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ch-aviationPaul Ash

Missing certificates stall PIA handover to consortium

Pakistan International Airlines’ planned handover to a consortium has been delayed by missing certificates, according to ch-aviation reporting. The documentation gaps are preventing the transaction from moving forward on schedule, extending uncertainty around the carrier’s transfer and next phase of ownership.

2026-06-04T19:56:37.869478-07:00
FlightGlobalJon Hemmerdinger

Canada issues emergency order due to PW210 crack risk on AW169, S-76 helicopters

By FlightGlobal: P&WC already published a service bulletin in response to the risk. Canada's aviation regulator has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) to address possible cracks in Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW210 turboshafts that power twin-engined Leonardo Helicopters AW169s and Sikorsky S-76s.

2026-06-04T18:57:52.566309-07:00
ReutersJekaterina Golubkova, Mariko Katsumura

Japan steps up efforts on cooking oil in race for sustainable aviation fuel​​

By Reuters: Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook her deep-fried aubergines, doing her part in her Tokyo kitchen for a national effort ​to ramp up production of eco-friendly jet fuel.

2026-06-04T18:18:57.268728-07:00
BloombergAllyson Versprille

United Co-Pilot Warned Plane Was Slow, Low Before Newark Mishap

By Bloomberg: The first officer on a United Airlines Holdings Inc. plane that struck a light pole while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport last month told safety investigators that he warned his captain that the aircraft was “slow and a little low” as they were approaching the runway.

2026-06-04T12:43:28.926627-07:00
BloombergSiddharth Philip

Lufthansa 787 Suffers Landing-Gear Failure at Frankfurt Gate

By Bloomberg: A Boeing Co. 787 airliner operated by Deutsche Lufthansa AG suffered a collapsed nose landing gear while parked at a gate at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday, injuring several people and causing damage to the almost factory-fresh airliner.

2026-06-04T05:13:12.674914-07:00
ch-aviationDirk Andrei Salcedo

PNG eyes regulation of airport, air navigation services

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation Air Niugini De Havilland DHC-8-400, © Air Niugini By Dirk Andrei Salcedo 04Jun2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed The Papua New Guinea Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has recommended placing airport operator National Airports Corporation (NAC) and air navigation services provider NiuSky Pacific Limited (NSPL) under independent economic regulation , following a comprehensive inquiry into the country’s aviation sector.

2026-06-04T16:27:51.575280-07:00