Gulfstream said it is experiencing a period of “solid but not overheated demand” for its biz jet family, and the market remains robust for the foreseeable future, parent company General Dynamics says. Speaking on a first-quarter earnings call on 24 April, company chief executive Phebe Novakovic was excited about the company’s prospects. Following a strong performance in 2018, “we’re off to a good start [this year]", she said. There were an increase in deliveries for the third year in a row, from 26 to 34 aircraft – mainly because of G500 production. The super-wide-cabin, long-range business jet entered service in September and to date Gulfstream has delivered 17 units – 10 in 2018 and seven in the first three months of 2019.

Two Cathay Pacific captains suffered a loss of eyesight on two different flights a month apart. Hong Kong’s aviation incident authority classified as these as “serious incidents”. Both the flights landed safely as the co-pilots, both first officers, had to take control, says Hong Kong’s Air Accident Investigation Authority says in a media statement. Their co-pilots, both first officers, had to take control and subsequently landed the aircraft safely, says Hong Kong’s Air Accident Investigation Authority says in a media statement. The two flights involved a Boeing 777-300 and an Airbus A350-900 respectively.

Air Italy will stop operating the Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto in the winter months in favour of serving what it terms "counter-seasonal" destinations which includes the Maldives, Mombasa, Tenerife and Zanzibar. The airline will, however continue to operate its transatlantic services to Miami and New York from Milan Malpensa. "Repositioning our aircraft to the outstations overnight, we will now be able to offer enhanced connectivity to our international destinations and better timings for those coming to Milan for business or leisure," states Air Italy chief operating officer Rossen Dimitrov.