South African Airways has disclosed that a "significant cyber incident" earlier this month disrupted its website, mobile application, and some internal systems. The carrier says it acted quickly to contain the breach on 3 May and was able to restore services the same day. It is working with law enforcement and digital forensic experts to determine the cause and scope of the incident, including whether any data was compromised. "The security and integrity of our business systems and the protection of the consumer data entrusted to us remain our highest priority," states group chief executive John Lamola. "Our robust business continuity measures ensured operational stability, particularly for our valued customers. I want to assure all stakeholders, including our partners, customers, and dedicated employees, that we are taking every necessary step to determine the root cause of this incident, strengthen our security framework, and mitigate any potential risks." SAA has reported the incident to the state security agency, South African police, and the national information regulator, and adds that it is "committed to notifying any affected parties directly, in accordance with regulatory requirements, should the investigation confirm a data breach".

Airbus delivered 56 commercial aircraft to customers in April, bringing the total for the year's first four months to 192. April deliveries included 27 A321neos, 15 A320neos, one A319neo and seven A220s, data from the European airframer shows. It delivered six widebodies: three A350-900s, one A350-1000 and two A330-900s. In the course of the month Airbus received orders for 11 commercial aircraft, comprising an A321neo for an undisclosed customer and 10 A350-1000s for China Airlines. The China Airlines order had been disclosed on 30 March. No orders were deleted from Airbus's backlog in April.

Sun Country Airlines has postponed the induction of a Boeing 737-900 until later in 2025 due to a "temporary surplus" in its passenger fleet. That aircraft will be joined by a second in the second quarter of 2025, according to the Minneapolis-based carrier's chief executive Jude Bricker. "Even with this deferral, we'll experience some unit cost pressures associated with lower utilisation of our passenger fleet until we're able to catch up our staffing to our fleet which should occur around the second quarter of '26," he said during the company's first-quarter earnings call held 2 May. Sun Country has also decided to retire one of its "older" Boeing 737-800s. This, Bricker says, will help the carrier "alleviate some of the tightness we're experiencing in the NG components market". According to fleets data, Sun Country has an in-service and stored fleet of 60 aircraft, of which 59 are 737-800s and one, bearing MSN 40069, is a 737-900. The -900, which is listed as being in storage, is owned and managed by Sun Country. AerCap manages 17 -800s for Sun Country, CDB Aviation manages two, Jackson Square Aviation manages four, SMBC Aviation Capital manages two, and World Star Aviation manages one. The rest are owned and managed by the airline. The 15 oldest -800s in Sun Country's fleet are either managed by AerCap or the airline itself.