AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAviation Safety & Incidents: Flamingo Air remains under intense scrutiny after a deadly Independence Day crash in the Bahamas killed 10, with investigators examining whether a decade of incidents and safety concerns exposed deeper vulnerabilities. Legal & Consumer Protection: India’s Supreme Court will hear on July 13 a plea seeking rules to curb “unpredictable” airfare and ancillary-charge swings by private airlines, with calls for transparency and an independent regulator. Airline Performance: Saudia topped global on-time rankings in June, while flyadeal led in the Middle East and Africa, according to Cirium. Fleet Expansion: US-Bangla says it will add 21 Boeing 737-8 jets in 2027 in a $1.11b deal aimed at turning Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet into regional hubs. Operational Disruption: Super Typhoon Bavi forced Singapore Airlines, Scoot and others to cancel multiple flights across Taiwan and China. Accessibility Rule: A U.S. DOT final rule requiring annual hands-on wheelchair-assistance training for airline staff took effect June 17. Aviation Tech & Media: Brussels Airlines will run a special eclipse flight over France on Aug. 12, and Microsoft Flight Simulator players on Xbox are set to get a console-focused controller.
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