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Reuters • Tim Hepher

IAG Lines Up Around 60 Widebody Jets Split Between Boeing and Airbus

IAG is finalizing an order for about 60 widebody jets, split evenly between some 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 30 Airbus A330neo/A350 aircraft. The deal, enabled by the recent US-UK trade pact lifting tariffs on Boeing jets, will be unveiled with its earnings on Friday.

2025-05-08T13:07:00.584122-07:00

Breitflyte

China Airlines Confirms Order for 14 Boeing 777X Jets, Including Four Freighters

2025-05-08T04:51:11.665663-07:00

Reuters

IndiGo Wet-Leases Two Additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners from Norse Atlantic

2025-05-08T08:52:07.409599-07:00

Wall Street Journal

US-UK Trade Pact Lifts Tariffs on Rolls-Royce Engines, Secures $10 Billion Boeing Jet Purchase

2025-05-08T08:52:06.921043-07:00

Hype Analysis

Riyadh Air: Saudi Arabia's New National Carrier Prepares for Launch Amid Regional Competition

October 15, 2024 - A report on Riyadh Air's development, outlining key milestones and future prospects as Saudi Arabia's new national carrier approaches its 2025 launch. Read More.

The 2024 CrowdStrike Outage: Unveiling the Aviation Industry's Cyber Vulnerabilities

October 9, 2024 - Examining the 2024 CrowdStrike outage that disrupted global airlines, revealing aviation's cybersecurity vulnerabilities and prompting industry-wide respon Read More.

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Wall Street Journal

Air France-KLM and SWISS Double Down on Luxury to Win Private-Jet Customers As demand from affluent private travellers accelerates, airlines such as Air France-KLM and SWISS are intensifying their luxury service push. Air France-KLM is expanding its ultra-premium cabins, while SWISS is enhancing its premium-class experience to court high-net-worth customers beyond traditional corporate segments amid industry uncertainty.

2025-05-08T21:39:20.716738-07:00

Air France-KLM and SWISS Double Down on Luxury to Win Private-Jet Customers

Cargo Facts

Emirates SkyCargo posts 18% revenue gain to AED16.1bn on 2.3m tonnes, orders 10 Boeing 777Fs Emirates SkyCargo reported AED16.1bn ($4.4bn) in revenue for fiscal 2024-25, up 18% year-on-year, as the carrier carried 2.3m tonnes of cargo, a 7% increase. The cargo arm has ordered 10 new Boeing 777 freighters to grow its fleet to 21 aircraft by December 2026.

2025-05-08T14:49:49.416844-07:00

Emirates SkyCargo posts 18% revenue gain to AED16.1bn on 2.3m tonnes, orders 10 Boeing 777Fs

Reuters

Air Canada Q1 Loss Deepens as U.S. and Transatlantic Traffic Slumps Air Canada reported a first-quarter operating loss of C$108 million on revenues of C$5.2 billion, marking a contraction in traffic to U.S. leisure and transatlantic routes. The carrier cut its annual adjusted EBITDA guidance to C$3.2–3.6 billion amid trade tensions and a weaker Canadian dollar.

2025-05-08T14:26:47.548892-07:00

Air Canada Q1 Loss Deepens as U.S. and Transatlantic Traffic Slumps

Reuters

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IAG Nears Deal for 30 Boeing 787s, Eyes Up to 60 Widebodies with Airbus International Airlines Group is nearing a deal to purchase around 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with options to increase the order. Negotiations reportedly include Airbus widebody jets, bringing total commitments closer to 60 aircraft across both OEMs. The agreement is expected to leverage new terms under the U.S.-U.K. trade pact.

2025-05-08T13:07:00.584122-07:00

IAG Nears Deal for 30 Boeing 787s, Eyes Up to 60 Widebodies with Airbus

The Telegraph

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Pilot’s thrust-lever mix-up sparks engine fire and Gatwick cancellations At London Gatwick, a British Airways flight experienced an engine fire after its first officer mixed up left and right thrust levers—a human “action slip.” The resulting emergency led to dozens of cancellations and diversions, underlining the operational stakes of precise cockpit procedures.

2025-05-08T11:51:13.864066-07:00

Pilot’s thrust-lever mix-up sparks engine fire and Gatwick cancellations

Bloomberg Law

Fifth Circuit Blocks Reinstatement Order, Tosses Religious Training Mandate for Southwest Counsel The Fifth Circuit ruled that Southwest Airlines does not have to reinstate a flight attendant dismissed over graphic anti-abortion messages, and that a federal judge exceeded its authority in ordering the carrier’s in-house lawyers to attend religious liberty training following the discrimination suit.

2025-05-08T11:15:02.348460-07:00

Fifth Circuit Blocks Reinstatement Order, Tosses Religious Training Mandate for Southwest Counsel

Reuters

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IndiGo Wet-Leases Two Additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners from Norse Atlantic Under a new ACMI pact, Norse Atlantic will wet-lease two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to IndiGo starting in 2026, raising the carrier’s leased Dreamliner fleet to six aircraft. The additional capacity underpins IndiGo’s planned long-haul services to Europe, including routes to Amsterdam and Manchester.

2025-05-08T08:52:07.409599-07:00

IndiGo Wet-Leases Two Additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners from Norse Atlantic

Wall Street Journal

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US-UK Trade Pact Lifts Tariffs on Rolls-Royce Engines, Secures $10 Billion Boeing Jet Purchase In the US-UK trade agreement finalized at the White House, Washington agreed to lift transatlantic tariffs on Rolls-Royce engines and parts, and the UK will purchase $10 billion worth of Boeing jets—likely for British Airways, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed.

2025-05-08T08:52:06.921043-07:00

US-UK Trade Pact Lifts Tariffs on Rolls-Royce Engines, Secures $10 Billion Boeing Jet Purchase