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Last Updated: Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, 9:51 AM PDT
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Frontier A320 Damaged After Air‑conditioning Hose Is Sucked Into Engine, Causing Delay
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Passengers on board a Frontier Airlines flight from Charlotte to LaGuardia faced a lengthy delay on Saturday after an air conditioning hose got sucked into one of the two engines of the Airbus A320, which was due to operate the flight.
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AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
Air Canada resumes flights after federal government orders striking flight attendants back to work
By AeroTime: Air Canada has confirmed that flights will resume today following a government intervention, ensuring that striking flight attendants return to work.
Airways Magazine
Air Canada to Restart Flights, but FAs Stay Defiant
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Washington Post
• Andrea Sachs
New international airport and Newark–Nuuk nonstop: Can Greenland’s infrastructure handle a tourism boom?
By Washington Post: Greenland has a new international airport and new nonstop service from Newark to Nuuk. Is the Arctic destination ready for a boom in travel?.
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AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
AJet receives first two of 12 Boeing 737 MAX 8s from lessor CDB Aviation
By AeroTime: Turkish Airlines low-cost subsidiary carrier AJet has received the first two of 12 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft from Irish lessor CDB Aviation.
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View from the Wing
• Gary Leff
American Airlines fires flight attendants over incentive postings for trip coverage
By View from the Wing: American Airlines is firing flight attendants for offering other crewmembers incentives to pick up their trips. The union says this is new, and violates their contract.
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New York Times
• Niraj Chokshi
Premium Credit Cards Climb to $800 — What That Means for Airline Loyalty and Top Spenders
By New York Times: Credit card companies and airlines are in a race for customers who spend the most money — and that is making it harder for many other customers to score deals and perks.
Associated Press
• The Associated Press
Government forces Air Canada and flight attendants back to work and into arbitration
By Associated Press: Canada’s government has forced Air Canada and the union representing flight attendants into arbitration after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer.
Airways Magazine
Jobs Minister Uses Section 107 to Restart Air Canada Talks
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Live and Let's Fly,
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