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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Flight attendant unions challenge FAA effort to block mandatory meal breaks

Flight attendant unions say the FAA is attempting to resolve a legal question outside its authority by moving to bar mandatory meal breaks. They warn the policy would be illegal and create operational disruption across airline schedules and crew-management practices.

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2026-09-20T08:50:05.179883-07:00

Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines Qatar Airways

Bloomberg • Christina Ruffini, David Gura, Kateryna Kadabashy

Qatar Airways CEO Says Iran War Was Its ‘Largest Crisis’ Ever

By Bloomberg: The ongoing conflict in Iran has proven to be the biggest test for Qatar Airways in its more than 30 years in operation, while the airline has taken measures to adapt to the crisis, Chief Executive Officer Hamad Al-Khater said.

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2026-09-20T07:35:28.568181-07:00

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ch-aviation • Ana Sesar

South African Airways Group appoints new Acting Group Chief Executive Officer

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2026-09-20T08:20:08.958144-07:00

Europe Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

AeroTime • Miquel Ros

EASA releases annual aviation safety figures: 116 deaths in 2025

By AeroTime: The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical agency, have published the 2025 Annual Safety Review, which provides quantifies the number of people that died or were injured in accidents which occurred either within EU’s territory or on EU-registered aircraft.

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2026-09-20T07:06:54.863256-07:00

Saudi Arabia Middle East Airports Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Flights disrupted at Riyadh airport after Houthi attack against Saudi Arabia

By AeroTime: Flights were disrupted at Riyadh airport following a Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia that damaged jet fuel storage facilities.

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2026-09-20T05:52:15.165607-07:00

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CNBC • Leslie Josephs

Budget airline king Bill Franke warms to first-class seats and premium upgrades

By CNBC: Serial airline investor Bill Franke is embracing more upmarket changes like first-class seats.

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2026-09-20T05:05:08.687088-07:00

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Reuters

Luxembourg deploys additional detection assets following drone sightings

By Reuters: Luxembourg's government said on Sunday that additional detection assets have been deployed to strengthen airspace monitoring, after Luxembourg Airport temporarily suspended ‌services late on Friday due to the sighting of drones.

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2026-09-20T05:51:01.371732-07:00

Africa Orders Airlines Embraer

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Africa World Airlines adds first Embraer E190 as it plans larger fleet

By Air Data News: Africa World Airlines (AWA) has received its first Embraer E190, more than doubling the number of seats available on a single aircraft compared with the ERJ-145s that have formed the core of the Ghanaian carrier’s operation.

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2026-09-20T05:14:53.902835-07:00