The Hill
• Michael Bartiromo
The Transportation Security Administration has announced a new TSA Gold+ initiative at US airports, positioning it as a bid to deliver “world-class security and customer experience.” The agency framed the program as an operational upgrade intended to improve how security is delivered while maintaining threat-focused screening.
Bloomberg
• Rajesh Mascarenhas
By Bloomberg: An Indian Air Force An-32 aircraft was involved in an accident while landing at Jorhat in Assam on Saturday, killing five personnel.
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Associated Press
AirInsight
• Richard Schuurman
By AirInsight: American Airlines’ next fleet investment will be for new widebody aircraft to replace 47 ageing Boeing 777-200ERs. CEO Robert Isom said during an online annual shareholder meeting on June 10 that his airline has issued a request for proposals to Airbus and Boeing.
Corporate Jet Investor
• Alasdair Whyte
By Corporate Jet Investor: TikTok’s favourite business jet broker has been bought by Flexjet. Steve Varsano, founder of The Jet Business will become president of Flexjet.
Flying Magazine
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A ground antenna at Antalya Airport in Türkiye tore a hole in the side of a Boeing 777 operated by Turkish Airlines on June 11 after the pilots took the wrong turn while taxiing to the gate, ending up on a taxiway that was too narrow for the massive widebody aircraft.
Bloomberg
• Mihir Mishra
By Bloomberg: The final report about why an Air India Ltd. jetliner crashed last year won’t be issued by Friday’s mandatory deadline, with a government agency saying the investigation into the country’s worst commercial airline disaster still isn’t finished.
Bloomberg
• Mihir Mishra, Sanjai P R, Siddharth Philip
By Bloomberg: Air India Ltd. is looking to defer aircraft deliveries, cut flights and postpone expansion plans after majority owner Tata Group instructed the carrier to focus on reducing its record losses, according to people familiar with the matter.
Airline Economics
Associated Press
• Allan Olingo
By Associated Press: The war in Iran is driving up jet fuel prices, worsening supply strains for African airlines. The African Airlines Association says the crisis has exposed reliance on imported jet fuel.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
Reuters
• Abhijith Ganapavaram, David Shepardson
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
