Routes   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Thailand offers incentives for new airline routes to secondary cities, cutting service fees and parking charges

Thailand’s transport ministry is proposing financial incentives to airlines launching routes to secondary cities, including reduced service fees and a temporary 50% discount on aircraft parking charges at Department of Airports (DOA) facilities. The package is intended to stimulate regional economies through expanded connectivity.

2026-05-26T20:11:06.086161-07:00
China   Orders   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus  
Bloomberg • Danny Lee, Leen Al-Rashdan, Siddharth Philip

China Stalls Airbus Deliveries to Pressure Europe on Comac Jets

By Bloomberg: China has been slow-walking approval of Airbus SE plane deliveries to signal impatience with how long European regulators are taking to certify Chinese-made aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter.

2026-05-26T20:12:09.582698-07:00
Satellite   PaxEx   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airlines  
CNBC • Leslie Josephs

American Airlines picks SpaceX's Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi on more than 500 planes

By CNBC: American Airlines said it will install SpaceX's Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi on more than 500 of its airplanes.

Also: Aviation Source, PaxEx.Aero, aviationnews.eu, The Points Guy, airwaysmag.com, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, View from the Wing, FlightGlobal, Via Satellite, AeroTime, Runway Girl, Wall Street Journal and 32 more
2026-05-26T08:22:45.106298-07:00
BizAv   M&A   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

Delta extends Wheels Up lock-up restrictions through 2027

By ch-aviation: Wheels Up (WUP, Teterboro) has announced that lead strategic investor Delta Air Lines has extended lock-up restrictions on all its shares issued under the Investment and Investor Rights Agreement for an additional year, through May 22, 2027.

Also: Airline Economics and Corporate Jet Investor
2026-05-26T13:24:29.551217-07:00
ATC   NTSB   Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
Reuters • David Shepardson

NTSB wants FAA to revise runway safety assessments during heavy rainfall

By Reuters: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called on the Federal ​Aviation Administration to revise how it assesses runway conditions during ‌heavy rainfall, citing safety risks of airplanes skidding off the runway.

Also: FlightGlobal and avweb.com
2026-05-26T12:24:19.966150-07:00
Viasat   PaxEx  
satnews.com

Viasat’s Next-Gen Cockpit Service Reaches Milestone as Airlines Modernize Communications to Save Fuel

By satnews.com: Viasat has officially announced a significant achievement for its commercial aviation business, with its SwiftBroadband-Safety service now installed on one thousand aircraft globally.

2026-05-26T09:49:01.469367-07:00