PaxEx   North America   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Frontier requires doctor's notes from flight attendants amid flu surge

Frontier Airlines will require flight attendants to provide doctor's notes to corroborate sick leave as illness rates rise across its workforce. The airline introduced the verification policy amid a flu surge that has increased crew absences and prompted closer attendance controls.

2026-01-02T11:10:05.838321-08:00
MRO   Israel   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing 747  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Israel regulator orders inspections of IAI‑converted 747‑400 freighters over cockpit oxygen-hose chafing and arcing/fire risk

By FlightGlobal: Safety regulators have instructed operators of certain Israel Aerospace Industries converted Boeing 747-400 freighters to check wiring in the vicinity of cockpit oxygen hoses for potential risk of arcing and fire.

2026-01-02T09:55:22.866437-08:00
Antitrust   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   United Airlines  
aeroflap.com.br • Aeroflap

Cade approves United Airlines' minority stake in Azul without restrictions

By aeroflap.com.br: O Cade aprovou, sem restrições o ato de concentração envolvendo a United Airlines Inc. e a Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras.

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2026-01-02T04:44:39.092835-08:00
MRO   NTSB   North America   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
GlobalAir.com • Jadda Tyree

Final investigative report: Hawker 900XP crashed during post‑maintenance stall test in Utah

By GlobalAir.com: The crew was conducting a stall test on Feb. 7 2024 after the wing’s leading edges and de-ice panels were removed, inspected and reinstalled.

2026-01-02T07:48:33.669839-08:00