AirInsight
• Richard Schuurman
IATA reports global demand fell 3.4% in April, indicating a deterioration in traffic momentum heading into the peak season planning window. The update frames an environment where route and capacity decisions will need to account for softer underlying demand trends.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: The FAA proposed an AD for 610 US-registered Bombardier Challenger 600-series jets after an uncommanded flap movement incident.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: JetBlue has today announced their intention to launch new service between Fort Lauderdale and Caracas, Venezuela. The new route will further strengthen JetBlue’s leading position in Fort Lauderdale and support travel between the U.S.
Airline Geeks
airwaysmag.com
ch-aviation
• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Conair at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: European manufacturer argues scope clauses, pilot shortages and weak economics make upgrades futile, pushing for argued in a recently published article that retrofitting aging 50-seat regional jets will not rescue regional flying in the United States, saying the segment is structurally broken regardless of upgrades.
Bloomberg
• Allyson Versprille
By Bloomberg: The head of the US Federal Aviation Administration said coveted slots at New York’s LaGuardia Airport once held by defunct Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc.
Reuters
• Seher Dareen, Shariq Khan
By Reuters: From Antwerp to the Seychelles, Baton Rouge to Melbourne, or New York to Namibia, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has upended global jet fuel flows.
Airline Economics
Bloomberg
• Allyson Versprille
By Bloomberg: Novel seat configurations on planes, which have become more prevalent as airlines shift focus to premium travelers, have created new safety challenges that are delaying regulatory approval, the head of the US Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
