FAA
The FAA has proposed a $304,272 civil penalty against Southwest Airlines, alleging the carrier failed to perform required follow‑up drug and alcohol tests for 11 safety‑sensitive employees. The notice alleges violations of federal drug-and-alcohol testing rules that apply to airline safety personnel.
Airline Weekly
• Gordon Smith, Jay Shabat
By Airline Weekly: Gordon and Jay unpack major leadership moves shaping the industry, from Willie Walsh’s shift to IndiGo to Michael Rousseau’s departure from Air Canada.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Flight attendants at United Airlines are scouring the full text of a new, highly anticipated tentative labor agreement that was released late on Friday night and trying to work out what the catch is, after the Chicago-based carrier promised pay rates that top out at more than $100 per hour.
Aviation Week
• Thierry Dubois
By Aviation Week: Sum Air has ordered four ATR 72-600 regional turboprops from ATR and signed purchase rights for four additional aircraft.
Air Data News
CNBC
• Sydney Goh
By CNBC: Ticket prices across airlines in Asia increase in the midst of Iran War tensions, Asian travelers look elsewhere to relax.
news.bgov.com
• Zach Williams
By news.bgov.com: President Donald Trump on Friday proposed increasing transportation funding next fiscal year with $26.6 billion in discretionary funds, a 6.2% increase under his budget plan.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: Some lobby groups are gearing up to fight against the subsidy cuts, which could prompt airlines to stop flying to some small communities. The Trump administration wants to slash funding for the Essential Air Service programme next fiscal year, describing it as a financially bloated programme that subsidises flights that few people actually want to….
Reuters
By Reuters: President Donald Trump on Friday proposed to begin privatizing airport security operations handled by the Transportation Security Administration, in an effort to save money.
Inflight Online
• Satu Dahl
