Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
A Dallas Fort Worth International Airport air traffic controller paid tribute to the pilots of Spirit Airlines flight NK-1833 from Detroit, after realizing it would be the last-ever landing by the ultra-low-cost carrier. The action followed Spirit’s liquidation early Saturday.
APEX
• Joshua Kupietzky
By APEX: Alaska Airlines has launched a new premium Suites check-in in Seattle as premium airport service becomes a key competitive battleground.
time.com
• Chantelle Lee
By time.com: The partial government shutdown ended this week, but the toll it has taken on the TSA may still be felt for months to come, experts have warned.
AINonline
• Curt Epstein
By AINonline: Measure could spur further growth in the SAF industry.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Airline warned it faces revocation of certificate if corrections are not implemented. Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia has restricted the air operator’s certificate of carrier Izhavia after an inspection of its activities.
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
By Flying Magazine: Hop-A-Jet president Barry Ellis talks about what the company learned from the crash.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: The FAA's proposed rule applies to all CF34-3s — more than 1,100 of the engines on US aircraft.. The Federal Aviation Administration plans to require operators to inspect GE Aerospace CF34 turbofans for corrosion after investigators recently cited it as contributing to a 2024 event involving a dual-engine failure.
AINonline
• Kerry Lynch
By AINonline: Middle East operations still off significantly but global activity is ahead of 2025.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Aviation Today
• John Persinos
