Middle East   PaxEx   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Cathay Pacific trims schedules ~2% through late June as Strait of Hormuz shipping shock drives oil spikes

Cathay Pacific says it will cut flight schedules until the end of June amid surging oil prices linked to the strangulation of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. For now, it expects only modest reductions of around 2% versus plans, while European airports warn of potential fuel shortages.

2026-04-11T10:55:49.475510-07:00
PaxEx   Supply Chain   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Fast-growing RAVE Aerospace identifies industry choke points

By Runway Girl: Enjoying robust demand for its IFE systems, RAVE Aerospace has identified memory chip shortages; the emergence of a more stringent regime for HIC certification testing; and airframers’ more exacting requirements around seat/IFE pairings as among the challenges presently faced in commercial aviation.

2026-04-11T06:17:24.571248-07:00
Event   BizAv   Europe  
AINonline • Charles Alcock

Business Aviation’s EBACE Show Canceled as New Format Fails To Win Support

By AINonline: EBAA trade group said lack of momentum made the show unviable.

Also: FlightGlobal, Inflight Online, Aviation Week, businessjetinteriorsinternational.com, Air Data News, Vertical Mag, GlobalAir.com and 5 more
2026-04-10T01:03:13.390065-07:00
ATC   Airports   Accident   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Frontier Airlines Pilots 'Slam On the Brakes' to Avoid Colliding With Two Trucks at Los Angeles International Airport

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The pilots of a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 were forced to “slam on the brakes” to avoid colliding with two trucks that cut them off as they were taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Wednesday, new air traffic recordings have revealed.

Also: View from the Wing, Associated Press, aeroxplorer.com, news.ssbcrack.com, The Independent, Aviation24 and The Independent
2026-04-10T05:39:25.677089-07:00
Middle East   Europe   ALPA   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines  
Reuters • Abhijith Ganapavaram, Allison Lampert

Airline pilots fear retribution over refusing to fly in Middle East, aviators' group says

By Reuters: Airline pilots who have safety concerns about flying in the Middle East during the Iran war have told a global aviators' union group they fear blowback ranging from lost pay to being fired if they refuse assignments, its president Ron Hay said.

Also: The Independent, Economic Times, Aviation.travel and aviationindia.net
2026-04-09T21:12:27.406656-07:00
Middle East   Leadership   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
Aviation Week • Kurt Hofmann

Turkish Airlines Management Shift Reveals New Board Chair, New CEO

By Aviation Week: Turkish Airlines has announced significant management changes it says are in line with the airline’s corporate objectives.

Also: Skift, One Mile at a Time, FlightGlobal, AeroTime, Airline Economics, Aviation A2Z, CAPA, Air Data News, stattimes.com, Inflight Online, Daily Sabah and 13 more
2026-04-09T12:12:02.795991-07:00
eVTOL   Antitrust   M&A   Policy & Regulation   Export Controls & Trade Compliance  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

US Trade Commission investigating Joby Aviation for possible import violations

By FlightGlobal: Joby Aviation’s trade practices are the subject of a US government investigation after competitor Archer Aviation filed a complaint. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has opened an investigation into whether air taxi developer Joby Aviation violated import law, a move coming in response to a complaint filed by Joby competitor Archer Aviation.

2026-04-10T14:24:04.783789-07:00
PaxEx   North America   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Delta Air Lines   Southwest Airlines  
CNBC • Michele Luhn

American Airlines makes bag fees even more expensive for basic economy tickets

By CNBC: American Airlines is joining Delta, United, Southwest and JetBlue in raising its checked bag fees as the industry deals with high jet fuel prices.

Also: One Mile at a Time, Airline Geeks, The Points Guy, Reuters, Skift, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Dj's Aviation, Travel Radar, Simple Flying, Aviation Week, Seattle Times and 20 more
2026-04-09T06:17:21.588170-07:00