ATC   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines   Qatar Airways  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Qatar Airways shifts operations to Muscat to run limited repatriation flights amid missile attacks on Doha

Qatar Airways is relocating operations to Muscat to resume a limited schedule of repatriation flights amid ongoing missile attacks on Doha. The temporary move establishes Muscat as an alternate operating base to evacuate stranded passengers and preserve essential connectivity while Doha remains under threat.

Also: Aviacionline, Economic Times and Boarding Area
2026-03-05T04:07:16.373427-08:00
Supply Chain   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airlines   Boeing   United Airlines  
Cranky Flier

Pratt & Whitney Engine Issues Push United’s 777‑200 Domestic Fleet Toward Early Retirement

By Cranky Flier: There is no other airplane in the US quite like it. United’s B777-200s in the domestic configuration are massive passenger haulers meant for high-demand routes, and they have done that job well for over 30 years.

2026-03-05T03:55:18.089939-08:00
Europe   Accident   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   ATR  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Investigators urge ATR probe into unexplained dual‑PFD electrical failures on Loganair ATR 42‑500

By FlightGlobal: UK investigators are recommending that ATR examines possible causes of electrical failures on its -500 models in which both pilots lose primary flight displays, after an unresolved inquiry involving a Loganair aircraft.

Also: miragenews.com
2026-03-05T03:31:46.230521-08:00
Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Airbus   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Lessor TrueNoord brings in first Airbus jets with Breeze A220 transaction

By FlightGlobal: Lessor TrueNoord has entered its first Airbus agreement, with a sale-and-leaseback of three A220-300s to US carrier Breeze Airways. The twinjets - powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines - have been delivered new from the assembly line.

Also: LARA and airlinergs.com
2026-03-05T03:31:45.781857-08:00