Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
IATA’s Board has named World Economic Forum executive Saadia Zahidi as Director General, effective Nov. 1, succeeding Willie Walsh, who steps down July 31. Zahidi becomes IATA’s first woman to lead the organization.
ch-aviation
• Armin Kific
By ch-aviation: Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has announced that it will open a base at Pristina in November 2026. To start, the low-cost carrier will station one A321-200NX at the base and launch three new routes, to Brussels Charleroi, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, and Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, CH.
ch-aviation
• Vanja Popovic
By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.
AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
By AeroTime: Airbus has launched a UK helicopter academy to provide a hub for rotary wing technical training for pilots, engineering technicians and aerospace leaders.
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AirInsight
• Addison Schonland
By AirInsight: Frontier flies fewer congested airports than its rivals and still posts the worst taxi times — a gap that may be costing $17.5M over four months.
AirInsight
• Pablo Diaz
By AirInsight: Fleet modernization and low unit costs dictate Argentina's market. Can Flybondi survive the CASK deficit against Aerolíneas and JetSMART?.
ch-aviation
• Vanja Popovic
By ch-aviation: Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) will cut five aircraft from its Brussels Charleroi base in response to the Belgian government’s decision to increase aviation taxes as of 2027.
AirInsight
• Richard Schuurman
By AirInsight: JetZero had a pretty exciting Farnborough Airshow this week, making announcements about the company and potential customers of the Z4 blended wing body aircraft that is under development.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
eVTOL Insights
• Thomas Sleightholm
