ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
Wizz Air says it will integrate its 11 A321-200NY(XLR)s into the fleet as standard-range A321-200NX aircraft, without marking them as a separate type. The approach is intended to simplify how the carrier operates and manages its A321neo fleet, per chief commercial officer Ian Malin.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Leonardo Helicopters should better assess risk of duplex bearing failure in intermediate-twin's pitch control assembly, probe states.
Vertical Mag
• MD Helicopters Press Release
By Vertical Mag: MD Helicopters renews support for Saudi Arabia's fleet with a multi-year contract for the MD 530F training helicopters.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: Norwegian has today announced the delivery of the first batch of biofuel to Tromsø Airport. The biofuel has been made from residual raw materials such as used frying oil, all of European origin.
Aeronews
• Teodor Stefan
By Aeronews: On May 21st, American Airlines launched 4 new routes to unlock even more access between the U.S. and Europe with new non-stop service to Budapest, Hungary (BUD) and Prague (PRG) from Philadelphia (PHL), and to Athens, Greece (ATH), and Zurich (ZRH) from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW).
Dj's Aviation
Bloomberg
• Danny Lee, Leen Al-Rashdan
By Bloomberg: Qatar Airways QCSC will skip handing out bonuses to almost 60,000 workers this year after the US-Israel war on Iran forced the carrier to cancel tens of thousands of flights and lose out on billions in revenue.
Australian Aviation
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Crew used reverse thrust to manoeuvre after 'total' loss of braking while taxiing. Preliminary investigations indicate that a China Eastern Airlines Airbus A350-900 experienced complete brake failure before colliding with a passenger airbridge at Shanghai.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) has secured a US $100 million financing facility from QNB Group. The funding will be used to support the aviation maintenance company’s expansion as it grows beyond its roots as an in-house operation for AirAsia.
Airline Economics
Aviation Business News
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
