Cranky Flier
Frontier Airlines has stopped selling tickets for travel beyond April 13, a sudden cutoff the carrier has not publicly explained. Industry observers, including Airline Weekly founder Seth Kaplan, are asking why the airline has limited forward bookings and offered no clear rationale.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Russian research efforts to create a new supersonic civil aircraft demonstrator have edged forward with completion of a phase of engine model testing. The technology demonstrator - known as 'Strizh', the Russian term for 'swift' - could fly before the end of the decade, although this would depend on the ...
Bloomberg
• Allyson Versprille
By Bloomberg: The Federal Aviation Administration is urging US airlines to “exercise caution” when flying over Mexico, and parts of Central and South America, citing “military activities” and potential interference to navigation systems in the region.
CTV News
• Ethan Morneau, Kendra Mangione
By CTV News: “Feedback” from travellers on a plan to reconfigure plane cabins to add more seats has pushed WestJet to reverse course, the airline said in a statement Friday.
Aviation Week
• Michael Bruno
By Aviation Week: TransDigm Group will buy proprietary aftermarket part providers Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation from private equity owner Vance Street Capital.
Aviation Week
• Helen Massy-Beresford
By Aviation Week: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin warning airlines should avoid Iranian airspace.
Business Wire
By Business Wire: Bridging Desert and Ocean: STARLUX Airlines Links the U.S. Southwest to Asia with New Phoenix-Taipei Route.
Airways Magazine
Dj's Aviation
The Air Current
• Will Guisbond
By The Air Current: Company completes first strategic restructuring since being spun off from Boeing.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
