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Aircraft Interiors International
• Web Team
Crystal Cabin Awards 2026 shortlist reveals cabin and inflight-experience trends
By Aircraft Interiors International: What will the inflight experience look like in the future? The Crystal Cabin Awards are a hotbed of innovation, and the 85 shortlisted contenders for the 2026 event signal clear trends in aircraft cabins.
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Crew Subdue Passenger Who Tried to Open Emergency Exit on Cathay Pacific Boston–Hong Kong Flight
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A man was arrested for attempting to open an emergency exit on a Cathay Pacific flight, facing potential life imprisonment.
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Jerusalem Post
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Investigation: Southwest 737-800 began takeoff from parallel taxiway at Orlando after crew missed runway verification
By FlightGlobal: US investigators state that a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 captain did not adhere to runway-verification procedures before the jet commenced its take-off roll from a parallel taxiway at Orlando earlier this year.
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Leeham News
• Leehamcoeu; Bjorn Fehrm
Bjorn's Corner: Faster Aircraft Development — Part 20: Flight Testing
By Leeham News: December 12, 2025, ©. Leeham News: We do a series about ideas on how the long development times for large airliners can be shortened. New projects talk about cutting development time and reaching certification and production faster than..
AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
Saudia CCO ‘bullish’ on hitting its Vision 2030 targets
By AeroTime: Saudia CCO Arved von zur Muehlen spoke with AeroTime about why the airline is feeling ‘bullish’ on hitting its ambitious Vision 2030 targets.
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IndiGo cuts Q3 FY26 guidance after DGCA imposes cap and launches inspections
By ch-aviation: IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi International) has lowered its financial guidance for the third quarter of the 2026 financial year, ending December 31, after the Directorate General...
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AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
Skydiver survives after reserve parachute snags on Cessna 208 tail at 15,000 ft (Australia)
By AeroTime: A skydiver in Australia survived after a reserve parachute snagged on a Cessna 208’s tail at 15,000 feet, leaving the man dangling in midair before cutting free.
