Philadelphia (PHL), after cutting the route in 2023. Here's what we know so far.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Baseline powerplant to be installed on SJ-100 as replacement for Superjet's SaM146. United Aircraft’s development of the Yakovlev SJ-100 has advanced after federal regulator Rosaviatsia formally certified its Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplant.
Reuters
• Allison Lampert, Tim Hepher
By Reuters: Airbus is wavering over when to launch a larger A220 jet due to a muted response from powerful leasing companies and a debate over range and performance, six industry sources said.
AINonline
• Joseph Carfagna Jr.
