Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Rise Air took delivery of its first ATR 72-600 on December 19, becoming the Canadian launch customer for ATR's -600 series. The handover makes Rise Air the first operator of the new -600 variant in Canada and signals the aircraft's entry into the Canadian turboprop market.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Washington Post
• Imogen Piper
By Washington Post: The Post examined the bright skyline around Reagan National Airport and whether it may have been a factor in the January accident, which killed 67 people.
ch-aviation
• CH-Aviation Staff
By ch-aviation: Several daily Operator News updates covering all Operator Route Network changes, strategic fleet developments and aircraft orders, start-ups and bankruptcies, mergers and acquisitions and partnerships and alliances.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways' Chief Customer Officer Calum Laming has departed, leaving the airline without a successor as it seeks to enhance passenger experience amid cost-cutting.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: A potential combination between Viva Aerobus and Volaris would materially change the ranking of Latin America’s largest airline groups when measured.
New York Times
• Niraj Chokshi
By New York Times: Inside a tornado-hardened office in Texas, 1,700 American Airlines employees manage the carrier’s operations, responding to bad weather, plane trouble and ailing passengers.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways has rescinded its ban on hot water bottles for cabin crew after strong backlash and safety concerns.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: Lufthansa Group has announced the upgrade of over 130 Airbus A320 aircraft with state-of-the-art, automated flight profile transfer technology starting in 2026.
Airways Magazine
• Airways Newsroom
Leeham News
• Scott Hamilton
