Associated Press
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Chinese authorities say the pilot who crashed a small aircraft into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper acted deliberately, with the probe pointing to suicide intent. Officials cite reports of insomnia and anxiety, and say the pilot wrote about “ending his life” in a diary; the victim is identified as 66-year-old Liu, with 13 people injured.
ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: Air Peace (P4, Lagos) is preparing to take delivery of its first factory-new E175, which it will use to boost frequencies on key domestic Nigerian routes and launch services to four additional African destinations.
AeroTime
• Andreas Spaeth
By AeroTime: Aviation journalist Andreas Spaeth talks to Martin Gauss, who took over the CEO job at Gulf Air in Bahrain in November 2025 to reposition the smaller Arabian airline to former glory, only to find himself and his carrier in the midst of the Gulf war from February 28, 2026, leading to the longest airspace closure of any.
Cranky Flier
• Brett
By Cranky Flier: Have you had enough talk about Hawaiʻi lately? Too bad. I spent the last couple of days on Oʻahu where Hawaiian celebrated joining the oneworld alliance.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Inquiry into wet-leased turboprop incident highlights failure of junior crew members to challenge captain.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Delta Air Lines’ once laser-focused obsession on operational reliability earned it the moniker of ‘the on time machine,’ an accolade that the carrier’s executives were more than happy to boast about.
Airline Weekly
• Gordon Smith, Jay Shabat
By Airline Weekly: Gordon and Jay discuss SAS Scandinavian Airlines' new widebody order and ask whether the carrier can justify that many additional planes.
Inflight Online
• Satu Dahl
By Inflight Online: Gulfstream Aerospace has announced two major milestones this week for its next-generation G800 business jet regarding speed records and length of flight.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
