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Bloomberg • Kate Duffy, Leen Al-Rashdan

Ryanair extends Michael O’Leary’s CEO contract to April 2032 with stock-option package

Ryanair has extended Michael O’Leary’s group chief executive contract through April 2032, following months of shareholder discussions. The deal includes a moderated base salary, a capped annual bonus, and set financial goals tied to options to exercise on 10 million shares.

FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

Ryanair chief O’Leary agrees new deal until 2032

Airline Economics • Lavanya Ahire

Ryanair extends CEO Michael O’Leary’s contract to April 2032

Also: The Independent, Daily Sabah and Seeking Alpha

2026-06-19T06:39:27.906889-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Dassault completes Falcon 10X first flight

By FlightGlobal: Maiden sortie of new ultra-long-range business jet lasted 2h 30min. Dassault Aviation has completed the maiden sortie of its ultra-long-range Falcon 10X business jet.

AirInsight

Falcon 10X First Flight Breaks High-End Duopoly

AeroTime

Dassault’s new Falcon 10X jet completes maiden flight

Also: Air Data News, AINonline, Aerospace Testing Intnl, Aviation Week, Corporate Jet Investor, dassault-aviation.com and avweb.com

2026-06-19T04:53:26.241931-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Airbus Helicopters focused on ramp-up, with H145 poised for ‘biggest step’

By FlightGlobal: Airframer's new chief is confident it can deliver 120 of the light-twins this year, on the way to an eventual doubling of output.

2026-06-19T07:38:16.648808-07:00

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View from the Wing • Gary Leff

FAA Lets Airlines Keep New York Airport Slots Without Flying, Blocking Competition Another Year

By View from the Wing: The FAA is letting airlines keep New York airport slots through 2027 even if they do not operate the flights, preserving incumbent control at JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark.

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

New York JFK Won't Get Any Extra Flights As FAA Extends 'High Density Rule' That Restricts Access to the Airport

2026-06-19T05:12:19.660905-07:00

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airlinergs.com • Eddie Saunders

Norse Atlantic expands Thailand winter program from the UK, Norway and Sweden

By airlinergs.com: Norse Atlantic Airways today announced a significant expansion of its Thailand program for Winter 2026/27, adding capacity across the UK, Norway and Sweden in response to continued strong customer demand for travel to Southeast Asia.

Breitflyte

Norse Atlantic Airways Announces Expansion of Thailand Winter 2026/27 Flying Program

aerospaceglobalnews.com

Norse adds Thailand flights using returned IndiGo Dreamliner

Also: Airline Economics

2026-06-19T02:05:41.374228-07:00

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ch-aviation • Armin Kific

Air France-KLM signs $1.1b credit facility to finance M&A

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print.

2026-06-19T07:41:25.998248-07:00

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AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Emirates adds four weekly flights to Ghana, increasing Accra service to 11 times

By AeroTime: Emirates adds four weekly flights to Ghana starting July 12, increasing Accra service to 11 times per week as airline responds to sustained travel demand.

Also: AeroTime

2026-06-19T06:38:54.652078-07:00

Africa Airports Orders Airline Industry & Market Trends Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airlines

AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

De Havilland delivers Ethiopian Airlines’ first of two Twin Otter Classic 300-Gs

By AeroTime: De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (De Havilland Canada) has delivered the first of two Twin Otter Classic 300-G aircraft to Ethiopian Airlines.

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