Vertical Mag
Vertical Aerospace says its latest full-scale prototype has completed its maiden piloted flight at the company’s Flight Test Centre in the U.K. The step follows prior work on piloted Valo thrust-borne transition testing and recent propulsion and battery integration milestones.
ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
By ch-aviation: Air France-KLM would be open to discuss joining the Castlelake bid for easyJet Group, should the investment holding decide to pursue the acquisition.
Reuters
• Rajesh Kumar Singh
By Reuters: The fuel shock hitting U.S. airlines is doing more than squeezing margins — it is widening a product gap that may take years to close, as stronger carriers keep investing in lounges, premium seating, technology and international networks that weaker rivals may struggle to match.
Bloomberg
• Benedikt Kammel
By Bloomberg: Airbus SE Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury said the planemaker must improve its performance in the latter half of 2026 after getting off to a slow start, suggesting an uphill battle for a company wrestling with persistent supply-chain snags.
Vertical Mag
• Oliver Johnson
By Vertical Mag: After Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to seaborne traffic, a vital artery in the global fuel system was shut down. Operators tell us how they’re dealing with the resulting skyrocketing of fuel costs.
Reuters
By Reuters: Emirates has no plans to cut capacity despite financial pressures from the war in the Middle East, its president Tim Clark said on Tuesday, as the airline presses for Berlin traffic rights.
Cranky Flier
• Brett
By Cranky Flier: , LAX – Los Angeles There are dominant airlines in nearly every airport in the US, even those that are the most competitive.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: United Airlines’ chief executive, Scott Kirby, says the Chicago-based carrier has moved into the phase of its Starlink Wi-Fi rollout that he is most excited about – equipping widebody long-haul jets with the ultra-fast in-flight internet service.
Bloomberg
• Danny Lee, Haslinda Amin
