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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

FAA proposes $65,000 penalty after Avelo excluded 10 flight attendants from random drug-and-alcohol testing

The FAA has proposed a $65,000 civil penalty against Avelo Airlines after finding the carrier failed to include ten flight attendants in its required random drug-and-alcohol testing program. The agency says those excluded crew performed safety‑sensitive duties between April and November 2024.

2026-03-11T10:28:32.108405-07:00
aviation   Middle East   Africa   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
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Skift • Ashab Rizvi

How Three Middle East Airlines Power Global Air Travel — and Why That Creates Systemic Risk

By Skift: New Skift Research shows how global travel flows rely on three airlines — and how shocks can expose the risks of that concentration.

Also: Aviation.travel
2026-03-11T10:40:34.297288-07:00
aviation   Europe   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Airline Industry & Market Trends   airBaltic   Airlines  
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FlightGlobal

Air Baltic cuts 2025 net loss 40% to €44.3m as wet-lease operations expand

By FlightGlobal: Latvian carrier Air Baltic cut its full-year net loss by 40% in 2025 to €44.3 million ($51.2 million) during a year in which it expanded its wet-lease operations.

Also: Airline Economics and airlinergs.com
2026-03-11T10:41:44.358202-07:00