New York Times
• Madeleine Ngo
Documents and interviews show the Department of Homeland Security has contracted for five aircraft to support deportation operations, doubling the agency’s jet fleet. The award includes two Gulfstream aircraft, expanding ICE flight capacity under the DHS fleet buildout.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: Virgin Atlantic has celebrated the launch of direct daily service between London Heathrow and Seoul’s Incheon International Airport, with the inaugural flight originally taking to the skies on March 29, 2026.
Associated Press
• Gene Johnson, Josh Funk
By Associated Press: The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a sightseeing flight off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last month, killing three passengers, has told investigators that the aircraft underwent a series of intense vibrations and entered a spin before plunging into the water.
The Air Current
• Will Guisbond
By The Air Current: Palantir, Thales and ASI competing on secretive initiative that could redefine how the U.S. ATC system operates.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: Lufthansa Group has announced the official opening of ‘Hangar One,’ their new conference and visitor center at Frankfurt Airport. At Wednesday’s opening ceremony, the keynote address was delivered by German Federal Chancellor, Friedrich Merz.
Business Traveller
Airways Magazine
• Helwing Villamizar
By Airways Magazine: Air Canada will suspend JFK service from Montreal and Toronto due to rising fuel costs affecting transborder route profitability.
Associated Press
• Josh Funk
By Associated Press: A UPS cargo plane had to abort its landing in Louisville earlier this week when a small plane crossed the runway just as it approached.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: As in-flight connectivity (IFC) has become a core part of the customer experience while flying, airlines are looking at IFC as one of the ways they form a connection with customers and provide content that resonates.flydubai and Ethiopian Airlines gave their perspectives on the changing dynamics of this market at the Passenger Experience Conference in the run-up to Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg this week.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
Airline Economics
• Justin Pugsley
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
