Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Air China Cargo has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for four additional A350F freighters, bringing its total firm order for the type to 10 aircraft. The carrier previously ordered six A350Fs in November 2025 and has been introducing Airbus freighters since end-2023, currently operating eight A330-200P2Fs.
CAPA
By CAPA: Russia's Federal Agency for State Property Management (Rosimushchestvo) announced (25-May-2026) plans for the sale of a 23.76% stake in Aeroflot. [more - original PR - Russian].
Cranky Flier
• Brett
By Cranky Flier: strategy has always focused on finding markets that others wouldn’t serve. Whether it’s because the route was too small for anyone to care or it was due to Allegiant using alternate airports, the airline has long shied away from direct competition.
Wall Street Journal
• Alison Sider
By Wall Street Journal: Delta Air Lines DAL 0.65%increase; green up pointing triangle prides itself on not canceling flights. Lately, that hasn’t been going so well.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Irish budget carrier claims to be debt-free for first time since flotation. Ryanair is claiming to be debt-free, for the first time in nearly 30 years, having repaid a €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) bond raised during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dj's Aviation
ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Kuwait Airways at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
Reuters
By Reuters: Italy's antitrust authority has opened an investigation into budget airline easyJet over alleged unfair business practices related to baggage charging, it said on Tuesday.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Reuters
By Reuters: Shares in GKN Aerospace owner Melrose Industries fell as much as 7% on Tuesday after an overheating chemical tank at GKN's Garden Grove facility in California triggered an emergency response and evacuation orders over the weekend.
