Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Airports   Policy & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

US DOT grants Asia Pacific Airlines (Guam) two-year exemption for Guam–Philippines scheduled cargo route

The US Department of Transportation approved Asia Pacific Airlines (Guam) (P9) a two-year exemption to operate scheduled cargo services between the US and the Philippines via intermediate points, extending through April 21, 2028. The authorization formalizes the carrier’s permitted routing structure for cross-border freighter operations.

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2026-04-27T14:23:58.035179-07:00
BizAv   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Embraer  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Embraer backlog hits record $32.1 billion in first quarter

By Air Data News: Commercial aviation drove most of the growth while executive jets remained flat amid uncertainty in the Embraer ended the first quarter with a record backlog of $32.1 billion , up 22% from a year earlier and marking the Brazilian planemaker’s sixth consecutive quarterly record.

2026-04-27T14:23:29.590150-07:00
Africa   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
Associated Press • Leer En Español

Plane crashes on the outskirts of South Sudan's capital, killing 14 people

By Associated Press: A Cessna aircraft has crashed on the outskirts of South Sudan's capital, killing all 13 passengers and the pilot.

South China Morning Post

Plane crash in South Sudan kills 14

Also: The Independent and africanews.com
2026-04-27T07:23:45.515769-07:00
PaxEx   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Passengers Evacuated Off American Airlines Plane as Toilet Water Runs Down the Aisle... Engineer Reveals the Extensive Repairs Required

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A gross scene unfolded on an American Airlines regional jet operated by the carrier’s wholly owned subsidiary, PSA Airlines, on Saturday, as toilet water from an overflowing lavatory started to flow all the way through the cabin as people were sitting in their seats waiting for takeoff.

2026-04-27T10:23:56.417403-07:00
Satellite   PaxEx   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airbus   Airlines  
emirates.com

Emirates A380 with new generation Starlink Wi-Fi onboard

By emirates.com: Its Time! Emirates’ iconic A380 returns to Dubai with world-first Starlink Wi-Fi onboard.

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2026-04-27T02:35:12.504805-07:00