Singapore Airlines (SIA) has flown the first commercial Airbus A380 flight into India following the relaxation of restrictions imposed in 2008 by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Bombardier has grounded the CSeries flight test program while it investigates an engine failure that occurred May 29 on flight test aircraft FTV1 during ground testing.

Auckland Airport, Airways New Zealand and the Board of Airline Representatives New Zealand (BARNZ) have released a draft report on the SMART Approaches flight path trial at Auckland Airport for public feedback.

Bombardier has confirmed that CSeries flight test aircraft FTV1 experienced “an engine-related incident during stationary ground maintenance testing.”

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said the underwater search area in the southern Indian Ocean where it has been focusing since detecting acoustic signals in early April can “now be discounted as the final resting place of [Malaysia Airlines] MH370.”

Global premium air travel demand weakened in March, growing 1.9% year-over-year, down from February’s 4.1% increase, according to IATA’s March Premium Traffic Monitor.

London mayor Boris Johnson has warned the Airports Commission it “would be letting the country down” if it continued to focus on what was needed in the short term and “failed to look to the longer term.”

Norwegian Air Shuttle, parent of Norwegian Air International, has described as “outrageous” claims by flight attendants unions that its recruitment policies could undermine safety.