ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
India has waived aircraft lease tax payments for local airlines. The measure reduces the tax cost embedded in aircraft leasing for domestic operators, potentially improving near-term cash-flow and altering the economics of aircraft acquisition under lease structures.
Bloomberg
• Elaine Lai
By Bloomberg: Shares of China’s major airlines are lagging Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. by nearly 50 percentage points this year, as analysts expect weaker profits to persist on lackluster domestic travel demand.
ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
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Bloomberg
• Baiju Kalesh, Mihir Mishra, Saikat Das
By Bloomberg: Akasa Air is looking to raise 10.5 billion rupees ($110 million) through equity and debt, people familiar with the matter said, as India’s youngest airline seeks funds to overcome challenges brought on by the Iran war.
Airline Geeks
• Zach Vasile
By Airline Geeks: EasyJet said Friday that it has reached an "agreement in principle" for a potential acquisition by U.S. investment firm Apollo.
Aviation Source
Reuters
• Tim Hepher
By Reuters: Saudi startup Riyadh Air is studying the purchase of between 25 and 30 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners by exercising most of its contractual options with the U.S.
Reuters
By Reuters: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said on Monday it has appointed a technical advisor to investigate an incident on a Ryanair operated flight in which a passenger was partially sucked through a dislodged window.
The Air Current
• Elan Head
By The Air Current: Data-driven reporting and analysis on the strategy and technology of flying., Data-driven reporting and analysis on the strategy and technology of flying.
Washington Post
• Editorial Board
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
