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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

American flight attendants urge shareholders to oust CEO Robert Isom as union weighs no‑confidence vote

Flight attendants at American Airlines are urging shareholders to remove CEO Robert Isom amid rising criticism of his leadership. The carrier's main union is considering a vote of no confidence after recent earnings and management backlash, escalating pressure on the airline's board.

Also: Airline Geeks

2026-02-05T05:16:03.555553-08:00

China eVTOL Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Asia-Pacific (APAC)

chinaevtolnews.com

AutoFlight Unveils 5‑Ton V5000 eVTOL "Matrix" in Two Variants

By chinaevtolnews.com: The V5000 comes in two variants.

AeroTime

AutoFlight unveils 'Matrix' 5‑ton eVTOL air taxi for up to 10 passengers

Airport World

AutoFlight unveils world’s first five-ton class eVTOL aircraft

Also: Urban Air Mobility News, suasnews.com and evaint.com

2026-02-05T02:35:49.641215-08:00

MRO Airbus Airlines Condor

LARA • Rob Munro

Condor inks five-year heavy-maintenance (MRO) deal with Joramco covering entire Airbus fleet

By LARA: The agreement with the German carrier is to perform heavy maintenance services across the airline's entire Airbus fleet,.

AeroTime

Joramco to provide Condor with MRO services for Airbus fleet

2026-02-04T07:09:53.393970-08:00

NTSB Helicopter North America Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

Associated Press

Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter crash kills pilot and trooper during shooter response

By Associated Press: An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter responding to an active shooter situation has crashed, killing both the pilot and a trooper who was a paramedic.

avweb.com

Arizona police helicopter crashes during active-shooter response; two occupants killed

kiro7.com

Arizona police helicopter crashes at active shooting scene, killing two crew members

Also: The Independent, ABC News and bostonherald.com

2026-02-05T04:15:37.957127-08:00

PaxEx Orders Airline Industry & Market Trends Asia-Pacific (APAC) Air India Airlines

Reuters

Air India Express expects first post‑privatisation operating profit, memo shows

By Reuters: Air India Express, Air India's low-cost unit, is expected to report an operating profit in the second half of this fiscal year, its first since it was bought by Tata Group in 2022, boosted by an increase in capacity and higher market share.

Aviation A2Z

Air India Express Eyes First Profit Since Tata Takeover in 2022

newsable.asianetnews.com

Air India Express forecasts first post-privatisation operating profit as it doubles capacity and targets 300-aircraft fleet by FY31

Also: ANI News Agency, Economic Times and airindia.com

2026-02-05T00:13:30.164820-08:00

eVTOL Policy & Regulation

eVTOL Insights • Jason Pritchard

PODCAST: Understanding MOSAIC and the Future of eVTOL Regulation — Katie Inman, Holland & Knight

By eVTOL Insights: Our next podcast episode is live! This week, we were delighted to be joined by Katie Inman, Partner at Holland.

2026-02-05T02:15:40.540705-08:00

eVTOL Supply Chain Europe Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Vertical Aerospace selects UK supplier Evolito to provide electric propulsion units for Valo eVTOL

By FlightGlobal: Vertical Aerospace has selected UK-based Evolito to supply the electric propulsion units (EPUs) for its Valo advanced air mobility vehicle.