FlightGlobalJon Hemmerdinger

FAA lays down flight caps at O’Hare, heading off airlines’ expansion plans

By FlightGlobal: US transportation secretary Sean Duffy says the DOT acted after airlines planned to significantly increase their operations at O’Hare. The US Federal Aviation Administration will cap Chicago O’Hare International airport’s capacity to 2,708 daily flights this summer, a move intended to prevent widespread delays.

2026-04-16T16:16:26.144752-07:00
Aviation TodayJohn Persinos

Airbus Strikes Back: The Avionics Arms Race Enters a New Phase

By Aviation Today: Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) If Boeing is rebuilding trust, Airbus is trying to widen the gap. The European manufacturer has long positioned itself as the leader […].

2026-04-16T16:35:56.635225-07:00
M&A   Airlines  
ch-aviation

South Korea's Jeju Air delays $30mn IT unit sale

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2026-04-16T16:35:49.452526-07:00
Reuters

Vietjet signs finance lease deal with SPDB for 10 Chinese-made COMAC aircraft

By Reuters: Vietnam's budget airline Vietjet has signed a finance lease agreement for 10 COMAC C909 narrow body aircraft with China's SPDB Financial Leasing, it said on Thursday.

2026-04-16T13:24:30.408488-07:00
ch-aviation

US’s JetBlue Airways could go bankrupt in 2026

By ch-aviation: David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK), among other airlines, has said that JetBlue is at risk of going bankrupt in 2026 due to sky-high jet fuel prices....

2026-04-16T12:15:50.650741-07:00
FlightGlobalJon Hemmerdinger

NTSB to hold hearing into cause of UPS MD-11F crash

By FlightGlobal: The crash killed 15 people and prompted the FAA to ground MD-11Fs. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a hearing next month as part of its investigation into the fiery crash last year of a Boeing MD-11 Freighter at Louisville.

Also: NTSB, avweb.com and NTSB
2026-04-16T12:09:33.152515-07:00