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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Lufthansa pilots set 48-hour strike for March 12–13 over pay dispute

Lufthansa pilots will stage a 48-hour strike on March 12–13 after union-led negotiations failed to produce a deal. The walkout, driven by pay disputes, is expected to force widespread cancellations, rerouting and strand tens of thousands of passengers across the carrier's network.

Also: enginecowl.com and Air Data News
2026-03-11T03:09:26.462708-07:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Air India   Boeing 737  
Reuters

Thailand's Phuket airport closes runway after Air India Express plane malfunction

By Reuters: Thailand's Phuket airport said on Wednesday it had temporarily closed its runway to remove a disabled Air India Express plane after it experienced a malfunction upon landing.

Also: New Indian Express, ANI News Agency, newsable.asianetnews.com and thehindu.com
2026-03-11T02:43:18.609279-07:00
LATAM   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airlines  
flyinginireland.com • Alan Dwyer

CDB Aviation Leases Five A321neo Aircraft to LATAM

By flyinginireland.com: CDB Aviation has announced on the sidelines of the ISTAT Americas conference the execution of lease agreements for a fleet of five Airbus A321-271NX aircraft with its existing customer, LATAM Airlines Group S.A.

2026-03-10T13:18:45.951004-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   PaxEx   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines   Lufthansa  
Reuters • Ilona Wissenbach, Joanna Plucinska

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr deploys crisis playbook to cut costs amid union battles

By Reuters: At Lufthansa's base overlooking Frankfurt's bustling international airport, chief executive Carsten Spohr has his eye firmly on his sprawling airline empire as giant screens flash flight delay data and other performance indicators in the background.

2026-03-11T00:12:30.548723-07:00
North America   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

PSA-operated CRJ700 diverts to Dulles after radome punctured on takeoff from Reagan National

By FlightGlobal: US regulators have disclosed that an MHIRJ CRJ700 diverted to Washington Dulles after an object apparently punctured the radome during departure from Washington National.

2026-03-11T01:39:57.362717-07:00