Aviation Safety & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
Simple Flying • Abid Habib

Spike in onboard power‑bank fires in Asia prompts renewed calls to restrict portable batteries

Multiple recent onboard incidents involving passenger power banks — including an Asiana in‑flight fire that caused a burn and a T'way Air event that hospitalised three crew — have raised safety concerns. Airlines and regulators face renewed pressure to restrict or ban portable batteries aboard aircraft.

Also: Aviation Source and theaviationhub.co.uk
2026-01-11T05:04:02.162707-08:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   North America   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Skift • Gordon Smith

Allegiant to Acquire Sun Country for $1.5B, Creating Major U.S. Leisure Carrier

By Skift: Allegiant and Sun Country Airlines have agreed to merge in a deal that would create one of the largest leisure-focused airlines in the U.S.

Also: PaxEx.Aero, Airways Magazine, Aviation Source, CNBC, World Airline News, Aviation Week, Airline Economics, One Mile at a Time, View from the Wing, The Points Guy, Airline Geeks, The Air Current and 14 more
2026-01-11T13:42:59.980817-08:00
eVTOL   Helicopter   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
Vertical Mag

Vertical’s Top 10 Rotorcraft Stories of 2025 — Safety, Regulation & Design Advances

By Vertical Mag: | To ensure delivery of future emails, add [email protected] to your contacts. | |---| | | ![]() | Latest Issue Read Now | ![]() | | | ![]() | | Vertical’s Top 10 stories of 2025 This year brought hard lessons in safety, renewed debates over regulation, and advances in rotorcraft design and capability.

2026-01-11T16:08:55.088275-08:00
Routes   Middle East   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

Etihad to launch nonstop Luxembourg–Abu Dhabi service, becoming first Middle Eastern carrier to serve Luxembourg

By AeroTime: Etihad Airways will start the nonstop service between Luxembourg and Abu Dhabi, aiming to become the first Middle Eastern carrier to serve the country.

Also: Aviation Source and travelandtourworld.com
2026-01-11T07:44:27.714993-08:00
M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
ir.suncountry.com

Allegiant and Sun Country to Merge, Creating Leading U.S. Leisure Airline

By ir.suncountry.com: Brings Together Airlines with Similar Flexible Capacity Models Serving 22 Million Annual Customers, Nearly 175 Cities, With More Than 650 Routes, and 195 Aircraft Complementary Route Networks, Diversified Fleet, and Third-Party Travel Business Expand Choice, and Service for Passengers, Allowing.

2026-01-11T13:42:35.858823-08:00