FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Switzerland’s civil aviation regulator has opened a consultation on extending two runways at Zurich Airport. The plan seeks to provide longer departure distances for departing widebodies, reducing the number of runway crossings and addressing previously identified safety risks at the hub.
ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
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Reuters
• Anne Marie Roantree, Julie Zhu
By Reuters: China's commitment to buy 200 Boeing jets during a recent visit by U.S. President Donald Trump will be firmed up later this year and is only an "initial tranche" of a potentially far bigger deal, the planemaker's CEO Kelly Ortberg said.
Bloomberg
• Benoit Berthelot, Tom Mackenzie
By Bloomberg: French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI is expanding into advanced manufacturing, striking deals with new customers Airbus SE and BMW AG as it looks to so-called physical AI to fuel growth.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Prague's interior ministry signs 11-aircraft deal to modernise police aviation fleet. Airbus Helicopters has secured a contract to equip the Czech Police Aviation Service with 11 H145 medium-twins.
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AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Qantas Frequent Flyers gain access to 15 Philippine island destinations via new PAL partnership, as Australian visitor arrivals to the Philippines rise 19%.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: The Australian government has disbursed AUD4.8 million Australian dollars (USD3.4 million) to 34 regional and remote airports to settle debts related to the voluntary administration of Rex - Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga).
ch-aviation
• Armin Kific
By ch-aviation: According to GTLK - State Transport Leasing CEO Mikhail Parnev, Aurora (HZ, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) is losing interest in the LMS-901 Baikal turboprop due to repeated production delays and high costs.
