AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
Etihad Airways says it is launching its largest China expansion in multiple tiers, adding five new Chinese destinations and 28 additional weekly flights to strengthen the UAE–China economic corridor. The carrier frames the move as a broadening of its China network rather than a single-route push.
Skift
• Gordon Smith
By Skift: Qantas is cutting U.S. and domestic capacity while boosting European services as the Iran war drives jet fuel and operational costs up.
Dj's Aviation
Aviation24
• André Orban
By Aviation24: Iberia will suspend its direct Madrid–Cuba flights from June 2026 due to ongoing fuel shortages and declining demand on the island, with a tentative plan.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A multi-million-dollar Airbus A350-1000 belonging to Taipei-based carrier China Airlines has been grounded at Melbourne International Airport (MEL) after a jetbridge badly damaged the forward left-hand boarding door, partly ripping the door off its hinges.
Reuters
• Kate Abnett
By Reuters: European airlines have urged the European Union to step in with emergency measures to tackle repercussions from the Iran war, including widespread airspace closures and mounting concerns over jet fuel shortages, a document seen by Reuters showed.
aviation-defence-universe.com
• Harmeet Singh
By aviation-defence-universe.com: F/LIST, is marking a significant milestone at Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2026 (Stand 6B62) with the official expansion of its production.
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
By Flying Magazine: Remember that repetition and pacing are much better than racing in pilot training.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Airbus is intending a broad launch for the A220 featuring its Airspace cabin product, with deliveries spanning Air Canada, Lufthansa and Qantas. Introduction of the Airspace configuration on the twinjet type will complete a roll-out which makes the cabin layout available across the whole Airbus range.
Aviacionline
• Edgardo Gimenez Mazó
Vertical Mag
• Enstrom Press Release; April
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
Bloomberg
• Allyson Versprille, Siddharth Philip, Sri Taylor
