Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

Palm Beach International Airport renamed to President Donald J. Trump International (KDJT), starting an FAA 90-day compliance cl

Palm Beach International in Florida has been officially renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport, with the FAA updating the airport identifier to KDJT (from the previous Palm Beach identifier). FAA-certificated operators have until Oct. 7 to update OpsSpecs, flight-planning systems, and other operational documentation.

Also: CNBC, GlobalAir.com, Aviation A2Z, One Mile at a Time, The Independent and 3 more
2026-07-09T09:46:15.669705-07:00
Europe   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Lufthansa  
Bloomberg • Sonja Wind

Freak Collapse of Lufthansa Nose Gear Points to Missing Lock Pin

By Bloomberg: Investigators probing the collapse of the front landing gear on a practically factory-fresh Boeing Co. jet in Frankfurt said a required locking pin wasn’t in place when the accident occurred last month.

Also: Paddle Your Own Kanoo and aeroxplorer.com
2026-07-09T08:29:36.178294-07:00
ATC   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
The Air Current • Will Guisbond

Domestic ATC firms cite China concerns in latest effort to stifle competitors

By The Air Current: Domestic contractors vying for U.S. air traffic control modernization projects are citing Chinese business ties as well as cyber and national security concerns in their latest bid to shut out foreign-owned competition.

2026-07-09T10:45:19.460801-07:00
PaxEx   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Gov’t discards Boliviana privatisation; to renew fleet

By ch-aviation: Bolivia’s government has ruled out privatising state-owned carrier BoA - Boliviana de Aviación (OB, La Paz El Alto) and instead plans to modernise its ageing fleet as part of a broader effort to improve the airline’s competitiveness while opening up the country’s aviation market to greater competition.

2026-07-09T11:01:27.287152-07:00