Reuters
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said an initial finding from an investigation into an incident in which a passenger was partly sucked out of a Boeing 737’s broken window indicates “foreign object damage.” The company continues to assess the probe results and underlying cause.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: While those in the know have been familiar with the fact that the Dubai-based mega airline Emirates has been rolling out a new type of headrest for Economy Class seats over the last couple of months, the airline has only now officially made the news public.
Aviation Business News
Breaking Defense
• Aaron Mehta
By Breaking Defense: The firm's CEO said he views capital allocation in four tiers of descending priority: organic growth, inorganic growth, dividends and stock buybacks.
Airbus
By Airbus: The UK’s National Police Air Service (NPAS) has placed an order for two H135 helicopters, bringing the total fleet renewal programme to nine.
Airline Economics
ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
By ch-aviation: Illustration of Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777-F,.
Bloomberg
• Kate Duffy, Siddharth Philip
By Bloomberg: The Federal Aviation Administration said it will continue to monitor Boeing Co.’s quality even after it restored the US planemaker’s authority to sign off on newly built 737 Max and 787 jets.
Reuters
• Oliver Taslic
By Reuters: Without breaking up the airline, a mooted £5.7 bln buyout needs higher margins to stack up. A stronger pivot to holiday destinations, more ‘asset-light’ growth and creative financing of jet purchases can help get there, but easyJet’s network can’t match Ryanair’s on costs.
CNBC
• Elsa Ohlen
By CNBC: CEO Kelly Ortberg signalled Boeing is focused more on stabilizing its existing business than rushing to develop a successor to its best-selling 737 MAX.
Washington Post
• Andrea Sachs, Hannah Sampson
eVTOL Insights
• Thomas Sleightholm
