Reuters
• Tim Hepher
Airbus is close to selling about 100 A220 aircraft to AirAsia, industry sources say, a deal that would mark the Malaysian budget carrier’s first move into regional narrowbodies. The agreement, if finalised, shifts AirAsia’s fleet strategy toward smaller, fuel-efficient single-aisle jets.
Economic Times
By Economic Times: Heathrow Airport has eased liquid and electronics rules following a £1 billion scanner upgrade, allowing up to two-litre liquid containers and no longer requiring laptop removal.
FAA
By FAA: WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is formalizing permanent restrictions for helicopters and powered-lift from operating in certain areas near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), unless these aircraft are conducting essential operations.
Reuters
By Reuters: Billionaire Gautam Adani's aerospace and defence business and Brazil's Embraer will announce a tie-up next week to assemble commercial aircraft in India, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, boosting the country's civil aviation industry.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Russia's Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine for the Yakovlev SJ-100 has passed bird-impact testing, advancing its certification progress. The engine is intended to replace the PowerJet SaM146 introduced on the Superjet 100, the predecessor of the import-substituted SJ-100.
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: The guide is intended to expand access to structured HUMS practices for organizations that have never had a formal program framework, while supporting safer, and more effective use of health monitoring across diverse fleets.
AINonline
• Kerry Lynch
By AINonline: T&I Committee also approved a bill to support military transition to FAA ATC roles.
AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
By AeroTime: An F-15 is helping NASA to gather valuable insights into how future commercial jets could save fuel and reduce the price passengers pay for airline tickets.
AirInsight
• Addison Schonland
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
