Reuters
• Allison Lampert
Reuters reports: WestJet Airlines said on Friday it would pause its rollout of non-adjustable economy seats next week, testing the limits of add-on culture as it faces pushback for charging extra for adjustable seats.
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Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Friday terminated the collective bargaining agreement covering 47,000 Transportation Security Administration officers, the department said in a statement.
Reuters
• Apratim Sarkar
By Reuters: Southwest Airlines said on Friday it would open a crew base at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in March 2026, creating more than 2,000 jobs as the carrier looks to expand its footprint in fast-growing central Texas.
Airline Geeks
Aviation Week
• Ella Nethersole
By Aviation Week: Swiss startup Jekta has partnered with UK-based Open Skies Network to develop electric amphibious aircraft operations across the Gulf region.
Airways Magazine
• Meelad Aslam
By Airways Magazine: Japan Airlines scales up cargo codeshare with Kalitta Air to capture surging transpacific demand.
CNBC
• Dan Mangan
By CNBC: The program led to the arrest in Boston of Any Lucía López Belloza, a college student who was deported to Honduras, the report said.
The Air Current
• Jon Ostrower; Edward Russell
By The Air Current: At issue is Spirit’s ability to draw $100 million from its financing in bankruptcy by a Dec. 13 deadline.
AINonline
• Kerry Lynch
By AINonline: 2025 was the worst big-loss year for aviation in more than a decade.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Wall Street Journal
• Benjamin Katz
