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Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

Sinkhole shuts LaGuardia Runway 4/22, forcing single-runway operations and triggering flight delays/cancellations

A sinkhole found during LaGuardia’s airfield inspection shut down part of Runway 4/22, leaving the airport to route traffic onto its only other runway. The Port Authority warned travelers to expect delays and cancellations as thunderstorms were also forecast to roll in Wednesday.

gothamist.com • Louis C. Hochman

Sinkhole found near LaGuardia runway, prompting warnings of delays and cancellations

Airline Geeks • Zach Vasile

Sinkhole Shuts Down Runway at LaGuardia

Also: AeroTime, CNBC, View from the Wing, The Guardian, The Independent, CBS News and 4 more

2026-05-20T12:09:47.010329-07:00

M&A Aircraft Finance & Leasing Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Parent of Viet Nam's Bamboo Airways launches leasing unit

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2026-05-20T15:54:34.744823-07:00

Policy & Regulation Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

South Korea's t'way Air gains regulatory nod for rebrand

By ch-aviation: t'way Air (TW, Daegu) has secured a revised operating licence from the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for its planned rebranding as Trinity Airways, following shareholder approval in March 2026.

2026-05-20T17:24:06.512584-07:00

Israel Middle East Airline Industry & Market Trends Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Impact of Middle East conflict pushes El Al into first-quarter loss

By FlightGlobal: Carrier believes period would have been profitable but for closure of airspace and operational restrictions. Israeli flag-carrier El Al estimates the damage inflicted on its net profit by the Middle East conflict amounted to $145 million.

Also: Airline Economics and en.globes.co.il

2026-05-20T15:09:20.514367-07:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

US’s Avelo Airlines stops Tuesday flights to cut costs

By ch-aviation: © Joe Scarnici / Getty Images / Avelo Airlines.

Also: Breitflyte

2026-05-20T14:24:04.089937-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Air France Flight to Detroit Forced to Divert to Montreal After Alleged Virus Scare

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: An Air France flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Detroit has reportedly been barred from entering U.S. airspace after officials became aware that a passenger may have been in an Ebola-affected country in recent weeks.

Also: View from the Wing

2026-05-20T13:11:55.721345-07:00

Policy & Regulation Airlines Lufthansa

AirInsight • Rytis Beresnevičius

Lufthansa Pushes Germany to Reform Strike Laws

By AirInsight: Lufthansa urges Germany to reform strike laws, warning that repeated labor actions threaten competitiveness, passengers, and hub connectivity.

2026-05-20T13:26:46.667772-07:00

Supply Chain Orders Airbus A350 Airbus

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Airbus warns customers of fresh A350 delivery delays

By Air Data News: Airbus has warned some airline customers about additional delivery delays affecting the A350 program later this decade, according to Reuters, as the European manufacturer continues to face supply-chain disruption tied to a recently acquired US factory.