Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

FAA accelerates transponder equip for airport vehicles after LaGuardia runway collision

In response to the Air Canada Express crash at New York LaGuardia, the FAA is accelerating a program to equip all airport ground vehicles with transponders. The move shifts more of the safety “detection” burden from aircraft-only surveillance toward surface vehicles used during runway operations.

2026-05-15T01:41:56.975855-07:00
Accident   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Dash 8 pilots’ misunderstanding preceded post-V1 abort

By FlightGlobal: Air New Zealand turboprop's pilot reduced rotation rate to avoid possible bird-strike.Investigators have determined that a misunderstanding between the pilots of a De Havilland Dash 8-300 resulted in the aircraft aborting its take-off roll during rotation.

2026-05-15T01:29:08.654784-07:00
Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   airBaltic  
ch-aviation • Dominik Sipinski

Latvia's airBaltic says Pratt issues are over for A220s

By ch-aviation: airBaltic (BT, Riga) had no aircraft grounded with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine issues in the first quarter of 2026. The airline has long suffered from reduced aircraft availability due to the powerplant woes, with as many as 13 aircraft grounded on average throughout the first quarter of 2025.

2026-05-15T01:27:03.296754-07:00
Routes   Middle East   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

SIA Group eyes growth despite short-term challenges

By FlightGlobal: Airline group will ramp up its European operations in the second half of the year. Singapore Airlines Group expects to grow its capacity in the near term, as it sees travel demand “holding up” despite near-term headwinds brought about by war in the Middle East.

Also: CAPA and aeroroutes.com
2026-05-15T00:23:07.818275-07:00