Airline WeeklyGordon Smith, Jay Shabat

Who will lead IATA after Walsh's move to IndiGo and Rousseau's Air Canada exit?

Gordon and Jay unpack two high‑profile leadership shifts: Willie Walsh’s move from IATA to IndiGo and Michael Rousseau’s planned departure from Air Canada. They examine immediate succession questions at IATA and the governance, reputational and operational implications for the affected carriers.

2026-04-04T06:39:02.354035-07:00
Wall Street Journal

U.S. Combat Search and Rescue Team Spotted Over Iran

By Wall Street Journal: U.S. search and rescue aircraft, including an HC-130 airplane and two HH-60 helicopters, were filmed flying over Iran after a U.S. jet fighter was downed in the country in footage circulated by Iranian state media and verified by Storyful.

2026-04-03T10:52:47.548539-07:00
Paddle Your Own KanooMateusz Maszczynski

United reaches tentative flight attendant contract with $100+/hr top pay, no major concessions

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Flight attendants at United Airlines are scouring the full text of a new, highly anticipated tentative labor agreement that was released late on Friday night and trying to work out what the catch is, after the Chicago-based carrier promised pay rates that top out at more than $100 per hour.

2026-04-03T23:58:48.974526-07:00
Wall Street Journal

NASA’s Artemis II Heads to the Moon — Amid Political Shakeup as Trump Ousts AG Pam Bondi

By Wall Street Journal: President Trump removes AG Pam Bondi, shortly after ousting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Could this be the beginning of a larger cabinet shakeup? Plus, NASA sends astronauts toward the moon for the first time since the end of the Apollo program.

Also: Space.com and NBC News
2026-04-03T16:25:40.314364-07:00
FlightGlobalJon Hemmerdinger

Trump proposes 50% cut to Essential Air Service subsidies; regional airlines and communities brace

By FlightGlobal: Some lobby groups are gearing up to fight against the subsidy cuts, which could prompt airlines to stop flying to some small communities. The Trump administration wants to slash funding for the Essential Air Service programme next fiscal year, describing it as a financially bloated programme that subsidises flights that few people actually want to….

Also: Airline Geeks and AeroTime
2026-04-03T14:10:40.501515-07:00