Pilar Wolfsteller
Pilar Wolfsteller, European Aviation Editor, joined FlightGlobal in 2019. She covers all aspects of the industry including airlines, future-oriented sustainable aviation technology, advanced air mobility projects, aviation safety and pilot training topics. Pilar is also a passionate aviator, and holds flight instructor (CFI) and commercial pilot certificates. She began her journalism career at the global news agencies Bloomberg and Reuters, and has reported from more than 50 countries.
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Swiss names Lufthansa Group manager Jens Fehlinger as its new CEO
Swiss International Air Lines has named Lufthansa Group manager Jens Fehlinger as its new chief executive beginning on 1 October.
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US NTSB penalises Boeing after it ‘blatantly violated’ investigation rules
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says Boeing “blatantly violated NTSB investigative regulations” when it publicly disclosed information relevant to the investigation of the 5 January Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 door-plug blowout.
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US Independence Day travel expected to break records
US commercial airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration are preparing for the upcoming Independence Day holiday travel period, which is expected to break records.
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Lilium successfully tests jet propulsion unit
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Lilium has completed the first series of tests for its jet propulsion units.
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Switzerland will domestically assemble four F-35 stealth fighters in deal with Lockheed
Switzerland will domestically assemble four of its ordered F-35A stealth fighters itself as part of a knowledge and technology transfer deal, the country’s Federal Office for Defense Procurement Armasuisse said on 25 June.
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Mesa posts quarterly adjusted profit for first time in almost three years
Struggling Mesa Air Group has posted its first adjusted quarterly profit in almost three years as it continues to regain its financial footing.
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Lufthansa-backed SAF producer Synhelion opens first solar fuels plant in Germany
Lufthansa Group-backed solar fuels start-up Synhelion inaugurated its first industrial-scale plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat.
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Sun Country adds eight aircraft to its Amazon cargo operation
Sun Country Airlines has agreed to operate up to eight more freighter aircraft for e-commerce giant Amazon beginning in early 2025.
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WestJet maintenance workers call off strike
WestJet’s maintenance workers have called off a strike that disrupted the airline’s normal operations earlier this week.
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WestJet cancels flights ahead of possible maintenance strike
Canada’s second-largest airline WestJet has begun cancelling flights in anticipation of a strike by aircraft maintenance and tech ops employees.
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Roberto Alvo on leading LATAM Airlines out of Chapter 11 and into net-zero challenge
LATAM Airlines Group’s chief executive has rebuilt the continent’s largest operator and emerged as a crusader on decarbonisation
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Textron’s first Cessna Citation Ascend conforming airframe takes flight
The first certification-conforming production airframe of Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Ascend has completed its maiden flight.
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Archer’s Midnight transitions from hover to forward flight
Air taxi developer Archer Aviation’s Midnight electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has transitioned from hover to forward flight and back again for the first time last week.
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Lilium spends €94.7 million in first quarter and raises money from three sources
German air taxi developer Lilium reported “significant progress” on both fundraising as well as engineering milestones in the first quarter of 2024 as it spent €94.7 million ($102 million).
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General Atomics AeroTec Systems plans first of 25 Do 228 NXT deliveries next year
General Atomics AeroTec Systems is planning to build at least 25 of the latest NXT variant of the Dornier 228 after it acquired the programme from Switzerland’s RUAG Aerospace Services.
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Aviation industry accelerates push to reach net-zero as 2050 target looms large
With aviation just 26 years away from its self-imposed deadline of reaching net-carbon-neutrality, the notoriously slow-moving sector is now taking bolder, more concrete steps to develop technologies and lobby for regulatory change.
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FAA extends slot waivers at New York-area airports through October 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration will extend a waiver for airlines’ slot usage at busy airports in the Northeast USA through the end of the northern hemisphere’s summer travel season next year.
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Lufthansa Technik hands over third government Airbus A350 to German air force
Lufthansa Technik officially handed over the third and final Airbus A350 government aircraft to the German Air Force at the ILA Berlin 2024 trade show on 5 June.
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AAM start-up Volocopter secures new funding from investors
German air taxi developer Volocopter has secured new funding just weeks after chief executive Dirk Hoke had raised the prospect of insolvency for the start-up.
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Scholz underlines Germany’s commitment to defence spending
Chancellor Olaf Scholz underscored Germany’s commitment to its national defence as well as that of its alliance partners in the wake of Russia’s military aggression on the continent.