The Air Current
• Elan Head
On March 17 the FAA cleared Boeing to advance the long-delayed 777-9 into the first part of TIA Phase 4 certification trials, marking a formal regulator step forward in testing. Persistent program setbacks and customer uncertainty mean a firm entry-into-service date remains unclear.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Delta Air Lines plane from Seattle to Taipei, Taiwan, was forced to make an emergency diversion to Anchorage last Saturday when an altercation occurred between a flight attendant and an unruly passenger when the man used the ‘N word’ against the crew member.
AINonline
• Matt Thurber
By AINonline: Last year’s law would have imposed a 10% fee on transactions.
Skift
• Rafat Ali
By Skift: Travel executives like to tout gains in loyalty members. The key question: Is any of this making it cheaper to acquire the next customer?.
ch-aviation
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FAA
By FAA: More stringent safety protocol is based on a year-long analysis following the tragic 2025 DCA midair collision.
Flying Magazine
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Lufthansa proposed integrating pilots' transitional pension into company plan, potentially boosting benefits up to 50% without increasing total pension costs.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: The acquisition for an undisclosed amount will close this week.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Inflight Online
• Grace Hardy
