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ATC   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

FAA to restore controller observation flights on commercial, general aviation and military aircraft

The FAA is bringing back a program that lets air traffic controllers ride along on commercial, general aviation and military flights. Controllers can observe cockpit procedures and pilot workload in real operating conditions; the program had been paused at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2026-10-15T09:04:46.665378-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
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eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

ANRA Technologies Launches VISTA Airspace Awareness Application for Drone Operators

By eVTOL Insights: ANRA Technologies has introduced the Visual Interface for Shared Traffic Awareness (VISTA), a new application designed to give drone operators greater visibility of nearby uncrewed aircraft activity by displaying available flight-intent and position data from Uncrewed Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) services.

2026-10-15T08:06:09.261056-07:00
PaxEx   Airlines  
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PaxEx.Aero • Seth Miller

JetBlue's BlueFirst Cabin Now On Sale

By PaxEx.Aero: JetBlue's new BlueFirst cabin is now on sale, with the first reconfigured plane planned to enter revenue service on 8 December between Boston and Fort Lauderdale.

Also: Aviation A2Z, news.jetblue.com and thebulkheadseat.com
2026-10-15T08:14:40.228595-07:00
Frequent-flyer programs   PaxEx   Airlines   Southwest Airlines  
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CNBC • Leslie Josephs

Southwest is overhauling its frequent flyer program. Here's what's changing

By CNBC: Southwest Airlines is overhauling its loyalty program and replacing A-List and A-List Preferred with three new tiers.

Also: Airline Economics, Seeking Alpha and 3 more
2026-10-15T08:04:49.373866-07:00
Europe   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
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RTE • Colman O'Sullivan

Passenger cap may be taken into account for airport slots

By RTE: The EU Court of Justice has ruled the passenger cap at Dublin Airport may be taken into account when allocating airline slots and could result in an airline losing an allocation it has previously used.

2026-10-15T03:05:47.571579-07:00