Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Undeclared lithium item detections at OR Tambo International Airport baggage screening have fallen by more than half since January, from around 2,000 rejections to about 1,000 across all airlines, as LIFT publishes an explanation of why cabin crew instructions exist – and what passengers most commonly get wrong about the batteries in their hand luggage. […]
Vietnam’s Sun PhuQuoc Airways has begun building its own pilot pipeline, placing an initial intake of 13 cadets into A320 Type Rating training with BAA Training Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City – a two-month programme certified to both Vietnamese and EASA standards, undertaken as the airline’s fleet reaches 17 aircraft. FROM LAUNCH TO OWN
KlasJet’s Chief Commercial Officer for VIP Operations says the European charter season started slowly because the 2026 World Cup was staged in North America, pushing football camps later in the calendar – while fuel volatility drove a new category of client to charter not for luxury but for certainty of arrival. A SEASON DISPLACED BY
Avion Express Brasil has achieved IATA Operational Safety Audit certification, confirming that its operational management and control systems meet international standards. The accreditation completes a sequence begun with the award of its Brazilian Air Operator Certificate and the launch of commercial operations, and opens the airline to customers that require IOSA registration of their wet-lease
Bay Area flight school Pacific States Aviation has added a Tecnam P2006T MkII Premium Edition to its fleet, its first twin-engine aircraft and the newest addition to a growing Tecnam operation, in a delivery facilitated by Cutter Aviation and financed by leasing partner Nesher. A MULTI-ENGINE RATING WITHOUT A LEGACY TWIN Pacific States Aviation,
Embraer has reported second quarter revenue of US$2.2 billion, up 23 per cent year on year and an all-time record for the period, with adjusted EBIT of US$296.9 million at a 13.3 per cent margin. The manufacturer delivered 65 aircraft (its strongest second quarter in 16 years) and has raised full-year margin and cash flow
AAR has hosted Jackie Black, the FAA’s Division Manager for Aircraft Maintenance, at its Engineering Services and Airframe MRO operations in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he led a safety stand down and joined a roundtable with inspectors and auditors covering regulatory oversight and certification processes. A REGULATOR ON THE SHOP FLOOR AAR CORP. hosted
A week-long kaizen at GE Aerospace’s Lynn Component Manufacturing site in Massachusetts has taken preventive maintenance compliance on a critical 2,400-degree heat-treat oven from around 15 per cent to 100 per cent, and lifted the number of reliably operating ovens from four to six – with the operators who run them credited as the source
Emirates has introduced unlimited free date changes on every fare type for travel to Dubai from 10 August, reduced refund fees to as little as US$25, and is offering insurance covering conflict-related disruption that is not restricted by government travel advice – a package aimed squarely at the hesitation caused by regional airspace disruption. REMOVING
Archer Aviation’s second quarter results show revenue of US$5.0 million, a net loss of US$263.2 million and cash and short-term investments of US$1.56 billion, alongside the announcement that it will acquire three Boeing subsidiaries. The scale gap between the reporting company and the business it is buying is the defining feature of the quarter. THE
