ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
Island Aviation Services, the parent company of Maldivian, is seeking up to two Airbus A220-300s through operating leases. The report gives no details on timing, potential lessors or how the aircraft would fit into the airline’s existing fleet and network plans.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The man who became internet famous for being duct-taped to a First Class seat on an American Airlines flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Newark last month has just been indicted on federal charges of interference with crew members.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: ITA Airways will launch nonstop flights between Rome and Caracas in March 2027, restoring a link between Italy and Venezuela that has been absent from the network of Italy's flag carrier for nearly 12 years.
ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Business Jet News.
AINonline
• Matt Thurber
By AINonline: Avex Performance Center in Broomfield, Colorado, adds mobile maintenance services.
Leeham News
• Analysis Staff, Leeham News
By Leeham News: Understanding the unit production versus assembly-line distinction helps explain this fragility.
ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: Mozambique's KayaAirlines (KYY, Maputo) has acquired a 34.7-year-old B737-500, which was tracked as flying from Uzbekistan via Afghanistan in the direction of Iran on September 30, 2026, according to ch-aviation research.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: United begins Starlink installation on 737 MAX 8 fleet in Guam after completing island's switch from 737-800s ahead of schedule, with fleet-wide rollout by 2027.
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