Runway Girl
• Becca Alkema
At AIX 2026, RECARO demonstrated AI-powered seat control for its R7 premium lie-flat seat using voice inputs, positioning the feature as a new layer of cabin usability. The company also used the show floor to highlight its seating innovations for both economy and business-class configurations.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: Air India has announced the signing of a new interline agreement with WestJet that will unlock access for customers to over 30 WestJet destinations across Canada and the U.S.
Airways Magazine
Associated Press
By Associated Press: The governments of the Dominican Republic and Haiti have agreed to reopen their airspace starting in May, allowing flights between their countries for the first time in more than two years.
Reuters
By Reuters: American Airlines said on Friday that it was not interested in a merger with United Airlines and had not held any such talks, diminishing prospects of an industry-reshaping deal that would face tough regulatory scrutiny.
Leeham News
• Scott Hamilton
By Leeham News: By Hanneke Weitering Science & Technology Editor AIN April 18, 2026, © AIN: DUST Identity, a Massachusetts company whose Diamond Unclonable Security Tag (DUST) technology uses diamond particles to authenticate objects, has launched a new platform that it..
FlightGlobal
• Howard Hardee
By FlightGlobal: United fiercely pushed back on the FAA for unfairly picking “winners and losers” at Chicago O’Hare before the agency mandated a capacity-limitation aimed at easing congestion.
New York Times
• Madeleine Ngo
By New York Times: The contract for five planes doubles the Department of Homeland Security’s fleet of jets to expel immigrants, and includes two Gulfstream planes, according to documents and interviews.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: Lufthansa Group has announced the official opening of ‘Hangar One,’ their new conference and visitor center at Frankfurt Airport. At Wednesday’s opening ceremony, the keynote address was delivered by German Federal Chancellor, Friedrich Merz.
Business Traveller
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
Airline Economics
• Justin Pugsley
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Urban Air Mobility News
• Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
