aviation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines   Lufthansa  
AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Lufthansa proposes folding pilots' transitional pension into company plan — could boost benefits up to 50% without raising costs

Lufthansa has proposed folding pilots' transitional pension into the company pension plan, saying the move could increase transitional benefits by up to 50% without raising total pension costs. The offer is an unexpected effort to resolve an entrenched pension dispute; the pilots' union has not yet responded.

2026-03-18T08:34:41.502301-07:00
space   Commercial Space   Policy & Regulation  
Bloomberg • Isabelle Lee, Lu Wang

Index Providers Consider Rule Changes to Accommodate Trillion‑Dollar IPOs Including SpaceX

By Bloomberg: For decades, the path into America’s most important stock benchmarks followed a predictable rhythm: go public, prove yourself, wait your turn. Now the three firms that control those benchmarks are considering whether to rewrite the rules to absorb trillion-dollar IPOs from SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic.

Also: Bloomberg Law and Seeking Alpha
2026-03-18T08:29:06.762175-07:00
defense   Dassault Aviation   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Policy  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

France’s Rafale Dispersal Plan: Is the Air Force Ready to Deliver Forward Nuclear Deterrence?

By AeroTime: President Emmanuel Macron’s forward nuclear deterrence relies on rapidly dispersing Rafale jets throughout Europe. For years, France's Air Force has been quietly laying the groundwork.

2026-03-18T07:01:05.586621-07:00
aviation   PaxEx   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
NEW
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Delta Flight DL-69 Diverts to Anchorage After Passenger Uses Racial Slur Against Flight Attendant

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Delta Air Lines plane from Seattle to Taipei, Taiwan, was forced to make an emergency diversion to Anchorage last Saturday when an altercation occurred between a flight attendant and an unruly passenger when the man used the ‘N word’ against the crew member.

Also: the-independent.com and The Independent
2026-03-18T09:22:31.576221-07:00
aviation   ATC   Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
FAA

FAA and Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announce new safety measures to separate airplanes and helicopters after 2025 DCA midair collision

By FAA: More stringent safety protocol is based on a year-long analysis following the tragic 2025 DCA midair collision.

Also: AeroTime, Associated Press, Flying Magazine, CNBC, Reuters, transportation.gov, The Independent, Seeking Alpha and NPR
2026-03-18T07:00:44.458477-07:00
aviation   777X   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing  
NEW
The Air Current • Elan Head

FAA clears Boeing 777-9 to begin first part of TIA Phase 4 certification trials

By The Air Current: The Federal Aviation Administration on March 17 cleared Boeing to continue advancing its long-delayed 777-9 into the fourth phase of certification testing, according to two people familiar with the milestone.

2026-03-18T09:54:44.492197-07:00