Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
A United Airlines flight operating from Chicago O’Hare to Minneapolis declared a Level 4 passenger threat roughly 20 minutes after takeoff following reports that a Russian citizen on board attempted to breach the cockpit. The aircraft diverted to Madison, Wisconsin, officials said.
Bloomberg
• Siddharth Philip
By Bloomberg: EasyJet Draws Takeover Interest From Investment Firm Castlelake Expand An EasyJet Plc aircraft at London Southend Airport in Southend-on-Sea, UK.
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CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
By CNBC: The Trump administration has been weighing cutting off Customs and Border Protection services at certain airports to pressure "sanctuary cities.".
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
By FlightGlobal: The moves come after the carrier experienced "one of the most demanding periods for Indian aviation".
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The Hill
• Finya Swai
By The Hill: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford says that while the nation’s air traffic control infrastructure is safe, it is still operating on decades-old technology that needs improvement.
Washington Post
• Andrea Sachs
By Washington Post: For passengers who need more room, the airline will again offer a second seat for free instead of requiring them to purchase one.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: UK/Canadian technology avoids vulnerability to vibration and pitot tube blocks.
Aviation Week
• Bill Carey
By Aviation Week: Fractional ownership and jet card provider Airshare will equip its Embraer Phenom 300s with the Gogo Galileo HDX satellite communications terminal, Gogo says.
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