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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

United reportedly plans cabin modernization for 21 Boeing 757-300s while retiring the 757-200

United is reportedly preparing a major cabin-upgrade program for its 21 Boeing 757-300s, even as it advances plans to retire the smaller 757-200. The contrasting moves point to different fleet strategies for the two variants, with the larger aircraft set for continued investment.

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2026-11-15T02:00:38.645848-08:00

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Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Lufthansa A350-1000 to fly with Starlink on December 3 debut

By Runway Girl: Lufthansa is moving quickly to bring Starlink to its first Airbus A350-1000 flagship in time for its service debut.

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2026-11-14T17:24:14.237798-08:00

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Reuters • Joe Brock

‘I don’t know what to do’: student pilot on first solo flight caught in US shutdown

By Reuters: The student pilot was alone in the cockpit on his first solo cross-country flight when an air traffic controller delivered an instruction he never expected to hear: a ‌nationwide ground stop was in effect and he needed to land.

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2026-11-14T16:05:10.351273-08:00

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The Hill • Suryatapa Chakraborty

Burchett rips Johnson, Thune over FAA funding: ‘Step up to the daggum plate’

By The Hill: Rep. Tim Burchett urges House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Leader John Thune to fund critical aviation infrastructure.

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2026-11-14T15:34:47.049717-08:00

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Washington Post • Miriam Waldvogel

Outlook went down, then air traffic systems. It’s been a bad week of outages.

By Washington Post: A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week of outages caps a wave of recent tech disruptions in the United States and around the world.

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2026-11-14T11:05:37.264407-08:00

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The Hill • Suryatapa Chakraborty

Mike Johnson: ‘We don’t really need any investigation’ into FAA ground stop

By The Hill: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) calls for investment into the FAA over investigations following a nationwide ground stop that caused thousands of flight delays.

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2026-11-14T11:15:43.891350-08:00

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Politico • John F. Harris

Are Trump Officials Living in an Alternate Reality?

By Politico: Sean Duffy and Markwayne Mullin’s deflection on the air traffic control debacle is a worrisome sign of the final two years of Trump’s presidency.

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2026-11-14T13:29:42.298464-08:00

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Reuters

2026-11-13T13:05:49.051650-08:00

United reportedly plans cabin modernization for 21 Boeing 757-300s while retiring the 757-200

Lufthansa A350-1000 to fly with Starlink on December 3 debut

‘I don’t know what to do’: student pilot on first solo flight caught in US shutdown

Burchett rips Johnson, Thune over FAA funding: ‘Step up to the daggum plate’

Outlook went down, then air traffic systems. It’s been a bad week of outages.

Mike Johnson: ‘We don’t really need any investigation’ into FAA ground stop

Are Trump Officials Living in an Alternate Reality?

PODCAST: FAA issues ground stop, Nvidia and Microsoft latest, Pope returns home in Peru (Updated)

U.S. ends halt on flight departures after nationwide air traffic communications outage

Duffy slams L3Harris for role in nationwide ground stop, vowing to ‘hold people accountable’

United reportedly plans major cabin upgrades for Boeing 757-300s despite fleet retirement strategy

Lufthansa A350-1000 to fly with Starlink on December 3 debut

‘I don’t know what to do’: student pilot on first solo flight caught in US shutdown

Burchett rips Johnson, Thune over FAA funding: ‘Step up to the daggum plate’

Are Trump Officials Living in an Alternate Reality?

Mike Johnson: ‘We don’t really need any investigation’ into FAA ground stop

FAA Announces Ground Stop For All Aircraft Across the Entire United States

FAA confirms to airlines nationwide ground stop due to widespread ATC frequency issues

Comac’s all-electric 19-seat CE-25A test aircraft makes first piloted flight

Syria recovers second Il-76 linked to Assad regime's final days

FAA lifts nationwide ground stop after overloaded communications routers disrupt U.S. air traffic

FAA lifts nationwide ground stop after overloaded communications routers disrupt U.S. air traffic

FAA lifts nationwide ground stop after overloaded communications routers disrupt U.S. air traffic

Cathay adds 46 A320neo-family and A330neo aircraft; Magnifica Air orders 10 ACJ220-300s

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