The Italian authorities opened an investigation to determine whether or not Etihad Airways was directly responsible for the bankruptcy Alitalia declared on May 11, 2017. The probe started on May 22, 2018, by a police raid in the headquarters of the Italian flag carrier.
The suborbital space plane of Virgin Galactic, VSS Unity, came back from its second successful supersonic flight above the Mojave Desert of California, in the United States on May 29, 2018.
Airbus Helicopters and Ukraine government entered a deal for 55 helicopters on May 29, 2018. The sale, which could amount to €555 million in list prices, marks the first important French manufacturer’s sale to Eastern European market.
Singapore Airlines announced on May 29, 2018, that it would start operating the world’s longest commercial flight from October 2018. The 19 hours route will go from Singapore to Newark, on the eastern coast of the United States.
