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Aviation Week • Kurt Hofmann

Turkish Airlines abruptly replaces chairman and CEO in politically driven succession

Turkish Airlines has abruptly replaced both its chairman and CEO, presenting the departures as retirements despite strong financial results and no public scandal. Insider appointments and reports of a high‑level political succession suggest continuity in commercial strategy under closer political oversight.

Also: Daily Sabah
2026-04-09T12:12:02.795991-07:00
Routes   North America   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

American Airlines to Resume Direct Miami–Caracas Service on April 30, 2026, Pending Approvals

By Breitflyte: American Airlines has today announced that they will resume direct service between Miami and Caracas, Venezuela as soon as April 30, 2026, pending approval from U.S.

Also: The Points Guy, Aviation Source and Airways Magazine
2026-04-09T10:02:27.413179-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   United Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Persistent GEnx engine fire aboard United Airlines 787-9 resisted onboard extinguishers and damaged components

By FlightGlobal: The pilots discharged fire bottles but the blaze within the jet’s left GEnx proved difficult to extinguish A persistent fire last month in a GE Aerospace GEnx turbofan powering a United Airlines Boeing 787-9 continued to burn despite the pilots discharging extinguisher bottles, damaging some components surrounding the engine.

2026-04-09T11:36:17.854583-07:00
Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A320  
Airways Magazine • Helwing Villamizar

Airbus Books 331 Gross Orders in March, Delivers 60 Aircraft as 2026 YTD Deliveries Reach 114

By Airways Magazine: Airbus delivered 60 aircraft in March and booked 331 gross orders, bringing 2026 deliveries to 114 jets.

Also: AirInsight, Simple Flying, Aviation24, FlightGlobal, Air Data News, Simple Flying and ukaviation.aero
2026-04-09T09:07:17.601232-07:00
ATC   NTSB   North America   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
Reuters

U.S. House set to vote next week on sweeping aviation safety reforms after deadly 2025 jet–helicopter collision

By Reuters: The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a sweeping aviation safety reform bill to address dozens of recommendations issued after a January 2025 collision of an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S.

2026-04-09T10:46:39.756503-07:00
PaxEx   North America   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Delta Air Lines   Southwest Airlines  
CNBC • Michele Luhn

American Airlines makes bag fees even more expensive for basic economy tickets

By CNBC: American Airlines is joining Delta, United, Southwest and JetBlue in raising its checked bag fees as the industry deals with high jet fuel prices.

Also: Airline Geeks, The Points Guy, Reuters, Skift, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Simple Flying, Travel Radar, Aviation Week, One Mile at a Time, thriftytraveler.com and 4 more
2026-04-09T06:17:21.588170-07:00