Antitrust   Airports   M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
Bloomberg • Mihir Mishra

India considers policy shift to let airport operators run airlines, challenging the duopoly

India has started talks on a policy change that would allow airport operators to own and operate airlines, according to people familiar with the matter. The move could enable the Adani Group and GMR Airports to launch their own carriers and reduce the existing airline duopoly dynamics.

2026-07-21T19:08:14.659368-07:00
ATC   PaxEx   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

JetBlue in Meltdown as Beleagured Carrier Grounds All Flights to New York JFK Due to Widespread Thunderstorms Across the Northeast

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Beleagured airline JetBlue is grounding all flights due to arrive at New York JFK for the remainder of Tuesday as widespread thunderstorms cause havoc across the Northeast, leading to FAA-mandated ground stops in Baltimore, Boston, Newark, New York, and Washington Dulles and Washington National airports.

2026-07-21T17:36:37.972145-07:00
Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Airlines  
Reuters

Airlines decry 'double whammy' from proposed EU carbon charge on some international flights

By Reuters: A European proposal that would impose new carbon costs on some international flights would leave carriers being hit twice, the president of ​Emirates said on Tuesday, as more airlines lined up behind ‌a single global deal to curb pollution.

2026-07-21T14:12:34.813324-07:00
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Flying Magazine • Zach Vasile

ALPA, NATCA, FAA Call for $20B to Complete ATC Modernization Push

By Flying Magazine: Officials from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), and the FAA's Air Traffic Organization (ATO) convened at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on Tuesday to call for an additional $20 billion to complete the Trump's administration's ongoing air traffic control (ATC) system.

2026-07-21T13:41:50.894378-07:00
PaxEx   Airlines   United Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United Airlines Terminating Flight Attendants For Selling Coveted International Trips to Junior Crew Members

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: United Airlines is once again targeting flight attendants who it thinks are using their seniority to bid for trips to coveted international destinations without any intention of working the flights, and selling them to junior coworkers who would otherwise be stuck on reserve or working domestic trips.

Also: View from the Wing and The Independent
2026-07-21T12:21:48.505598-07:00