UK startup Straightline Aviation (SLA) has placed a letter of intent for up to 12 Lockheed Martin Hybrid Airships. The deal, the first for the new airship, is potentially worth up to $480 million.

Brazilian regulatory agency Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) has rejected United Parcel Service’s (UPS) appeal of CADE’s approval of the FedEx Corp.-TNT Express merger.

Three of Indonesia’s largest carriers—Batik Air, Citilink and Lion Air—are seeking a reappraisal of the European Union’s (EU) carrier blacklist next month.

Hainan Airlines’ subsidiary Lucky Air has rebranded as a low-cost carrier (LCC) to further explore the potential in the Chinese low-cost market.

Australia’s customs and immigration workers have launched strikes at Australian airports, following a postponement over the Easter travel period due to security concerns.

Boeing said it is cutting about 4,000 jobs in its Commercial Airplanes unit through mid-year as part of a cost reduction campaign.

Virgin America, which started operations out of San Francisco in 2007, is reportedly in talks to sell itself to either Alaska Air Group or US independent JetBlue Airways.

Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) said a preliminary analysis of the flydubai Boeing 737 data recorder has found “no onboard system malfunctions, aircraft components’ defects or power system failures.”