Reuters
• Sam Tobin
Prosecutors say the director of a London-based aircraft parts company used forged documents to sell tens of thousands of engine parts, causing millions in losses to American Airlines, GE Aerospace and Safran. The scheme inflicted significant financial and supply‑chain damage across airlines and major suppliers.
AirInsight
• Richard Schuurman
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).
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: We look at what can be learned from the way the crew of a Leonardo AW139 dealt with complete loss of collective control.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Global airline alliance Oneworld has named ex-Finnair senior figure Ole Orver as its new chief executive, succeeding Nathaniel Piper. Orver was formerly the chief commercial officer at Finnair, appointed in 2019.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways has leaked the reconfigured Airbus A380's seat map, revealing changes and potential issues in the retrofit project.
Cranky Flier
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.
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Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: RAVE Aerospace, newly renamed following its acquisition by private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management, has stopped “internal development of any new proprietary inflight connectivity antenna technology.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Airline Weekly
• Gordon Smith, Jay Shabat
