eVTOL   North America   Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Archer Aviation  
New York Times • Niraj Chokshi

Joby showcases Manhattan eVTOL air-taxi flights, but service readiness remains blocked by testing and certification timelines

Joby demonstrated an air-taxi in Manhattan, but the aircraft is not yet available for public use. Two New York-focused reports frame the flight as a step toward commercial air travel—while underscoring that eVTOL operators must still complete extensive, staged testing before allowing passenger operations.

Also: New York Times
2026-05-31T05:39:04.127901-07:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   United Airlines  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Transatlantic United Airlines Flight Makes Emergency 'Terror Threat' Diversion Over Bluetooth Speaker Name

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A transatlantic United Airlines flight from Newark to Palma de Mallorca made an emergency diversion back to New York on Saturday night because a Bluetooth speaker carried by a teen passenger on the flight had been named ‘BOMB.’.

Also: View from the Wing and Simple Flying
2026-05-31T06:11:18.659318-07:00
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

American Airlines Orders Flight Attendants Into Their Jumpseats Earlier Than Ever Amid Rising Turbulence Injury Fears

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: American Airlines is requiring flight attendants to be seated earlier during descent after research found turbulence injuries are most likely to occur before landing.

Also: View from the Wing and Aviation A2Z
2026-05-30T02:19:19.218810-07:00
Routes   Israel   Middle East   PaxEx   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Etihad Airways Reveals Major Israel Expansion With up to Six Daily Flights to Tel Aviv Serving Pent Up Demand

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Etihad Airways is set for a major expansion in Israel with plans to operate as many as six daily flights between its home hub in Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv, serving Israelis who are desperate to go on vacation, with connecting flights to Asia particularly in demand.

Also: Aviation A2Z
2026-05-30T08:09:55.423428-07:00
PaxEx   Airports   TSA   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   United Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Pilots of United Airlines Flight From Chicago Declare Emergency Level 4 Passenger Threat as Russian Citizen Tries to 'Breach Cockpit'

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The pilots of a United Airlines flight from Chicago O’Hare to Minneapolis declared a Level 4 passenger threat just 20 minutes after takeoff and made an emergency diversion to Madison after a Russian citizen on board the plane reportedly attempted to breach the cockpit.

Also: Aviation A2Z, Associated Press, Aviation24, CBS News, The Independent, CNN, The Guardian, Times of India, NBC News and 4 more
2026-05-30T00:18:04.237461-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

FedEx takes delivery of final Boeing 767-300F freighter

By Air Data News: N244FE becomes the cargo carrier's 152nd and last new-build 767 as Boeing prepares to end commercial production of FedEx Express has taken delivery of its final Boeing 767-300F , bringing to a close a cargo fleet renewal program that helped make the US package carrier the largest operator of the freighter variant.

2026-05-30T03:12:31.203434-07:00