AINonline
• Charles Alcock
Developers of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft are closing in on commercial operations after years of development, testing and regulatory work. eVTOLs could replace helicopters in specific roles—short‑range passenger shuttles, air‑taxi and certain specialist missions—if certification and infrastructure keep pace.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Delta Air Lines may incur a significant fine following extensive delays that left hundreds of passengers stranded on planes in Atlanta.
Flying Magazine
• Tripp Thurston
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Skift
• Gordon Smith
By Skift: Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr warns Europe’s reliance on Gulf airline hubs is a “geopolitical Achilles’ heel” as conflict disrupts aviation networks.
Cranky Flier
By Cranky Flier:  Iran war threatens $11.7 trillion global travel industry as passengers get caught in crossfire – CNBC I know the headline is about Iran, but Cranky Network Weekly was quoted in here with our look at what is happening in Puerto Vallarta.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A man pleaded guilty to attempting to open the emergency door of an Alaska Airlines flight amid suspected drug overdose.
Associated Press
By Associated Press: A preliminary report shows that a private jet that crashed in Maine in January remained on the ground 8 minutes longer than it should have after receiving a deicing treatment during a snowstorm.
Reuters
By Reuters: Boeing is close to landing its first major aircraft order from China in nearly a decade, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Skift
• Michelle Gounden, Oliver Martin
