Paddle Your Own KanooMateusz Maszczynski

United grounds flights for major IT upgrade as critical systems go offline

United Airlines temporarily grounded flights and took key customer and operational systems offline to perform a major IT upgrade. The planned outage affected bookings, check‑in, baggage and other critical services, producing a controlled carrier‑wide disruption while the airline implemented software and infrastructure changes.

2026-02-04T00:47:18.355796-08:00
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FlightGlobalJon Hemmerdinger

Eve Air Mobility plots 2026 flight-test campaign and secures AirX as customer

By FlightGlobal: Eve Air Mobility has secured fresh orders for its electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft at the Singapore air show, as the Brazilian manufacturer reports steady progress with its flight-test programme following the maiden sortie of an engineering prototype in December.

2026-02-04T01:34:33.958557-08:00
FlightGlobalJon Hemmerdinger

Pratt & Whitney: GTF recovery expected by end of decade; Embraer E2 AOGs to be cleared by end-2026

By FlightGlobal: Pratt & Whitney expects its recovery from the PW1000G geared turbofan recall to continue through the end of this decade, though the engine manufacturer says Embraer E-Jet E2 operators should see their aircraft-on-ground issues resolved by year-end 2026.

2026-02-03T22:53:42.614004-08:00