The Air Current
• Elan Head
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told employees in a Friday message the carrier is planning for oil to reach a record $175 per barrel and will cut capacity by about 5%. The move signals contingency measures to manage prospective fuel‑cost shocks.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Initial phase of supersonic test program aims to bring the X-59 to Mach 1.4, or about 925 mph.
AINonline
By AINonline: Updated Valo model features design changes from the VX4 prototype.
Bloomberg
• Angus Whitley, Kate Duffy
By Bloomberg: Qantas Airways Ltd.’s fuel supplies are assured well into next month, according to an internal memo from Chief Executive Officer Vanessa Hudson, as the airline attempts to ease concerns about potential shortages stemming from the Iran War.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: FlightPath3D’s moving map is now flying on thousands of BizAv tails, and the firm is getting more vocal about its ever-growing footprint.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Pilots at New York-based airline JetBlue are suing the carrier in an attempt to force it into full and binding arbitration over a dispute arising from a major partnership with United Airlines, dubbed ‘Blue Sky.’ First announced in May 2025, Blue Sky is a close collaboration agreement between JetBlue and United, which includes introducing reciprocal….
View from the Wing
• Gary Leff
By View from the Wing: Air India sent passengers on a flight to nowhere after dispatching a leased ex-Delta Boeing 777 that did not have enough emergency oxygen for the route it was flying.
politico.eu
• Clea Caulcutt
By politico.eu: Employers brace for France Unbowed’s possible takeover of city hall in Toulouse.
Associated Press
• Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Paul Cobler
Vertical Mag
• Jen Nevans
