Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
CBS News

Chicago jury awards $49.5 million to family of Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX Flight 302 victim, setting a higher civil-liability be

A Chicago jury awarded $49.5 million in damages to the family of Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old American killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash (Flight 302). Boeing had already admitted liability, so the trial focused on damages after two hours of deliberation.

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2026-05-14T05:28:04.529166-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Merlin to Bring Military Autonomy Platform to Commercial Air Cargo

By Flying Magazine: Company’s inaugural Condor family of products will add autonomy to large, multi-crew civil and military airframes.

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2026-05-14T10:50:57.055655-07:00
Frequent-flyer programs   Codeshare   PaxEx   Airlines   United Airlines  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

JetBlue Expands ‘Blue Sky’ Partnership with United Airlines by Opening Reciprocal Loyalty Benefits

By Breitflyte: Joe Breitfeller 5 hours ago 2 min read JetBlue has today announced an expansion of their ‘Blue Sky’ partnership with United Airlines, with the introduction of reciprocal loyalty benefits for TrueBlue and MileagePlus members.

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2026-05-14T10:55:50.146866-07:00
Routes   North America   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines   United Airlines  
The Points Guy • Sean Cudahy

United unveils new Tokyo route, nonstop US flights to Japan's top ski destination

By The Points Guy: United Airlines plans to launch two new routes to Japan this fall and winter, including service to Japan's top ski destination, Sapporo.

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2026-05-14T05:06:44.627510-07:00