Unexpected gov liquid rule changes on top of construction work have created long queues at Birmingham Airport, which switched to the new, high-tech security scanners in May. “It’s costing us a fortune,” CEO Nick Barton told Bloomberg. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: Some Ryanair pilots have asked the airline for the right to turn down Tel Aviv flights as concerns grow around flying to Israel. “Whether a deployment to Tel Aviv is accepted should be decided by the pilots themselves,” the VC union said. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Wizz Air President Robert Carey departs the airline, paving the way for promotions of three executives trib.al/V94UADu

Today is launch day for Europe's brand new rocket, Ariane 6. Below, Bruce Einhorn and I dig into how these types of single-use rockets could struggle to compete against SpaceX's reusable launchers. Still, Ariane 6 has 3 years of firm orders in the bag. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Ariane 6 has reached orbit: bloom.bg/3S2ucvn

Airbus is seeking to unlock long-haul routes with the latest variant of its A321. trib.al/gCwYBoj

"Frantic... is the word we're looking for" Airlines are facing disruption across the world after Microsoft reported an outage, says Bloomberg's Benedikt Kammel Latest: trib.al/eR9LRRv

Airlines and airports are experiencing major disruption after a widespread global IT outage kept planes on the ground and hit check-in, baggage and security systems in terminals, causing queues bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Boeing dominated the first day of dealmaking at the Farnborough International Airshow, sealing an estimated $12.6 billion in aircraft sales at the aviation industry’s biggest event of the year. trib.al/7Zc9kLS

IAG, Pegasus and Air India bosses took to the stage on day 1 at the Farnborough Air Show #FIA2024

Finished off a busy old week with a short clip on airlines cutting their summer fares 🎥 by Alex Morgan 🎙 🎥

Boeing names Kelly Ortberg as its next CEO, entrusting a retired veteran of the aviation industry with one of the most complex turnaround challenges in corporate America trib.al/Po8f9te

AirBaltic doubles down on its all-Airbus A220 fleet, with the Latvian carrier placing its fourth follow-on order for the model bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Wizz Air is considering releasing more of its €499 All You Can Fly memberships after the first release sold out in 48 hours👇 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

IN-DEPTH: Chinese Airlines Elbow Foreign Rivals Out of $27B China-International Routes bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg by Danny Lee & Jinshan Hong w/ BBG Global Aviation team, edited by Tony Palazzo

EXCL: Norse Atlantic will operate a smaller schedule this winter, dropping all LA routes and reducing flights to NY, Miami & Orlando from Gatwick as cash runs low. “Going forward, you’ll see a lot more charters, a lot more secured income,” the CEO said. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Wizz Air will deploy the first of its coming Airbus extra-long range A321 jets at London’s Gatwick airport as it seeks to unlock more routes to the Middle East and Asia trib.al/wAZzrr5