Bloomberg
• Allyson Versprille, Will Guisbond
The FAA could convene a review panel as soon as Friday to assess the severity of a software glitch on Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The issue can increase pilot workload during certain landing scenarios, according to people familiar with the matter.
Reuters
By Reuters: Airbus staff in Spain voted to support a proposal to end months of stop-and-start strike action on Thursday, unions said in a statement.
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
By FlightGlobal: The airlines operate 175 aircraft combined and will maintain separate brands. Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines has completed its acquisition of Czech Airlines and its low-cost unit Smartwings, 10 months after emerging as a bidder.
Wall Street Journal
• Drew Fitzgerald
By Wall Street Journal: Boeing BA 0.84%increase; up pointing triangle Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg is juggling a host of high-profile headaches: a new software problem, production hiccups and a years-late 777X jet program—all while trying to keep its “nerds” from walking off the job.
Skift
• Meghna Maharishi
By Skift: United is offering a status match to members of American and Delta loyalty programs to give them a chance to try out Starlink.
New York Times
• Christine Hauser
By New York Times: The aircraft went down near Catalina Island on Wednesday night with five people aboard, the authorities said. Two aboard were retrieved with injuries.
PaxEx.Aero
• Seth Miller
By PaxEx.Aero: The full Royal Brunei A320 fleet is now flying with multi-orbit inflight internet, powered by SES. The companies announced the milestone in the connected travel experience with seven A320neo planes now fitted.
Aviation24
• André Orban
By Aviation24: ACI EUROPE, Amadeus, IATA, IDEMIA Public Security and SITA have formed the Responsible Biometrics Travel Industry Coalition, calling on EU policymakers to preserve voluntary biometric services as they simplify Europe’s digital regulations through the Digital Omnibus.
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AINonline
• Amy Wilder
AeroTime
• Miquel Ros
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
