Routes Airports Airline Industry & Market Trends Policy & Regulation Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Thailand offers incentives for new airline routes to secondary cities, cutting service fees and parking charges

Thailand’s transport ministry is proposing financial incentives to airlines launching routes to secondary cities, including reduced service fees and a temporary 50% discount on aircraft parking charges at Department of Airports (DOA) facilities. The package is intended to stimulate regional economies through expanded connectivity.

2026-05-26T20:11:06.086161-07:00

China Orders Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airbus

Bloomberg

China Stalls Airbus Deliveries to Pressure Europe on Comac Jets

By Bloomberg: China has been slow-walking approval of Airbus SE plane deliveries to signal impatience with how long European regulators are taking to certify Chinese-made aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter.

2026-05-26T20:12:09.582698-07:00

Satellite PaxEx Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airlines

CNBC • Leslie Josephs

American Airlines picks SpaceX's Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi on more than 500 planes

By CNBC: American Airlines said it will install SpaceX's Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi on more than 500 of its airplanes.

American Airlines

American Airlines to install Starlink, the fastest Wi-Fi in the sky

Airline Geeks

American Selects Starlink for In-Flight Wi-Fi

Also: Aviation Source, PaxEx.Aero, aviationnews.eu, The Points Guy, airwaysmag.com, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, View from the Wing, FlightGlobal, Via Satellite, AeroTime, Runway Girl, Wall Street Journal and 32 more

2026-05-26T08:22:45.106298-07:00

Routes PaxEx Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Australia's Rex cuts routes amid fuel cost pressure

By ch-aviation: Rex - Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) will withdraw from the Melbourne Airport-Devonport and King Island-Burnie routes from June 20, 2026, citing a "challenging operating environment" and soaring fuel prices.

2026-05-26T14:53:07.352772-07:00

BizAv M&A Aircraft Finance & Leasing Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines Delta Air Lines

ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

Delta extends Wheels Up lock-up restrictions through 2027

By ch-aviation: Wheels Up (WUP, Teterboro) has announced that lead strategic investor Delta Air Lines has extended lock-up restrictions on all its shares issued under the Investment and Investor Rights Agreement for an additional year, through May 22, 2027.

Also: Airline Economics and Corporate Jet Investor

2026-05-26T13:24:29.551217-07:00

ATC NTSB Airports Aviation Safety & Regulation Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Policy & Regulation

Reuters • David Shepardson

NTSB wants FAA to revise runway safety assessments during heavy rainfall

By Reuters: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called on the Federal Aviation Administration to revise how it assesses runway conditions during ‌heavy rainfall, citing safety risks of airplanes skidding off the runway.

Also: FlightGlobal and avweb.com

2026-05-26T12:24:19.966150-07:00

eVTOL North America Policy & Regulation

Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

New States, Aircraft Confirmed for FAA’s AAM Test Program

By Flying Magazine: Eighteen-state advanced air mobility (AAM) collective will pursue demonstrations of regional flights in the American “heartland.”.

2026-05-26T13:09:16.823749-07:00

Viasat PaxEx

satnews.com

Viasat’s Next-Gen Cockpit Service Reaches Milestone as Airlines Modernize Communications to Save Fuel

By satnews.com: Viasat has officially announced a significant achievement for its commercial aviation business, with its SwiftBroadband-Safety service now installed on one thousand aircraft globally.