Indonesian carrier, Garuda has indicated that it will cut back its Europe presence in a bid to reduce its losses. Carrier chief executive Ari Askhara recently told a parliamentary commission that flights to London will end in August, and that frequency to Amsterdam will be halved to thrice-weekly. Askhara explains the carrier was forced to end the London flights as the route could not be sustained without subsidies. Two other routes, Denpasar-Mumbai and Tanjung Pandan-Singapore, also saw a similar fate. A subsidy to support the new route launches also did not materialise as expected. "Those routes were closed, as the Rp8 billion ($555,700) subsidy promised by the Ministry of Tourism did not materialise," says Askhara.

Brazil’s civil aviation authority (ANAC), has Avianca Brazil, which could be the final blow to the airline which has operated under bankruptcy protection since December 2018. ANAC said in a statement that it has decided “to suspend all operations of Avianca Brazil as a precautionary measure”. It adds that all flights will remain halted until the carrier proves its ability to ensure safe operations, saying that the decision was made based on information provided by ANAC's operational flight safety department.

Two South African Airways Airbus A340-600s have participated in a large flypast to mark the 25 May inauguration of president Cyril Ramaphosa. The aircraft (ZS-SNE and ZS-SNH) departed from OR Tambo international airport in Johannesburg and circled south-east of Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld stadium, where the event was held, before conducting the flyover. A few other formations – comprising various fixed-wing and helicopter types, including a Lockheed Martin C-130 – also participated in the celebratory program.