AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
JetBlue pilots pressed management for movement on a long‑delayed collective bargaining agreement after the carrier reported a wider‑than‑expected Q4 2025 net loss of $177 million (48¢ per share), up from a $44 million loss a year earlier, as the airline eyes a 2026 recovery.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Temporary flight restriction published in January covers ‘mobile assets’ and ‘personnel’ supporting DHS, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Reuters
By Reuters: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday finalized a rule to require cockpit voice recorders to retain 25 hours of data for all new passenger airplanes in 2027 compared with the current two-hour loop.
Runway Girl
• Becca Alkema
By Runway Girl: In North America, the regional cabin has become a competitive arena where "premiumization" is a matter of survival.
By newsroom.lufthansagroup.com: All eight Airbus A380s will be equipped with new premium seats in Business ClassThe retrofit will take place at Elbe Flugzeugwerke in DresdenThe program will begin in early February with the A380 "Mike-Charly".
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Virgin Atlantic is increasing long-haul flight capacity from Manchester following Aer Lingus's exit from the city.
Alaska Airlines
By Alaska Airlines: Thousands of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines employees will now undergo training in a new 660,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, which officially opened its doors today.
aeroroutes.com
By aeroroutes.com: Published at 1300PST / 2100GMT 29JAN26 Thai Airways International (THAI) in Northern summer 2026 season intends to resume Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Amsterdam route after near-28 years hiatus, with Airbus A350-900 aircraft operating on daily basis from 01JUL26.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
