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Reuters • Doyinsola Oladipo, Rajesh Kumar Singh

Icahn-linked directors resign from JetBlue board under 2024 agreement

JetBlue Airways said Jesse Lynn and Steven Miller resigned from its board effective immediately, fulfilling part of the airline’s 2024 agreement with activist investor Carl Icahn’s Icahn Enterprises. The departures reduce Icahn-linked representation on the board under the terms of that deal.

Also: Seeking Alpha
2026-08-27T14:51:15.970403-07:00
ATC   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Air Canada  
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Wall Street Journal • Andrew Tangel

FAA Found LaGuardia Air-Traffic Controllers Left Work Early Before Deadly Collision

By Wall Street Journal: The agency is moving to fire the two controllers, who left about an hour before their shifts ended.

Also: New York Times, Aviation24, avweb.com, CNN, aeroxplorer.com, CBS News, CBC, news.ssbcrack.com, The Independent and globalnews.ca
2026-08-27T11:25:42.184488-07:00
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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Piper PA-24 Crashes Off Alaska Coast, Killing 4

By Flying Magazine: Incident marks the second fatal aircraft crash in Alaska within the past week.

Also: Economic Times and globalnews.ca
2026-08-27T13:33:30.561211-07:00
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Associated Press • Josh Funk

White House construction contributed to radio problems that let Trump copter come close to jet

By Associated Press: 1 of 2 | President Donald Trump, left, walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to South Carolina.

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2026-08-27T11:05:25.550904-07:00
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Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

FAA Seeks to Fire LaGuardia Controllers Who Allegedly Left Early Before Fatal Air Canada Express Crash

By Bloomberg: The US Federal Aviation Administration is taking steps to fire two air traffic controllers determined to have left their shifts early before an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March, according to people familiar with the matter.

2026-08-27T11:51:11.662060-07:00