Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing  
AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Boeing 777-9 certification delay leaves six-aircraft “shadow fleet,” with assets frozen for up to 2,200 days

Boeing’s 777-9 certification delay has effectively created a shadow fleet of six aircraft awaiting approval for delivery or return-to-service, with aircraft reportedly idle for as long as 2,200 days. The resulting frozen asset value is now $1.2 billion and rising.

2026-06-29T12:40:46.713213-07:00
TSA   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

American Airlines Faces $2.64 Million Annual Bill to Let Pilots and Flight Attendants Skip Regular TSA Security Screening

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: American Airlines faces a mammoth $2.64 million annual fee to allow its workforce of more than 47,500 pilots and flight attendants to skip past regular TSA airport security screening, as the Department of Homeland Security introduces a new fee as part of the introduction of its ‘Crewmember Access Point’ program.

2026-06-29T13:25:53.978926-07:00
Routes   Airline Industry & Market Trends   United Airlines  
Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

United Airlines expands in Colombia with new Cartagena flights from Houston and Washington D.C.

By Aviacionline: The rollout begins in December with four weekly flights per route, cementing three decades of operations in Colombia.

Also: skygofly.com, thebulkheadseat.com and airwaysmag.com
2026-06-29T11:27:04.896178-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Drone Collides With JetBlue Plane On Final Approach to Land at New York JFK, Narrowly Misses Smashing Into Cockpit Windscreen

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A JetBlue Airbus A321 with as many as 159 passengers on board was struck by a drone as it was on its final approach to land at New York JFK on Monday morning, air traffic control recordings have revealed.

Also: Wall Street Journal, Simple Flying, DroneXL, NBC News, The Independent and 3 more
2026-06-29T09:40:08.076899-07:00