Skift
• Tasmin Lockwood
Russia barred airlines from EU countries and the U.K. from its airspace in retaliation for their bans on Russian carriers after the invasion of Ukraine. The resulting detours increased Finnair’s fuel use and emissions, with the airline’s emissions rising 10%.
AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
By AeroTime: The US Department of Commerce has given Boeing permission to work with Belarus' national carrier Belavia, according to the airline's CEO.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: American Airlines has returned to Haiti after an absence of nearly two years, launching daily flights between Miami and Cap-Haïtien while Port-au-Prince remains off limits to US carriers.
eVTOL Insights
• Thomas Sleightholm
By eVTOL Insights: Wisk Aero has opened a 100ft by 100ft vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California, providing a dedicated facility for testing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and autonomous flight technologies.
APEX
• Joshua Kupietzky
By APEX: Aircalin's first Airbus A350-900 will introduce new Business Class suites, redesigned Premium Economy and Economy seating, and upgraded IFE.
APEX
• Joshua Kupietzky
By APEX: Singapore Airlines plans to introduce upgraded KrisWorld entertainment features and high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi on selected aircraft in 2027.
ch-aviation
• Sanja Stefanjesko
By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “Berlin Brandenburg scraps evening flight noise surcharge” today!.
AINonline
• Jennifer Meszaros
By AINonline: Three years after Comac first displayed a model of its CE-25A electric aircraft, the Chinese airframer may have built the first full-scale example.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
