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IAG Group nears deal for up to 60 widebodies with Boeing 787s and Airbus A330neos

International Airlines Group is in final talks to order up to 60 widebody jets from Boeing and Airbus, comprising roughly 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and around 21 Airbus A330neos, plus options. The new aircraft will support fleet renewal across British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling.

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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AAIB Flags Motor-Skills Training Gap After BA 777 Rejects Takeoff Post-V1 The UK’s AAIB has urged airlines to reinforce fine motor-skills drills after a British Airways Boeing 777-200ER crew mistakenly aborted takeoff beyond the V1 decision speed at London Gatwick on 28 June. Investigators attributed the error to a coordination mix-up under high workload.

2025-05-09T01:23:06.699368-07:00

AAIB Flags Motor-Skills Training Gap After BA 777 Rejects Takeoff Post-V1

Aviation Source

Avianca Cargo Ships Over 20,100 Tons of Flowers for Mother’s Day, Marks 15% Growth Avianca Cargo closed its 2025 Mother’s Day season with a record haul, transporting over 20,100 tons of fresh flowers from Colombia and Ecuador to the United States and Europe—a 15% increase over last year and cementing its position as the leading flower carrier on key export routes.

2025-05-08T19:21:01.345130-07:00

Avianca Cargo Ships Over 20,100 Tons of Flowers for Mother’s Day, Marks 15% Growth

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 Lowers EBITDA Guidance as US and Transatlantic Traffic Sinks in Q1 Air Canada’s Q1 revenue slipped 1% year-on-year to C$5.2 billion, while an operating loss of C$108 million and a 7.4% adjusted EBITDA margin reflected a pullback in US vacation and transatlantic traffic. The carrier is trimming its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance to C$3.2–3.6 billion amid a soft Canadian dollar and US trade frictions.

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

Air Canada Lowers EBITDA Guidance as US and Transatlantic Traffic Sinks in Q1

Reuters

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IAG Group nears deal for up to 60 widebodies with Boeing 787s and Airbus A330neos International Airlines Group is in final talks to order up to 60 widebody jets from Boeing and Airbus, comprising roughly 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and around 21 Airbus A330neos, plus options. The new aircraft will support fleet renewal across British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling.

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

IAG Group nears deal for up to 60 widebodies with Boeing 787s and Airbus A330neos

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