FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
KLM expects its first Airbus A350 to enter service in August or September and signals a push to phase out its A330 fleet. For KLM Cargo, however, delays to the A350F are forcing the airline to keep older Boeing 747F aircraft in service longer than planned, with management pointing to manufacturer delivery-discipline issues.
Bloomberg
• Danny Lee, Leen Al-Rashdan
By Bloomberg: Thai Airways International Pcl sees travel demand softening the rest of this year as concerns escalate about the economic fallout from the Iran war and some of the biggest airlines drop prices.
One Mile at a Time
ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “Ghana’s Africa World Airlines eyes ten E190s by 2028” today!.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Regulator suspends permit after incident near Asaba involving US-registered executive jet. Nigerian regulators have suspended an operating permit after an incident in which an executive jet landed on — and then departed from — a road near Asaba airport.
Vertical Mag
• ATSB Press Release
By Vertical Mag: The ATSB has released a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation of the in-flight break-up of a Robinson R22 helicopter in central Queensland on 20 April this year.
AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
By AeroTime: Boeing has received a double-digit aircraft order from Uganda Airlines worth $985 million, as the carrier looks to expand both passenger and cargo operations.
Air Data News
Dj's Aviation
By avm-mag.com: .entry-header AJW Technique, the world-leading Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility of AJW Group is pleased to announce that it has achieved South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) Approval for the performance of maintenance of civilian aeronautical components under the regulatory control of SACAA.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Budget carrier will deploy long-range twinjets on routes within its own network. Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has decided to use all 11 of its Airbus A321XLRs on its own network, rather than transfer the type to other operators.
Aviation Week
• Christine Boynton
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
