The Air Current
• Jon Ostrower
J. Todd Inman, one of the National Transportation Safety Board's five members, has abruptly resigned, leaving the board with four sitting members. The sudden departure raises immediate questions about board continuity and the timing of votes and formal recommendations amid ongoing high‑profile investigations.
AINonline
• Kerry Lynch
By AINonline: New VAI chief heads for first Verticon as CEO and president.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Delta Air Lines may incur a significant fine following extensive delays that left hundreds of passengers stranded on planes in Atlanta.
Skift
• Gordon Smith
By Skift: Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr warns Europe’s reliance on Gulf airline hubs is a “geopolitical Achilles’ heel” as conflict disrupts aviation networks.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: eVTOL vehicles may yet replace helicopters in some use cases.
Flying Magazine
• Tripp Thurston
By Flying Magazine: We wrote this 2026 Flight School Fleet Optimization Guide because we recognize that the survival and growth of the general aviation (GA) community depend on how we navigate this exact moment.
Cranky Flier
By Cranky Flier:  Iran war threatens $11.7 trillion global travel industry as passengers get caught in crossfire – CNBC I know the headline is about Iran, but Cranky Network Weekly was quoted in here with our look at what is happening in Puerto Vallarta.
Associated Press
By Associated Press: A preliminary report shows that a private jet that crashed in Maine in January remained on the ground 8 minutes longer than it should have after receiving a deicing treatment during a snowstorm.
Skift
• Michelle Gounden, Oliver Martin
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
