PaxEx   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing   United Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United 787-9 Polaris-equipped aircraft makes emergency diversion after electrical smell fills cabin shortly after takeoff from S

A brand-new United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with the airline’s next-generation Polaris Business Class cabin made an emergency diversion after an electrical smell filled the cabin shortly after takeoff from Singapore. The cluster centers on early-flight electrical odor escalation on a newly delivered airframe.

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2026-04-25T09:56:41.192280-07:00
Routes   PaxEx   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Air Canada   Airbus  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Air Canada receives first Airbus A321XLR

By Air Data News: Long-range narrowbody will allow the airline to launch new routes with lower Canada took delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR in Hamburg on April 24, becoming the first Canadian operator of the long-range narrowbody.

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2026-04-24T09:22:47.323524-07:00
Routes   Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines  
AeroTime • Miquel Ros

Ryanair closes Berlin base, blames high costs and charge increases

By AeroTime: On April 24, 2026, Ryanair announced that it is to close its base at Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport (BER), effective October 24, 2026.

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2026-04-24T07:03:20.897240-07:00
ATC   NTSB   North America   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Air Canada  
Associated Press • Josh Funk, Michael R. Sisak

Firefighter heard ‘stop, stop’ before LaGuardia jet crash, but didn’t know who it was for, NTSB says

By Associated Press: The National Transportation Safety Board says a firefighter whose truck collided with an Air Canada jet last month on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots, heard an air traffic controller warn “stop, stop, stop” but didn’t know who it was for.

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2026-04-23T11:49:58.064547-07:00
MRO   M&A   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
aarcorp.com

AAR completes acquisition of Aircraft Reconfig Technologies

By aarcorp.com: The acquisition immediately expands AAR’s engineering and certification capabilities Wood Dale, Illinois — AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Aircraft Reconfig Technologies (ART) from ZIM Aircraft Cabin Solutions.

2026-04-24T16:20:12.973266-07:00
Event   PaxEx   Europe   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines   Lufthansa  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Lufthansa Introduces Designer Hugo Boss Uniforms For Tens of Thousands of Pilots, Flight Attendants and Ground Staff

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: German flag carrier Lufthansa has just unveiled a new look for tens of thousands of frontline employees, including pilots, flight attendants, and gate agents, and the airline has chosen none other than the iconic German designer Hugo Boss to create the new look.

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2026-04-24T08:05:24.943936-07:00