Runway Girl
• Becca Alkema
JSX's move to operate 30‑seat, all‑business‑class ATR 42‑600 turboprops on U.S. public‑charter routes is a calculated gamble. The aircraft's cabin product, potential travel‑time savings on point‑to‑point city pairs and JSX's premium positioning could make turboprops commercially viable where incumbents rely on congested hubs.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: SunExpress, the joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is set to launch night flights from Manchester to Dalaman from 19 May 2026.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Airlines are canceling flights to Puerto Vallarta as cartel violence prompts security alerts for American citizens in Jalisco.
Airways Magazine
• Helwing Villamizar
By Airways Magazine: We break down American–United’s O’Hare gate battle, a Venezuela comeback watch, and Air Canada’s A350-1000 move.
Airways Magazine
• Jaedyn White
By Airways Magazine: American alleges that JetBlue failed to make contractual payments during the "Northeast Alliance" dissolution process.
Reuters
By Reuters: Rolls-Royce Holdings is expected to announce alongside its annual results this week that it will launch a fresh share buyback worth as much as 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion), Sky News reported on Sunday.
ch-aviation
By ch-aviation: Several daily Operator News updates covering all Operator Route Network changes, strategic fleet developments and aircraft orders, start-ups and bankruptcies, mergers and acquisitions and partnerships and alliances.
Reuters
By Reuters: A grouping of major U.S. airlines said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security gave travelers scant warning ahead of the temporary suspension of its PreCheck and Global Entry programs from Sunday, amid a shutdown of much of the agency.
