Antitrust   M&A   Airlines   United Airlines  
New York Times • Niraj Chokshi

United CEO acknowledges it pitched an American merger idea; American was unwilling, leaving US combination talks effectively sta

United’s chief said for the first time that he raised the idea of a merger with American—an approach American was unwilling to consider. The admission underscores how far the carrier-to-carrier discussion progressed (and why it didn’t), amid the same antitrust and political scrutiny weighing on US consolidation.

2026-04-28T18:38:17.758242-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Airbus will not have A220 ‘secondary’ cockpit barriers ready by FAA’s July deadline

By FlightGlobal: JetBlue has requested an extension to the deadline, following a similar request by Horizon Air. Certification delays and supply chain hold ups have left Airbus unable to meet the Federal Aviation Administration's 31 July deadline for introducing secondary cockpit barriers on A220s.

2026-04-28T16:34:35.356008-07:00
Routes   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

China's Spring Airlines targets 300 aircraft by 2035

By ch-aviation: Spring Airlines (9C, Shanghai Hongqiao) is aiming for a fleet of 200 aircraft by 2031 and around 300 by 2035 as it maintains an all-Airbus narrowbody strategy, its vice president Zhang Wuan declared at the event Routes Asia 2026, as reported by industry outlet Aviation Week.

2026-04-28T15:24:07.956675-07:00
Orders   Airlines   Boeing   Boeing 737  
FL360aero • Scott Kirby

Copa Airlines signs deal for up to 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (valued at about $13.5B list)

By FL360aero: The flag carrier of Panama and a prominent member of the Star Alliance, Copa Airlines announced the signing of a new agreement with Boeing and GE Aerospace for the purchase of up to 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, for an approximate investment of $13.5 billion at list price.

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2026-04-28T08:21:43.747973-07:00
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airlines  
lemonde.fr • Jean-Michel Hauteville

La disparition d’Air Antilles, un risque de « rupture » dans la continuité du transport aérien régional dans les Caraïbes

By lemonde.fr: Le tribunal mixte de commerce de Pointe-à-Pitre a ordonné la liquidation judiciaire de la compagnie régionale antillaise, lourdement endettée, dont les avions étaient cloués au sol depuis le retrait, en décembre 2025, de son certificat de transport aérien.

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