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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

FAA awards Rohde & Schwarz USA ~$5B for digital voice-switch replacement across air traffic control

The FAA has awarded Rohde & Schwarz USA contracts totaling about $4.9 billion to modernize ATC voice communications by replacing analog voice infrastructure with digital voice switching systems. Awards cover “hundreds” of digital voice switches as part of the FAA’s broader air traffic control modernization push.

Also: Regional Gateway and airportindustry-news.com

2026-04-28T11:20:11.287240-07:00

PaxEx Airlines

Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Diehl Space³ lav to enter service this year, narrowbody variant afoot

By Runway Girl: Diehl Aviation’s award-winning aircraft lavatory innovation, Space³, is slated to enter revenue service this year, introducing important new accessibility features for PRMs on widebody aircraft.

2026-04-28T11:05:24.866469-07:00

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Bloomberg • Will Kubzansky

California Jet Fuel Woes Deepen as Asia Flows Hit Decade Low

By Bloomberg: Jet fuel exports from Asia to California are at the lowest point in at least a decade, adding another pressure point to a burgeoning air travel crunch on the West Coast stemming from the war on Iran.

2026-04-28T11:34:46.131112-07:00

Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Airlines

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Alaska Airlines reworks “loss-making” Hawaiian-Amazon deal

By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Alaska Airlines at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.

2026-04-28T11:35:09.218255-07:00

BizAv Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Asia-Pacific (APAC)

AINonline • Kerry Lynch

Bizjet Fleet Ticking Up in Asia with Long-range Demand

By AINonline: 1.5% bizjet fleet growth in 2025 was the most in region in years.

2026-04-28T10:50:25.884903-07:00

Antitrust Leadership M&A Airlines

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Second-largest shareholder at US’s JetBlue seeks board seat

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2026-04-28T10:50:27.764932-07:00

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FL360aero • Scott Kirby

Copa Airlines signs deal for up to 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (valued at about $13.5B list)

By FL360aero: The flag carrier of Panama and a prominent member of the Star Alliance, Copa Airlines announced the signing of a new agreement with Boeing and GE Aerospace for the purchase of up to 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, for an approximate investment of $13.5 billion at list price.

aviationnews.eu

Copa Airlines Announces Massive $13.5 Billion Fleet Expansion with Order for 60 Boeing 737 MAX Jets

Boeing

Boeing and Copa Airlines Announce Order for up to 60 737 MAX Jets

Also: AirInsight, ch-aviation, Simple Flying and Aviation24

2026-04-28T08:21:43.747973-07:00

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Aviation A2Z • Kevin Derby

United Airlines Adds New Flights to These 4 Popular Destinations

By Aviation A2Z: United Airlines launches summer 2026 nonstop flights to Split, Bari, Glasgow, Santiago de Compostela and Reykjavik from Newark and Dulles.