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Lufthansa’s Project FOX rolls out May 6: new “Premium Onboard Experience” across all four long-haul cabin classes

Lufthansa is set to launch Project FOX on May 6, marking a wide-ranging onboard service and soft-product refresh built around “Future Onboard Experience” principles. The programme revamps all onboard services and processes and extends targeted “Lufthansa Signature Moments” across four cabin classes, following a reported €70 million investment.

2026-05-04T06:32:09.357478-07:00
NTSB   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Boeing   Boeing 737  
CNN • Helen Regan

Flight data bolsters claim China Eastern plane was deliberately crashed in 2022

By CNN: More than four years after a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet plunged 29,000 feet and crashed into a mountain in southern China, killing all 132 people on board, newly released data appears to indicate that someone in the cockpit may have intentionally switched off the fuel supply to the engines.

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2026-05-04T02:05:43.283504-07:00
Europe   Orders   Airbus   Airlines   TAP Air Portugal  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

TAP set to reach largest fleet in its history by 2026

By Air Data News: Airbus deliveries to push Portuguese carrier fleet above 100 aircraft once EU-imposed Air Portugal is expected to operate its largest fleet to date by the end of 2026, with projections indicating between 104 and 106 aircraft in service, according to data reported by Público .

2026-05-04T06:38:40.491123-07:00
Europe   General Atomics   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Do228 NXT completes first flight in return of the turboprop program

By Air Data News: Updated version of 1980s twin-engine aircraft moves into testing phase ahead of General Atomics AeroTec Systems has completed the first flight of the Do228 NXT , marking the return of a long-running German aircraft program with an updated version of the original 1980s design.

2026-05-04T04:12:50.775350-07:00