AeroTime
• Miquel Ros
An Air Europa Boeing 737-800 skidded off the runway upon landing at Palma de Mallorca Airport. The incident is attributed to an earlier bird strike that reportedly led to the loss of a wheel during the flight.
Politico
• Oriana Pawlyk, Sam Ogozalek
By Politico: The agency’s new push isn’t focused on “safety critical functions,” according to a company involved in the effort.
View from the Wing
• Gary Leff
By View from the Wing: A Frontier Airlines pilot aborted takeoff in Denver after reporting an engine fire and telling the tower, “We just hit somebody.” The Airbus A321 had 231 people onboard when crew said a pedestrian was walking across Runway 17L, forcing an emergency evacuation by slides.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: FedEx is in the final stages of returning its MD-11 freighters to service after months of inspections and structural modifications developed with Boeing, according to FreightWaves.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The largest flight attendant union in the United States wants airlines to start screening passengers for Hantavirus symptoms, with new pre-flight emails and gate announcements informing passengers to self-report contact with rodents or symptomatic people within the past 45 days.
APEX
• Joshua Kupietzky
By APEX: American Airlines has redesigned its mobile app with new self-service tools, streamlined trip management, and day-of-travel functionality.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Delta Air Lines employee at the Orlando International Airport (MCO) is confirmed to have died after a tragic accident involving an airplane tug crashing into a jetbridge late on Thursday evening.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Higher deliveries drive growth, while profit falls and cash remains Embraer reported revenue of US$1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up 31% year-on-year and the highest figure the company has ever recorded for the period.
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