NTSB   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

NTSB preliminary findings point to possible military signal jamming role in fatal air ambulance crash, underscoring GPS-loss pro

A preliminary NTSB report is examining whether military signal jamming contributed to a fatal air ambulance crash, with investigators highlighting GPS degradation or failure as a key factor. The report emphasizes that pilots must sustain robust situational awareness and follow procedures designed for navigation outages.

2026-07-02T11:16:48.538533-07:00
Leadership   Europe   Air Canada  
Bloomberg • Mathieu Dion, Siddharth Philip

SAS CEO Emerges as Possible Air Canada Boss After French Debacle

By Bloomberg: SAS AB Chief Executive Officer Anko van der Werff is emerging as a frontrunner to lead Air Canada, according to people familiar with the matter, succeeding Michael Rousseau, who said in March he’d leave after a public outcry over his omission to speak French in a corporate video.

2026-07-02T08:16:22.860926-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   IATA   Middle East   Supply Chain   North America   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Air Traffic starts to soften?

By AirInsight: Global air demand fell 2.2% in May. US tells a different story. Domestic traffic matches 2019 peaks; international growth is broadening and maturing.

2026-07-02T07:15:55.163238-07:00
China   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
Associated Press • Leer En Español

Pilot who hit Beijing's tallest building wrote about 'ending his life,' Chinese authorities say

By Associated Press: 1 of 3 | A small aircraft crashed into Beijing’s tallest building on Friday, the global flight tracking service provider Flightradar24 confirmed, following witness accounts and evacuations in the city’s business district.

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2026-07-02T02:30:20.502785-07:00
Middle East   Europe   M&A   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

Finnair ‘making progress’ on sourcing used A320s, could look at wet-leases

By FlightGlobal: Oneworld carrier says it is benefiting from strong demand and Middle East capacity constraints. Finnair is “making progress” sourcing up to 12 used Airbus A320ceo-family jets and is considering aircraft leases “or even wet-leases” to support its medium-term network plans, the carrier’s finance chief says.

2026-07-02T08:29:32.351641-07:00