PaxEx   Airports   TSA   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
Reuters • David Shepardson

Airlines for America opposes White House plan to shift small-airport screening to private security screeners

Airlines for America, led by CEO Chris Sununu, is challenging a White House proposal that would require smaller U.S. airports to use private security screeners instead of TSA personnel, according to Reuters testimony. The push escalates industry pressure at a time when TSA staffing and checkpoint performance have been strained.

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2026-05-19T18:39:35.540869-07:00
Orders   Airbus   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

AirAsia X adds first A321-200NX(LR)

By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “AirAsia X adds first A321-200NX(LR)” today!.

2026-05-19T19:23:59.104798-07:00
NTSB   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Accident   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing  
Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille, Cailley LaPara

NTSB Says UPS Didn’t Act After 2011 Boeing Letter on Defect

By Bloomberg: A US safety investigator said United Parcel Service Inc. decided not to take further action after reviewing a 2011 service letter from Boeing Co. that flagged failures of a key structural component in the type of plane that later crashed in Louisville, Kentucky.

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2026-05-19T07:54:43.770484-07:00