FlightGlobal
• Graham Dunn
easyJet says it will phase out its remaining Airbus A319s by September 2029—well ahead of the original end-of-2029 fiscal-year plan—driven by an accelerated transition to larger Airbus A320neo-family aircraft. The upgauge schedule is designed to bring forward revenue benefits from the fleet change.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Incident transcript suggests narrowbody had to descend sharply to avoid rotorcraft. An Air India Airbus A319 departing Port Blair in 2024 had an airprox incident with an Indian Navy Hindustan Aeronautics ALH Dhruv Mk III helicopter, during which the two aircraft may have passed within 100ft of each other.
Bloomberg
• Kate Duffy
By Bloomberg: EasyJet Plc said summer bookings are trailing last year’s levels as consumers hold back on buying flights and the budget carrier raises ticket prices because of higher fuel costs.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Etihad Airways is to double its Airbus A380 service to Paris this summer, making the French capital one of only a handful of destinations worldwide to receive two daily flights on the double-decker aircraft.
ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
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Airline Weekly
• Jason Clampet
By Airline Weekly: Iberia has become one of the world's most profitable airlines — its 16.4% operating margin now rivals Ryanair, completing a decade-plus turnaround from near-Alitalia-level dysfunction.
ch-aviation
• Sanja Stefanjesko
By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “Romanian airports trade barbs over $10mn Wizz Air grant” today!.
Reuters
• Tim Hepher
By Reuters: A Paris appeals court will issue a verdict on Thursday on the 2009 crash of an Air France passenger jet after the airline and planemaker Airbus faced trial over corporate manslaughter.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
