Routes   Israel   Middle East   PaxEx   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Etihad to ramp Tel Aviv service to up to six daily flights, while pushing back Abu Dhabi–Bucharest to Dec 2026

Etihad Airways plans a major Israel expansion from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv, targeting as many as six daily flights to capture pent-up leisure demand, with connections to Asia in particular. Separately, it delayed the Abu Dhabi–Bucharest route launch to December 2026 and cancelled the planned Tbilisi service.

Also: Aviation A2Z
2026-05-30T08:09:55.423428-07:00
PaxEx   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   United Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Pilots of United Airlines Flight From Chicago Declare Emergency Level 4 Passenger Threat as Russian Citizen Tries to 'Breach Cockpit'

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The pilots of a United Airlines flight from Chicago O’Hare to Minneapolis declared a Level 4 passenger threat just 20 minutes after takeoff and made an emergency diversion to Madison after a Russian citizen on board the plane reportedly attempted to breach the cockpit.

Also: Aviation24, The Independent, CNN, The Guardian, Times of India, NBC News, abc7chicago.com and news.ssbcrack.com
2026-05-30T00:18:04.237461-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

FedEx takes delivery of final Boeing 767-300F freighter

By Air Data News: N244FE becomes the cargo carrier's 152nd and last new-build 767 as Boeing prepares to end commercial production of FedEx Express has taken delivery of its final Boeing 767-300F , bringing to a close a cargo fleet renewal program that helped make the US package carrier the largest operator of the freighter variant.

2026-05-30T03:12:31.203434-07:00
Antitrust   Europe   M&A   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   easyJet  
Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

Castlelake Considers Making Offer to Buy UK’s EasyJet

By Bloomberg: EasyJet Plc, the UK airline that helped pioneer ultra low-cost travel in Europe over the past three decades, has drawn takeover interest from an investment firm, potentially shaking up the regional airline market as it navigates high fuel costs and steep competition.

Also: AirInsight, Financial Times, Seeking Alpha and Financial Times
2026-05-29T12:24:24.572659-07:00