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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Breeze urges FAA to restrict legacy carriers’ access to JetBlue’s former Spirit slots

Breeze Airways and other low-cost carriers are asking regulators to impose additional conditions on JetBlue Airways’ purchase of slots previously held by defunct Spirit Airlines. The carriers argue that limits on future transfers are needed to preserve competition and prevent the slots from shifting to legacy airlines.

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2026-09-21T10:05:20.903651-07:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

LATAM defers $1.5bn investment in Peru due to airport taxes

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2026-09-21T11:50:19.132383-07:00

ATC AI Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

FAA Begins Rollout of AI Air Traffic Tool to Trim Flight Delays

By Bloomberg: The US Federal Aviation Administration began rolling out a new artificial intelligence tool that the agency said will help air traffic controllers identify spots of potential congestion early on to help curb flight delays and cancellations.

ch-aviation

US FAA to launch AI-driven platform to aid ATC issues

Washington Post

FAA launches AI tool to assist air traffic control at major D.C.-area airports

Also: CNA and thebulkheadseat.com

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2026-09-21T10:20:20.533144-07:00

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Reuters • David Shepardson

US aircraft communications with FAA 'incredibly insecure,' senator says

By Reuters: A government watchdog report on Monday shows communications between US air traffic controllers and commercial airplanes are "incredibly insecure" and the Federal Aviation ‌Administration must take steps to address threats, Senator Ron Wyden said.

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2026-09-21T08:20:02.972096-07:00

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Bloomberg • Danny Lee

UK Airspace Suffers Second System Failure, Delaying Some Flights

By Bloomberg: The UK airspace suffered temporary disruption over northern England and Scotland, leading to delays and cancellations that frustrated passengers and airlines, just weeks after a widespread glitch wrought havoc across the country’s airports.

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

FAA Equipment Outage Grounds Flights at Newark, Philadelphia and Teterboro

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Construction Damage to Backup Fiber Line Disrupts Air Traffic Control Across the Northeast

Also: Associated Press, Reuters, CNBC, FL360aero, Simple Flying, Aviation24, AeroTime, FlightGlobal, Travel Radar, news.ssbcrack.com, interestingengineering.com, The Independent and 25 more

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2026-09-21T02:50:04.517806-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

Pilot Killed in Upstate New York Midair Glider Collision

By Flying Magazine: One pilot landed safely after two gliders collided en route to Piseco Airport.

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2026-09-21T08:35:51.436068-07:00

Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Airports M&A Airline Industry & Market Trends Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

Air Cargo News • Damian Brett

Airports Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

BEA reenacts night flight to see how runway lighting impacted Nice near miss

By AeroTime: The BEA reenacted a night flight to understand how runway lighting at Nice airport impacted a serious incident involving a Nouvelair and easyJet aircraft.

Also: Aviation Week

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2026-09-21T05:37:34.837715-07:00

Breeze urges FAA to restrict legacy carriers’ access to JetBlue’s former Spirit slots

LATAM defers $1.5bn investment in Peru due to airport taxes

FAA Begins Rollout of AI Air Traffic Tool to Trim Flight Delays

US FAA to launch AI-driven platform to aid ATC issues

FAA launches AI tool to assist air traffic control at major D.C.-area airports

US aircraft communications with FAA 'incredibly insecure,' senator says

UK Airspace Suffers Second System Failure, Delaying Some Flights

FAA Equipment Outage Grounds Flights at Newark, Philadelphia and Teterboro

Construction Damage to Backup Fiber Line Disrupts Air Traffic Control Across the Northeast

Pilot Killed in Upstate New York Midair Glider Collision

Swissport enters the Colombian market as it continues expansion

Swissport expands Latin America footprint with Colombian acquisition

Swissport to enter Colombia through GHI acquisition

BEA reenacts night flight to see how runway lighting impacted Nice near miss

LATAM defers $1.5bn investment in Peru due to airport taxes

FAA Begins Rollout of AI Air Traffic Tool to Trim Flight Delays

Breeze urges FAA to bar legacy carriers from buying defunct Spirit’s slots

Pilot Killed in Upstate New York Midair Glider Collision

Six bidders to move forward in Azores Airlines privatisation

US aircraft communications with FAA 'incredibly insecure,' senator says

Early Sentiment on Boeing's Second Offer to SPEEA is Mixed

Six bidders to move forward in Azores Airlines privatisation

Lufthansa Group to add 20 B737-10s, replace older A320s

IndiGo confirms talks with Embraer and ATR for new regional aircraft

Missile reportedly strikes fuel storage tank at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport

Malaysia Airlines nears order for around 10 Boeing 787-10s to replace leased A350s

Qatar Airways CEO calls Iran conflict the airline’s largest crisis in more than 30 years

American Airlines to Test Inbound-Based Boarding Estimates in Charlotte to Curb Rolling Delays

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