Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
In January the FAA published a temporary flight restriction creating moving no‑fly zones around DHS “mobile assets” and personnel, explicitly covering Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles and convoys; the advisory has prompted civil‑liberties and operational concerns for small unmanned aircraft operators.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: JetBlue pilots respond to the airline’s widening fourth-quarter loss, urging management to deliver improved results as contract talks continue.
Runway Girl
• Becca Alkema
By Runway Girl: In North America, the regional cabin has become a competitive arena where "premiumization" is a matter of survival.
Reuters
By Reuters: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday finalized a rule to require cockpit voice recorders to retain 25 hours of data for all new passenger airplanes in 2027 compared with the current two-hour loop.
By newsroom.lufthansagroup.com: All eight Airbus A380s will be equipped with new premium seats in Business ClassThe retrofit will take place at Elbe Flugzeugwerke in DresdenThe program will begin in early February with the A380 "Mike-Charly".
Alaska Airlines
By Alaska Airlines: Thousands of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines employees will now undergo training in a new 660,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, which officially opened its doors today.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Virgin Atlantic is increasing long-haul flight capacity from Manchester following Aer Lingus's exit from the city.
aeroroutes.com
By aeroroutes.com: Published at 1300PST / 2100GMT 29JAN26 Thai Airways International (THAI) in Northern summer 2026 season intends to resume Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Amsterdam route after near-28 years hiatus, with Airbus A350-900 aircraft operating on daily basis from 01JUL26.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
