Wall Street JournalBenjamin Katz, Julia Amann

Smartphone power banks and vapes flagged as growing source of in-flight fires, injuring passengers and disrupting flights

A surge in reports of phones, power banks and vapes spontaneously catching fire onboard aircraft is causing passenger injuries and operational disruptions, according to the article. The trend points to an escalating safety and compliance risk tied to everyday consumer electronics carried in-flight.

2026-07-18T05:16:10.300455-07:00
FlightGlobalDavid Kaminski-Morrow

Spanish probe evasive action by head-on A321XLR and 787 near Western Sahara

By FlightGlobal: Both aircraft were at same cruise altitude on bidirectional airway in Canaries airspace. Spanish investigators are probing an indecent in which a Boeing 787-9 and an Airbus A321XLR took evasive action while travelling head-on along the same airway at the same cruise altitude.

2026-07-18T01:58:20.696418-07:00
Paddle Your Own KanooMateusz Maszczynski

FAA Will Let Boeing Mark Its Own Homework And Issue Its Own Airworthiness Certificates For 737MAX Jets And 787 Dreamliners

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will once again let Boeing mark its own homework after it told the Chicago-headquartered aircraft manufacturer that it is free to issue its own airworthiness certificates for all newly manufactured 737MAX jets and 787 Dreamliners.

2026-07-17T21:14:27.580442-07:00
Cranky FlierAndrew Bashuk

Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: United Earnings, Southwest’s Spring

By Cranky Flier: Review United Reports $805 Million Profit United Airlines’s Q2 earnings were released Wednesday after the close of the market, and the carrier earned a profit of $805 million on $17.7 billion in gross revenue.

2026-07-17T11:13:53.029382-07:00