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Data Spotlight: The World's 10 Busiest Cargo Airports An Aviation Week Intelligence Network performance analysis showed shifts at Miami International and Memphis International airports, but Hong Kong remains at the top. andrea.hollowe… Fri, 05/15/2026 - 08:00 Author override Aviation Week Staff Content source Aviation Week & Space Technology Primary Category Airports & Networks

NTSB Probes United Landing Accident at Newark In the May 3 occurrence, an arriving Boeing 767 skimmed a light pole and the top of a large truck and damaging the aircraft's fuselage. peri.meyers@in… Fri, 05/15/2026 - 08:00 Author Sean Broderick Content source Aviation Week & Space Technology Content summary NTSB Probes United Landing Accident at Newark Primary Category Safety, Ops & Regulation

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates has signed an agreement with GE Aerospace for technical and training consultancy to develop comprehensive piece part component repair capabilities for GE90 and GP 7200 engines. The agreement was signed by Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ Deputy President and Chief Operating Officer and Mohamed Ali, President & CEO, Commercial Engines & Services, … The post Emirates taps GE Aerospace for expertise to advance piece part repair capabilities for engine maintenance appeared first on Biz Today.

Air New Zealand Predicts Significant Loss For Fiscal 2026 Air New Zealand has updated its financial forecast to reflect a much wider loss for the current financial year, due mainly to higher fuel costs. natalia.pelayo… Thu, 05/14/2026 - 18:25 Author Adrian Schofield Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Airlines & Lessors

Ranked by narrowbody fleet numbers, Ryanair Group is out on its own as Europe's only top tier low cost airline (and as the biggest narrowbody fleet in Europe). Wizz Air Group can be bracketed with easyJet Group in the second tier of independent European LCC fleets, with Jet2.com, Pegasus Airlines and Norwegian forming tier three. The narrowbody low cost fleets of Europe's three leading legacy airline groups (Lufthansa Group, IAG and Air France-KLM) are similar in size to the third tier independent LCCs. Aggregate narrowbody fleet numbers from the CAPA Fleet Database at 11-May-2026 highlight the superior strength of Europe's six biggest independent LCCs versus the three leading legacy groups. The legacy big three have a total of 1,207 narrowbodies, of which 430 are with low cost brands and 208 narrowbody orders outstanding. The six LCCs have 1,625 narrowbodies and 999 on order. The six leading independent LCCs grew their share of Europe's total narrowbody fleet from 9% in 2005 to 29% in

May 15, 2026, ©. Leeham News: We have finished a series on Blended WingBody (BWB) airliners, where one of the tougher challenges will be the design of the airframe structures. In aircraft design, the aerodynamic shape of the... Read More The post Bjorn’s Corner: Airliner Structures. Part 1 appeared first on Leeham News and Analysis.