ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
China Southern plans to inject $665 million into its regional affiliate, Chongqing Airlines, supporting balance-sheet strength and capacity planning. The move signals continued investment in China’s network build-out and aligns with the carrier’s broader push to stabilize performance after a mixed recovery across the country’s “big three.”
Reuters
• Allison Lampert
By Reuters: Scenes of Beirut's southern suburbs amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Chicago O’Hare fought to restrain a 51-year-old man after he allegedly attempted to open an emergency door as the plane flew at 32,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, according to an arrest report.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
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Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Updated light jet completed its maiden flight and is targeting certification in 2027 Textron Aviation has completed the first flight of the Cessna Citation M2 Gen3 , the latest evolution of the entry-level business jet as the manufacturer works toward FAA certification and entry into service in 2027.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Developer claims significant benefits from blown-wing configuration for the next generation of runway-independent aircraft.
Flying Magazine
politico.eu
• Tommaso Lecca
By politico.eu: The absence of Belgian air traffic controllers at both hubs led to more than 100 flights being disrupted.
Airline Economics
ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
By ch-aviation: A US court has ruled in favour of Flight Options (Ohio) (OPT, Cleveland Cuyahoga Country), overturning a lower court decision in a tax dispute over the applicability of the 7.5% Federal Excise Tax (FET) to fractional ownership services.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
