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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Merlin launches “Merlin Pilot” autonomy platform for large commercial cargo aircraft

Merlin, the US autonomy company building an “operating system of record” for autonomous flight, announced “Merlin Pilot for Commercial Cargo.” The aircraft-agnostic, AI-powered autonomy core is intended to add automation to large multi-crew civil and military transport platforms, starting with commercial cargo aircraft deployments.

Also: Unmanned Airspace, Urban Air Mobility News and caasint.com
2026-05-14T10:50:57.055655-07:00
Frequent-flyer programs   Codeshare   PaxEx   Airlines   United Airlines  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

JetBlue Expands ‘Blue Sky’ Partnership with United Airlines by Opening Reciprocal Loyalty Benefits

By Breitflyte: Joe Breitfeller 4 minutes ago 2 min read JetBlue has today announced an expansion of their ‘Blue Sky’ partnership with United Airlines, with the introduction of reciprocal loyalty benefits for TrueBlue and MileagePlus members.

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2026-05-14T10:55:50.146866-07:00
Routes   North America   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines   United Airlines  
The Points Guy • Sean Cudahy

United unveils new Tokyo route, nonstop US flights to Japan's top ski destination

By The Points Guy: United Airlines plans to launch two new routes to Japan this fall and winter, including service to Japan's top ski destination, Sapporo.

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2026-05-14T05:06:44.627510-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing   Boeing 737  
ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Lawyers for LOT and Boeing fire first shots in MAX case

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation LOT Polish Airlines Boeing B737-8, © Boeing By Hilka Birns 14May2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Boeing (BOE, Washington National ) concealed safety problems with its B737 MAX when LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin ) selected the aircraft in 2016 to support its financial recovery plans, the airline’s lawyer claimed at the US District Court in Seattle, where the long-running case got underway on May 11, Reuters reported.

2026-05-14T07:44:40.288027-07:00