Airbus is investigating corrosion findings on in-service A220s in an effort to find a solution for the issue. Corrosion has been detected during maintenance on "a limited population of A220s on a limited number of parts on the aircraft", the European airframer says. "Regular maintenance checks are scheduled to ensure it [corrosion] is captured early and the right corrective actions are put in place in a timely manner to mitigate the situation," the manufacturer adds, without specifying affected parts or areas. "We are currently investigating the situation, and working with our customers and suppliers to identify and implement final corrective actions," Airbus saying, asserting that "the A220 fleet’s airworthiness remains intact." Transport Canada tells Cirium that it has received reports from operators about corrosion on seat tracks. "Reports indicated that the corrosion was found during normal maintenance tasks," the regulator says, adding that it is "closely following this matter and collaborating with [Airbus Canada], as they investigate these reports, with further actions to be determined based on the findings". The regulator notes: "Corrosion can be detected during regular maintenance inspections [and] there are established maintenance procedures to manage those events." Transport Canada is the lead certification authority for the A220. Fleets data lists 320 A220s in service, 88 in storage and another 504 on order.

The administrators of Regional Express have secured over $11 million in funds from the sale of property, a Boeing 737 simulator and a Textron King Air turboprop that will be used to retire debt as the efforts to sell the core regional airline continue. Rex disclosed on 18 March that it had sold the simulator together with the property which housed it at Robey Street, Mascot in New South Wales for a base consideration of A$6.1 million ($3.88 million), while it also closed the sale of the King Air for $7.3 million. The carrier has been exploring and undertaking the sale of certain non-core assets with proceeds from the sale of these assets will be used by the group to repay debt, the company's administrators add. The update comes almost a month after the administrators disclosed that a new process to sell Rex's regional airline operations has started with the assistance of investment bank Houlihan Lokey. Rex was placed into administration in July last year and closed its 737 operation but has continued to operate 31 Saab 340 turboprops on 68 regional routes across Australia.

US president Donald Trump has nominated Bryan Bedford to serve as administrator of the US Federal Aviation Administration. "As the former president and chief executive of Republic Airways, Mesaba Airlines, and Business Express Airlines, Brian brings over three decades of experience in Aviation and Executive Leadership to this critical position," Trump writes in a post on social media platform Truth Social. "Bryan will work with our GREAT Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, to strongly reform the Agency, safeguard our exports, and ensure the safety of nearly one billion annual passenger movements. Congratulations Bryan!" Bedford has served as the president and chief executive of Republic since July 1999, and prior to that held the same roles at Mesaba Holdings and Business Express.