Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Delta Flight DL‑69, an Airbus A350 operating Seattle–Taipei, diverted to Anchorage after a passenger and a flight attendant engaged in a heated altercation when the passenger allegedly hurled a racial slur at crew. Pilots locked the cabin and declared an emergency, forcing an unscheduled landing.
The Air Current
• Elan Head
By The Air Current: The Federal Aviation Administration on March 17 cleared Boeing to continue advancing its long-delayed 777-9 into the fourth phase of certification testing, according to two people familiar with the milestone.
FAA
By FAA: More stringent safety protocol is based on a year-long analysis following the tragic 2025 DCA midair collision.
Flying Magazine
AINonline
• Matt Thurber
By AINonline: Last year’s law would have imposed a 10% fee on transactions.
Skift
• Rafat Ali
By Skift: Travel executives like to tout gains in loyalty members. The key question: Is any of this making it cheaper to acquire the next customer?.
ch-aviation
By ch-aviation: Want to learn more about Ultra Air? Subscribe now and never miss a critical update with our news feed, alerts and newsletters!.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Lufthansa proposed integrating pilots' transitional pension into company plan, potentially boosting benefits up to 50% without increasing total pension costs.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: The acquisition for an undisclosed amount will close this week.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Inflight Online
• Grace Hardy
