Leadership   Orders   Airlines   Boeing  
Reuters • Julie Zhu, Shruti Agarwal

Air New Zealand defers two Boeing 787 deliveries as it resets strategy, appoints new CFO

Air New Zealand is implementing its “Te Pae Hou – Our Future” strategy reset by deferring delivery of two Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to cut costs and stem losses. The plan also targets improved reliability and punctuality, alongside a premium-focused customer offering, while appointing insider Kris Cudmore as CFO.

2026-06-29T16:57:19.282806-07:00
Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

FAA issues new 737 Max directive over overheating cabin risk

By FlightGlobal: Tripped circuit breakers can prevent 737 Max air conditioning systems from cooling hot air pumped into the cabin. The Federal Aviation Administration has taken additional action to address a circuit breaker issue that can cause 737 Max cabins and cockpits to become dangerously hot.

2026-06-29T15:39:57.406671-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   North America   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Drone Collides With JetBlue Plane On Final Approach to Land at New York JFK, Narrowly Misses Smashing Into Cockpit Windscreen

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A JetBlue Airbus A321 with as many as 159 passengers on board was struck by a drone as it was on its final approach to land at New York JFK on Monday morning, air traffic control recordings have revealed.

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2026-06-29T09:40:08.076899-07:00
PaxEx   North America   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Canadian regional carriers seek subsidies in northern ops

By ch-aviation: A joint initiative by North Star Air (Ontario), Bearskin Airlines, Air Creebec, and Wasaya Airways, called the Northern Ontario Airfare Affordability Program (NOAAP) is looking to reduce the cost of air travel across Northern Ontario through a provincially funded subsidy.

2026-06-29T17:11:45.764870-07:00
Routes   North America   Airports   ALPA   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Boeing 737   United Airlines  
Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

United Airlines expands in Colombia with new Cartagena flights from Houston and Washington D.C.

By Aviacionline: The rollout begins in December with four weekly flights per route, cementing three decades of operations in Colombia.

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2026-06-29T11:27:04.896178-07:00
Honeywell   Leadership   M&A   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
Reuters • Aatreyee Dasgupta

Honeywell Aerospace shares slip in Nasdaq debut

By Reuters: Honeywell Aerospace shares ‌closed down 0.4% on Monday after the company made its Nasdaq debut following its spinoff from Honeywell as part of a broader breakup of one of the last major industrial conglomerates.

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2026-06-29T07:40:42.388027-07:00