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NTSB Helicopter Aviation Safety & Regulation

FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

US inspector general probes FAA oversight of helicopter tours after fatal Bell 206 crash highlighted regulatory loophole

The Transportation Department inspector general is examining FAA regulation of the helicopter tour industry after a Bell 206 crashed during a tour flight last year. The NTSB is investigating the wreckage; the inspector general has also flagged a loophole that lets aerial photography flights operate under less-stringent Part 91 rules.

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2026-11-03T17:04:56.877119-08:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

US’s SkyWest to return all Delta-owned CRJ900s by mid-2027

By ch-aviation: SkyWest (Delta Connection) MHI RJ CRJ700,.

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2026-11-03T17:05:02.420533-08:00

M&A Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airlines

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

US’s Republic Airways to integrate Mesa’s fleet by YE27

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2026-11-03T17:35:36.375619-08:00

Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Orders Airbus A350

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

US’s Atlas Air unveils options for 20 more A350Fs

By ch-aviation: Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has added 20 conditional purchase rights to its A350F order placed earlier this year, increasing the size of the deal from 40 to up to 60 of the widebody freighter type, chief strategy and transformation officer Martin Drew recently disclosed.

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2026-11-03T16:04:55.278346-08:00

North America Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Alaska Air Group to furlough 200 staff due to fuel costs

By ch-aviation: Alaska Air Group plans to eliminate about 200 non-contract positions due to increased fuel prices and geopolitical challenges, which could lead to a potential USD700 million net annual loss in 2026, according to chief executive officer Ben Minicucci.

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2026-11-03T15:55:27.645332-08:00

Routes Airlines

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Belize’s Maya Island Air to reinstate ops at Punta Gorda

By ch-aviation: Maya Island Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan,.

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2026-11-03T15:04:59.299190-08:00

LATAM Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

LATAM cuts profit outlook as fuel costs outpace fare hikes

By FlightGlobal: Latin American carrier was able to pass through about 80% of elevated fuel costs in the form of higher fares. LATAM Airlines Group cut its profit outlook for the year as higher-than-expected fuel costs ate into operating margins.

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2026-11-03T14:04:49.273225-08:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airlines Boeing

The Air Current • Jon Ostrower

Rolls-Royce steps up Alaska Air campaign to unseat GE for future 787s

By The Air Current: The message is hard to miss. Rolls-Royce has rented out a pair of massive billboards in Seattle, one in full view of Alaska Air Group’s corporate headquarters, touting its Trent 1000 XE engine as an option to power a chunk of its future fleet of Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners.

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2026-11-03T14:04:28.535133-08:00

US inspector general probes FAA oversight of helicopter tours after fatal Bell 206 crash highlighted regulatory loophole

US’s SkyWest to return all Delta-owned CRJ900s by mid-2027

US’s Republic Airways to integrate Mesa’s fleet by YE27

US’s Atlas Air unveils options for 20 more A350Fs

Alaska Air Group to furlough 200 staff due to fuel costs

Belize’s Maya Island Air to reinstate ops at Punta Gorda

LATAM cuts profit outlook as fuel costs outpace fare hikes

Rolls-Royce steps up Alaska Air campaign to unseat GE for future 787s

US’s Republic Airways to integrate Mesa’s fleet by YE27

US’s SkyWest to return all Delta-owned CRJ900s by mid-2027

US transportation inspector probes FAA regulation of helicopter tour industry

US’s Atlas Air unveils options for 20 more A350Fs

Alaska Air Group to furlough 200 staff due to fuel costs

Belize’s Maya Island Air to reinstate ops at Punta Gorda

JetBlue raises bag fees for third time in a year as fuel costs bite

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