Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Ninth Circuit revives Alaska Airlines flight attendants’ discrimination case after firings tied to Christian comments on interna

A federal appeals court has revived claims by two Alaska Airlines flight attendants who were fired after making Christian comments about LGBTQ rights on an internal employee forum intended to invite debate. The lawsuit alleges discriminatory termination and abandonment by the union meant to defend them; Alaska is now required to answer to a jury.

2026-06-26T06:41:10.108945-07:00
BizAv   Europe   Orders   Embraer  
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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

Czechia's Atmospherica Aviation orders 2 Phenom 300Es

By ch-aviation: Atmospherica Aviation (AAN, Prague Václav Havel) has placed an order with Embraer Executive Jets for two additional Phenom 300Es, with delivery scheduled for the second quarter of 2028.

2026-06-26T07:41:37.278658-07:00
MRO   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Four FedEx MD-11Fs back in service as it looks to reinstate fleet before peak

By FlightGlobal: Carrier returning trijets from grounding after fix developed in wake of UPS accident at Louisville. US freight specialist FedEx is expecting to have its full Boeing MD-11F fleet back in service before this year’s peak period.

Also: Air Cargo News
2026-06-26T06:12:54.740854-07:00
Orders   Airbus   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

Azerbaijan Airlines takes first A321neo

By FlightGlobal: Carrier takes first of three A321neos on lease from AerCap. Azerbaijan Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, one of three of the larger Airbus narrowbodies the carrier is introducing.

Also: Breitflyte
2026-06-26T04:55:58.874034-07:00
China   PaxEx   Orders   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus   Airbus A330   Airlines  
Reuters • Julie Zhu, Tim Hepher

China Eastern Airlines to buy 25 Airbus A330neo jets for list price of $9.4 billion

By Reuters: China Eastern Airlines ‌said on Friday it plans to buy 25 A330neo jets from Airbus for a catalogue price of about $9.35 billion, as the Chinese carrier expands its widebody fleet to serve more international routes.

Also: Air Data News, AeroTime, Bloomberg, Simple Flying, Seeking Alpha and news.bgov.com
2026-06-26T03:41:00.171311-07:00