Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
FreightWaves reports FedEx is in the final stages of returning its MD-11 freighters to service after months of inspections and Boeing-developed structural modifications. The carrier is preparing to resume cargo flights to Miami as the aircraft work through the last steps before reintegration.
View from the Wing
• Gary Leff
By View from the Wing: A Frontier Airlines pilot aborted takeoff in Denver after reporting an engine fire and telling the tower, “We just hit somebody.” The Airbus A321 had 231 people onboard when crew said a pedestrian was walking across Runway 17L, forcing an emergency evacuation by slides.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The largest flight attendant union in the United States wants airlines to start screening passengers for Hantavirus symptoms, with new pre-flight emails and gate announcements informing passengers to self-report contact with rodents or symptomatic people within the past 45 days.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Delta Air Lines employee at the Orlando International Airport (MCO) is confirmed to have died after a tragic accident involving an airplane tug crashing into a jetbridge late on Thursday evening.
APEX
• Joshua Kupietzky
By APEX: American Airlines has redesigned its mobile app with new self-service tools, streamlined trip management, and day-of-travel functionality.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways has just joined a slew of other international airlines to ban passengers from storing portable power banks in overhead lockers over fears that the popular travel gadget could overheat and burst into flames undetected, allowing fire and smoke to quickly spread throughout the aircraft.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Tampa Executive Airport is also building a new terminal as it looks to serve 35 million annual passengers by 2027.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: The airline is wary that an ongoing investigation into Joby's trade practices could impede its air taxi ambitions. Delta Air Lines has warned that the US International Trade Commission's (ITC) investigation into Joby Aviation threatens Delta's partnership with the air taxi developer.
