Aviation Daily Roundup: August 9, 2022

August 10, 2022

Pilot Training Headwinds Crimp Sun Country Profits

Sun Country Airlines is working to smooth out pilot training bottlenecks that pressured the ULCC’s financial performance in the 2022 second quarter (Q2). Credit: Markus Mainka / Alamy Stock Photo

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi To Make Russia Return

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi is to restart flights to Moscow for the first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Credit: Wojciech Stróżyk / Alamy Stock Photo

Mesa Block Hours Decline 25% As Pilot Shortage Pressure Grows

The amount of flying at Mesa Airlines sharply contracted during the June quarter, as the regional airline industry continues to be squeezed by surging pilot attrition rates and difficulty sourcing enough qualified new hires.Credit: Markus Mainka / Alamy Stock Photo

Ryanair, EasyJet Play Down Impact Of Planned Spain Strikes

Ryanair is not expecting its August and September flights to be disrupted by strikes planned by two cabin crew unions in Spain, while easyJet is also hoping to minimize disruption from a planned strike action by Spanish pilots.Credit: Horacio Villalobos-Corbis/Corbis/Getty Images

Bamboo Airways Enters Cambodian Market

Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has added a new country to its expanding international network with the launch of a route to Cambodia.Credit: Bamboo Airways

Boeing 737 MAX Slowdown Shows In Lower July Deliveries

Boeing deliveries slowed in July to just 26 units as the 737 MAX program lost some momentum and widebody handovers remained sluggish without the 787.Credit: Joe Pries

Fraport Group Increases Frankfurt Passenger Forecast

Airport operator Fraport said it now expects between 45 and 50 million passengers at Frankfurt Airport in 2022, as the German company reports a rise in revenues but warns ongoing disruptions are affecting its operations. Credit: DANIEL ROLAND / AFP / Getty Images

Boeing 737 MAX slowdown shows in lower July deliveries, Ryanair, EasyJet play down impact of planned Spain strikes, and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.

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