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thebulkheadseat.com • Anthony Losanno

American Airlines adds real-time explanations for delays and cancellations to app and website

American Airlines is rolling out an app and website update that displays real‑time reasons for flight delays and cancellations and gives passengers in‑app options to manage disruptions. The feature is being introduced progressively across the carrier’s digital channels throughout the month.

Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

American Airlines upgrades app and website to deliver real‑time delay and cancellation alerts

aerospaceglobalnews.com • Marisa Garcia March

American Airlines updates app to show real-time reasons for delays and cancellations

2026-03-16T13:02:19.617294-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Beyond Aero swaps ducted fans for pusher propfans as BYA-1 passes preliminary design review

By FlightGlobal: French developer Beyond Aero has dropped the electric ducted fans seen on previous iterations of its BYA-1 hydrogen fuel cell-powered business aircraft, replacing them with pusher-configured propfans, a change confirmed by its recently completed preliminary design review.

Also: Aviation Week

2026-03-17T11:35:08.460659-07:00

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ch-aviation

Mexico’s Aerobona ceases Learjet operations — impacts on regional business-jet support

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2026-03-17T11:35:11.455377-07:00

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AINonline • Charles Alcock

Merlin Raises $200M in SPAC IPO to Develop Crewless Conversion for Civil and Military Aircraft

By AINonline: U.S. start-up aims to convert civil and military aircraft to uncrewed operations.

2026-03-17T09:25:57.519165-07:00

Supply Chain Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

rotorhub.com • Grace Hardy

Rotortrade Market Report shows imbalance between customer demand and OEM production capacity

By rotorhub.com: Rotortrade has released its Global Helicopter Market Report 2026, which indicates that the global demand for helicopters is still strong.

Vertical Mag

Rotortrade Releases 2026 Global Helicopter Market Report — Jan. 1 Fleet Overview

2026-03-17T09:40:15.184513-07:00

BizAv Europe Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

AINonline • Curt Epstein

Signature Aviation Unveils New Glasgow Airport FBO

By AINonline: New terminal nearly doubles the previous one in size.

GlobalAir.com

Signature Aviation opens new private terminal in Scotland to boost business aviation access

vectorban.aero

Signature Aviation Debuts State-of-the-Art Private Aviation Terminal in Glasgow

2026-03-17T10:40:18.507382-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing Boeing 737

Reuters • Jonathan Stempel

Judge Certifies Shareholder Class Action Alleging Boeing Hid 737 MAX Safety Defects

By Reuters: A federal judge certified a shareholder class action accusing Boeing of concealing safety deficiencies in its 737 MAX planes before two crashes that killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019.

Also: CTV News and Bloomberg Law

2026-03-17T08:09:47.814838-07:00

Supply Chain Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing Boeing 737

Reuters • Dan Catchpole, Nathan Gomes

Boeing CFO: Commercial-Airplanes Division Expects Flat Margins, Possibly Returning to Profit This Year

By Reuters: Boeing expects its commercial airplane division to turn a profit in 2027, not this year as previously expected due to higher-than-expected costs of buying parts supplier Spirit AeroSystems, its chief financial officer said on Tuesday, in a new setback for the U.S.