Paddle Your Own KanooMateusz Maszczynski

American Airlines to seat flight attendants in jumpseats earlier in descent to reduce turbulence injury risk

American Airlines is requiring flight attendants to be seated earlier during descent, citing research that turbulence injuries are most likely to occur before landing. The change targets cabin-crew exposure during the descent/touchdown window amid heightened turbulence concern.

2026-05-30T02:19:19.218810-07:00
Paddle Your Own KanooMateusz Maszczynski

Pilots of United Airlines Flight From Chicago Declare Emergency Level 4 Passenger Threat as Russian Citizen Tries to 'Breach Cockpit'

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The pilots of a United Airlines flight from Chicago O’Hare to Minneapolis declared a Level 4 passenger threat just 20 minutes after takeoff and made an emergency diversion to Madison after a Russian citizen on board the plane reportedly attempted to breach the cockpit.

2026-05-30T00:18:04.237461-07:00
BloombergSiddharth Philip

Castlelake Considers Making Offer to Buy UK’s EasyJet

By Bloomberg: EasyJet Plc, the UK airline that helped pioneer ultra low-cost travel in Europe over the past three decades, has drawn takeover interest from an investment firm, potentially shaking up the regional airline market as it navigates high fuel costs and steep competition.

2026-05-29T12:24:24.572659-07:00
The HillFinya Swai

FAA head says air traffic system is ‘safe, but it’s not efficient’

By The Hill: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford says that while the nation’s air traffic control infrastructure is safe, it is still operating on decades-old technology that needs improvement.

2026-05-29T12:59:38.862995-07:00