Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Southwest Airlines  
Reuters • Rajesh Kumar Singh

Southwest CFO/CEO Bob Jordan: demand resilient to fare hikes; premium push intact despite higher fuel

Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said the carrier has seen no demand drop-off after seven fare increases since February and expects higher prices to persist even as oil falls. He cited 25% growth in business travel revenue, manageable fuel costs, and no JetBlue acquisition talks.

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2026-05-28T15:10:57.953451-07:00
Helicopter   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
Vertical Mag • Oliver Johnson

Pilot in fatal helicopter maintenance ground run skipped crucial steps in checklist

By Vertical Mag: The pilot involved in a fatal maintenance ground run abbreviated the operator’s checklist, missing crucial steps that led the aircraft to perform a “rapid rotation” striking two maintenance engineers, an accident investigation from the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada has revealed.

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2026-05-28T14:42:14.062975-07:00
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

PNG Air on recovery path, eyes profitability by 2028

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation PNG Air ATR72-600, © Avions de Transport Régional By Dirk Andrei Salcedo 28May2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed PNG Air (CG, Port Moresby ) is targeting a return to profitability by 2028, supported by a restructuring plan that focuses on rebuilding its domestic scheduled network while growing charter flying for the resource sector, according to its 2025 annual report, the first published on time after six years of delayed filings.

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2026-05-28T15:25:35.966864-07:00
Event   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
Reuters • David Shepardson

US bars drone flights over sites of World Cup matches

By Reuters: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it will bar drones over FIFA World Cup ​2026 matches and related fan events across the U.S., to fortify security.

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2026-05-28T13:54:20.255579-07:00
Routes   North America   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

JetBlue Announces Plans to Launch New Service Between Fort Lauderdale and Caracas

By Breitflyte: JetBlue has today announced their intention to launch new service between Fort Lauderdale and Caracas, Venezuela. The new route will further strengthen JetBlue’s leading position in Fort Lauderdale and support travel between the U.S.

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2026-05-28T10:41:32.092659-07:00