The Air Current
• Will Guisbond
Palantir, Thales and ASI are reportedly competing on a secretive initiative that could shift how the FAA operates U.S. air traffic control—moving toward an AI-enabled predictive air traffic management concept. The work suggests a potential step-change from today’s largely reactive ATC tools toward earlier, model-driven decisions.
Airways Magazine
• Helwing Villamizar
By Airways Magazine: Air Canada will suspend JFK service from Montreal and Toronto due to rising fuel costs affecting transborder route profitability.
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Associated Press
• Josh Funk
By Associated Press: A UPS cargo plane had to abort its landing in Louisville earlier this week when a small plane crossed the runway just as it approached.
AirInsight
• Addison Schonland
By AirInsight: Boeing first-flies aircraft on weekends. Airbus doesn't. Both deliver on Fridays. The data behind every production and delivery event, visualized.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Flight attendants at American Airlines are once again calling for more money to work flights to London Heathrow, and this time they’ve filed a notice of dispute in a bid to secure “meaningful” additional compensation when they operate to the British capital.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Pilatus has received certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its new PC-12 PRO flight simulators, now available for pilot training in Switzerland and the United States.
AINonline
• Curt Epstein
By AINonline: Purchase of MAC Air Group strengthens Black Forest Ventures’ aircraft maintenance capabilities.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: Air Transat has unveiled their winter 2026/27 flying program, which includes more service to Europe and the south. The schedule includes new direct service from Quebec City to Costa Rica, service between Toronto and Martinique, a return to Fort Lauderdale, and more.
Airline Economics
• Justin Pugsley
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Vertical Mag
• RTX Press Release; April
Urban Air Mobility News
• Philip Butterworth-Hayes
