eVTOL   ATC   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
AINonline • Hanneke Weitering

FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program accelerates early commercial operations, reshaping AAM certification

The FAA's eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) is enabling limited early commercial eVTOL operations to collect real‑world data that will inform forthcoming FAA rulemaking on powered‑lift aircraft, airspace integration and operational standards. The pilots aim to accelerate practical validation ahead of formal certification guidance.

2026-04-02T17:46:17.971340-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   PaxEx   North America   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
FlightGlobal

The next evolution of airports: How technology, design and commercial strategy will reshape hubs

By FlightGlobal: By Valentin Vizant For much of the past century, airports have been designed primarily as transportation infrastructure – places where aircraft land, passengers transit and cargo moves between cities.

Also: Wings, Aviation Week and Simple Flying
2026-04-02T17:11:21.272327-07:00
Antitrust   Policy & Regulation   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Judge expedites Delta-Aeromexico joint venture appeal, agrees to oral hearing

By FlightGlobal: Delta and Aeromexico are seeking a court order that would keep their joint venture alive. Attorneys for Delta Air Lines, Aeromexico and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) may soon find themselves facing off in court, with the future of the Delta-Aeromexico joint venture on the line.

2026-04-02T15:06:03.760201-07:00
BizAv   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Embraer  
Reuters

Brazil's Embraer posts 47% increase in first-quarter deliveries

By Reuters: Brazilian planemaker Embraer delivered 44 aircraft in the first quarter, up 47% from the same period last year, it said in a securities filing on Thursday.

Also: Aviacionline
2026-04-02T14:00:32.237257-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Embraer  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

FAA grants Horizon Air one-year extension to install secondary cockpit barriers on new Embraer regional jets

By FlightGlobal: The FAA’s secondary cockpit barrier rule is several decades in the making. Despite opposition from the USA’s largest pilot union, the Federal Aviation Administration has granted US regional carrier Horizon Air an extra year to install secondary cockpit barriers in new Embraer regional jets.

2026-04-02T15:06:03.547353-07:00
Europe   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Lufthansa  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Air France‑KLM submits non‑binding bid for Parpublica’s 44.9% TAP stake

By FlightGlobal: SkyTeam alliance operator Air France-KLM Group has formally submitted a non-binding offer for a minority shareholding in Portuguese carrier TAP. TAP, which is part of the rival Star Alliance, is undergoing a privatisation process managed by the entity Parpublica, which is overseeing divestment of a 44.9% share.

Also: Reuters, Simple Flying, Airline Economics, Air Data News, Wall Street Journal, AeroTime, Aviation Week, aerospaceglobalnews.com, europeanbusinessmagazine.com, Financial Times, Aviation24 and Air Data News
2026-04-02T03:50:49.507519-07:00