ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) will withdraw from Melbourne Airport–Devonport and King Island–Burnie routes effective June 20, 2026. The carrier cited a “challenging operating environment” and soaring fuel prices, signaling further network contraction pressure as jet-fuel economics worsen.
ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
By ch-aviation: Wheels Up (WUP, Teterboro) has announced that lead strategic investor Delta Air Lines has extended lock-up restrictions on all its shares issued under the Investment and Investor Rights Agreement for an additional year, through May 22, 2027.
By satnews.com: Viasat has officially announced a significant achievement for its commercial aviation business, with its SwiftBroadband-Safety service now installed on one thousand aircraft globally.
CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
By CNBC: American Airlines said it will install SpaceX's Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi on more than 500 of its airplanes.
American Airlines
Airline Geeks
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Eighteen-state advanced air mobility (AAM) collective will pursue demonstrations of regional flights in the American “heartland.”.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called on the Federal Aviation Administration to revise how it assesses runway conditions during heavy rainfall, citing safety risks of airplanes skidding off the runway.
Bloomberg
• Bloomberg News
By Bloomberg: Russia is considering limiting exports of diesel and jet fuel, according to Interfax, as refinery run rates fall to multi-year lows amid Ukraine’s escalating attacks.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The uncrewed Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 reached a top speed of Mach 1.21. US aviation start-up Hermeus has logged its first-ever supersonic flight with one of the company's experimental Quarterhorse aircraft.
Reuters
• Abhijith Ganapavaram, Allison Lampert
