Reuters
IndiGo has named Willie Walsh, currently director-general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), as its new chief executive, the carrier said Tuesday. The appointment places an active IATA leader into the top executive role at an Indian low-cost airline.
politico.eu
• Costanza Gambarini, Leonie Cater, Luke Barratt, Marianne Gros
By politico.eu: Italian state-owned oil giant Eni presents its Kenyan biofuel project as a model for sustainable air travel. Many small farmers say it’s failed them.
Inflight Online
• Satu Dahl
By Inflight Online: Lufthansa Technik Malta completes first Boeing 787 cabin modification project.
ch-aviation
By ch-aviation: Solinair (ZS, Ljubljana) has opened a new maintenance facility at Klagenfurt in Austria. The MRO base will initially focus only on the CRJ900 type. Solinair...
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Turboprop lessor Abelo has firmed three ATR 72-600 options dating from an agreement signed at the Dubai air show in 2023. Delivery of the latest trio is scheduled for 2027.
FlightGlobal
• Graham Dunn
By FlightGlobal: Dutch carrier KLM has reached agreement to sell a majority stake in its catering unit to Gategroup under a new partnership agreement. Zurich-based Gategroup is to take a 75% stake in KLM Catering Services (KCS) under the proposed partnership.
Reuters
By Reuters: Britain's Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday proposed capping Heathrow Airport's passenger charges at between 27.20 pounds and 30.50 pounds per passenger for the 2027-2031 regulatory period.
AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
By AeroTime: The University of Sheffield has found a new way of making sustainable aviation fuel using solar energy and believes it could be scaled to industrial levels.
aviation.direct
• Stefan Steiner
