Wall Street Journal
• Benjamin Katz
Wall Street Journal reports: Other measures after a WSJ investigation include an Airbus design fix being rolled out by American Airlines, while a U.S. bill would mandate sensors on planes.
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FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed mandatory replacement of high-pressure compressor blades on 1,496 V2500 engines following multiple blade failures that caused engine fires and in-flight shutdowns.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Spanish carrier Air Europa, currently an all-Boeing operator, has provisionally agreed to take up to 40 Airbus A350-900s. Airbus disclosed the memorandum of understanding during the Dubai air show, describing it as a "long-haul fleet replacement".
aeroroutes.com
By aeroroutes.com: Additional info added at 2115PST 17NOV25 / 0515GMT 18NOV25 Published at 2100PST 17NOV25 / 0500GMT 18NOV25 WestJet as of Monday 17NOV25 evening (Mountain Standard time) filed planned European network expansion for Northern summer 2026 season, including 6 Trans-Atlantic routes.
FlightGlobal
• Howard Hardee
By FlightGlobal: Shareholders of Mesa Air Group have approved the company's merger with fellow US regional airline company Republic Airways.
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
By FlightGlobal: All Nippon Airways president Shinichi Inoue has defended the decision to suspend the short-lived operations of medium-haul brand AirJapan, noting that parent company ANA Holdings "remains flexible" in its long-term plans.
AINonline
• Curt Epstein
By AINonline: The facility is the first to use alcohol-to-jet technology.
AINonline
• Amy Wilder
By AINonline: Corporate tier emphasizes speed and flexibility, and access to Vista fleet.
