FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Investigators determined that a De Havilland Dash 8-300’s post-V1 takeoff abort was driven by a misunderstanding between the two pilots during rotation. The crew reduced rotation rate to address a possible bird strike, but the investigators found the abort stemmed from crew coordination breakdown rather than a confirmed bird impact.
AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
By AeroTime: A FAA program to equip all its airport vehicles with transponders has been accelerated following the Air Canada Express crash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
By ch-aviation: airBaltic (BT, Riga) had no aircraft grounded with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine issues in the first quarter of 2026. The airline has long suffered from reduced aircraft availability due to the powerplant woes, with as many as 13 aircraft grounded on average throughout the first quarter of 2025.
AirInsight
• Richard Schuurman
By AirInsight: Maeve Aero, the Dutch startup that is working on a hybrid-electric 90-seater together with MHIRJ, is on the verge of winding down.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “Nigeria's Air Peace to add B737-800s in 2H26” today!.
Bloomberg
• Allyson Versprille
By Bloomberg: A group of Democratic senators is pressing major US airlines for information on increases in airfares and luggage fees in response to the war in the Middle East.
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
By FlightGlobal: Airline group will ramp up its European operations in the second half of the year. Singapore Airlines Group expects to grow its capacity in the near term, as it sees travel demand “holding up” despite near-term headwinds brought about by war in the Middle East.
Leeham News
• Bjorn Fehrm
By Leeham News: May 15, 2026, ©. Leeham News: We have finished a series on Blended WingBody (BWB) airliners, where one of the tougher challenges will be the design of the airframe structures.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
