EXCLUSIVE: Wizz Air boss sees Pratt engine groundings taking another 6-12 months to reach their peak. ~20% of Wizz fleet grounded due to engine woes with workshops taking 300 days to repair turbines, Varadi said today. Story with Sid Philip bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

SCOOP: Boeing’s new chairman has scrapped formal meetings planned with CEOs of its largest US customers . bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

*JFK FLIGHTS HAVE RESUMED BASED ON FLIGHTRADAR24 DATA

Shares of Boeing fell after the New York Times reported that the FAA was investigating a whistleblower complaint about safety issues with its 787 Dreamliner aircraft trib.al/p5765nP

This is what the airspace looked like less than 24 hours ago and what it looks like now. Airspace over Iraq and Iran is a major link between Asia and Europe. Lots of added flight times expected. We wrote this back in October but seems suddenly relevant. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary says he would “happily” offer Rwanda deportation flights from the UK if he had the available aircraft bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bbgequality

Indian budget carrier IndiGo moves into longhaul travel with Airbus A350 deal bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by Ragini Saxena and Sid Philip

Airbus will further increase production of A350 jets as it benefits from the crisis engulfing arch-rival Boeing bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

SCOOP 🍨 w/giles turner Jamie Nimmo Billionaire Lawrence Stroll is in early talks to sell another minority stake in his Aston Martin Formula One team to capitalize on the growing popularity of the sport bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Pursuits

Air China will buy 100 Comac C919 jets in a deal valued at $10.8 billion. The planes will be delivered between 2024 and 2031 bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

To tip or not to tip? Brits are increasingly having to navigate American-style tipping culture at the pub. Had a blast working on this story with Angel Feliciano and Sabah Meddings. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Pursuits

will be a fun episode of Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away

"It felt like we had crashed": A Singapore Air passenger recalls what happened when the massive Boeing 777 aircraft hit a violent pocket of turbulence bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Boeing scrapped a plan to generate cash again this year and said it will suffer another significant outflow in the current quarter as the embattled planemaker fights on multiple fronts to get production back in order and ramp up deliveries. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Riyadh Air is expanding its network of partnerships with established carriers as Saudi Arabia’s newest airline seeks to build global ties ahead of its market debut next year bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

SCOOP: Airbus in Talks to Sell More Than 100 Widebody Jets to China via ⁦Bloomberg⁩ by ⁦Sid Philip⁩, ⁦Danny Lee⁩ & ⁦@juliejohnsson⁩ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

SCOOP: Air India Said to Be Carrier Behind Mystery 85-Jet Airbus Order via ⁦Bloomberg⁩ by ⁦Sid Philip⁩ & ⁦Danny Lee⁩ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing jets as part of the trade war with the US. Monster scoop from Sid Philip, Julie Johnsson and Danny Lee. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics