AINonline
• Amy Wilder
In testimony to a US Senate committee, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) warned that existing aviation safety standards and oversight are no longer sufficient. ALPA cited fatal accidents occurring in January 2025 and March 2026, urging lawmakers to take action.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The State of Michigan, through its Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), has lost its bid to have an airline lawsuit thrown out over local sick pay laws for flight attendants, which are more generous than the rules many crew members enjoy under nationwide agreements.
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
By FlightGlobal: A319 arrives for 18-month conversion project ahead of service entry with US operator for 2028 firefighting season Neptune Aviation has taken delivery of what is believed to be the first Airbus to be configured for aerial firefighting.
ch-aviation
• Sanja Stefanjesko
By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.
Flying Magazine
• Tripp Thurston
By Flying Magazine: The performance case for buying a turboprop is one conversation. The money math is another. FLYING Finance on lender requirements, insurance, engine programs, floating rate structures, and the bonus depreciation case for moving before December 31.
ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Scoot has resumed flights between Singapore and Jeddah, becoming one of the first budget carriers in Southeast Asia to reinstate a suspended Middle East route following months of regional disruption.
Aviation Week
• Jens Flottau
By Aviation Week: Airbus appears to be leaning toward a simple stretch of the A220, as it weighs its options for a larger version of the aircraft.
eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
