Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Icelandic authorities temporarily revoked the pilot licenses of two crew members after an investigation into a “crazy” low-altitude pass over a built-up area near Reykjavik, Iceland, in April. The incident involved a packed Boeing 757 carrying as many as 181 passengers.
Bloomberg
• Janice Kew
By Bloomberg: South Africa’s biggest domestic airline says air-traffic control constraints are forcing it to tailor flight schedules to take account of capacity restrictions at the country’s busiest airports.
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
By FlightGlobal: Second-quarter profits rise but geopolitical developments make for an uncertain outlook. Finnair has reduced its full-year capacity guidance but maintained the profit forecast it set out in April, after increasing its operating profit four-fold to €86.6 million ($98.1 million).
Reuters
• Abhijith Ganapavaram
By Reuters: India has reprimanded its aviation safety regulator for failing to guard against officials using their influence to help family members get jobs in the sector and for delays in disclosing such placements, government documents reviewed by Reuters show.
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
By FlightGlobal: The Malaysia Aerospace Industry Association is seeing an uptick in its membership, a sign of the sector's growth. Malaysia’s aerospace sector looks to continue growing in the near term, helped by strong government support – and with an eye out for regional competition.
FlightGlobal
• Graham Rapier
By FlightGlobal: Executives say their new system can be put in place in as little as three months, lowering freight costs and extending the lifespan of ageing aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• Graham Dunn
By FlightGlobal: Leisure carrier has over 60 Boeing Max jets on firm order. New SunExpress chief executive Marcus Schnabel sees the carrier’s sizeable orderbook for Boeing Max jets as an asset it can use flexibly as it looks to ensure it has "sustainable growth" over the coming years.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
eVTOL Insights
• Thomas Sleightholm
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
