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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Passenger Sues United, Alleging Gate Agent Coordinated With ICE Detention at Phoenix Airport

Patience Gore is suing United Airlines, alleging a gate agent directed her to Phoenix Sky Harbor’s Terminal 3, where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were waiting to detain her. The case raises questions about airline personnel’s role in facilitating law-enforcement encounters at airports.

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2026-08-08T06:59:10.523929-07:00

TSA Policy & Regulation Workforce & Skills Development Airlines

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Largest U.S. Flight Attendant Union Remains ‘Adamantly Opposed’ to TSA Privatization

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The largest flight attendant union in the United States says it remains deeply opposed to the appointment of David Cummins as administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a former vice president of the British public sector outsourcing giant Serco.

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2026-08-07T19:59:15.829740-07:00

eVTOL

ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Joby Aviation targets late 3Q26 for eVTOL test flights

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2026-08-07T15:30:46.926295-07:00

Europe Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Airlines

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Carriers challenge increased Paris CDG costs

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2026-08-07T14:45:22.545635-07:00

NTSB Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Probe examines possible GPS jamming in fatal King Air terrain collision

By FlightGlobal: Military exercise taking place when descending aircraft struck mountain ridge during visual approach in darkness.

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2026-08-07T13:14:59.240116-07:00

BizAv M&A

AINonline • Amy Wilder

Solairus Agrees To Acquire Clay Lacy Aircraft Charter Management Business

By AINonline: Combined fleet would top 500 managed aircraft.

Flying Magazine

Solairus Could Manage Over 500 Private Jets After Clay Lacy Deal

AeroTime

Solairus deal to buy Clay Lacy charter business pushes fleet above 500 aircraft

Also: Aviation Week, mrobusinesstoday.com and aeroxplorer.com

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2026-08-07T10:44:09.697085-07:00

Leadership Airports TSA Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Policy & Regulation

Reuters • David Shepardson

Senate confirms Trump pick to oversee TSA as administration pushes private airport security

By Reuters: The U.S. Senate voted on Friday to confirm David Cummins, a senior vice president of Serco , to head the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump ‌administration pushes to privatize screeners at smaller airports.

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2026-08-07T11:59:09.560693-07:00

M&A Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

Cranky Flier • Andrew Bashuk

Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Strong Quarter for Allegiant, FAA Finally Signs Off on MAX

By Cranky Flier: Allegiant finally announced its Q2 earnings, and the carrier posted $158 million in EBITDA in its first earnings since the close of its merger with Sun Country on May 13.

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2026-08-07T11:14:08.953194-07:00

Passenger Sues United, Alleging Gate Agent Coordinated With ICE Detention at Phoenix Airport

Largest U.S. Flight Attendant Union Remains ‘Adamantly Opposed’ to TSA Privatization

Joby Aviation targets late 3Q26 for eVTOL test flights

Carriers challenge increased Paris CDG costs

Probe examines possible GPS jamming in fatal King Air terrain collision

Solairus Agrees To Acquire Clay Lacy Aircraft Charter Management Business

Solairus Could Manage Over 500 Private Jets After Clay Lacy Deal

Solairus deal to buy Clay Lacy charter business pushes fleet above 500 aircraft

Senate confirms Trump pick to oversee TSA as administration pushes private airport security

Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Strong Quarter for Allegiant, FAA Finally Signs Off on MAX

Passenger Sues United, Alleging Gate Agent Coordinated With ICE Detention at Phoenix Airport

Largest U.S. Flight Attendant Union Remains ‘Adamantly Opposed’ to TSA Privatization

Joby Aviation targets late 3Q26 for eVTOL test flights

Carriers challenge increased Paris CDG costs

Spain to delve into Plus Ultra’s Venezuelan ties

Probe examines possible GPS jamming in fatal King Air terrain collision

US lifts sanctions on Fly Baghdad after two years on terrorism blacklist

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Pilot union asks Mexico to reject Volaris-Viva merger

Radia touts dual-use capability of giant WindRunner

Apollo agrees $7.7 billion takeover of easyJet after Castlelake withdraws

Fuel-cost shock splits airline results as Wizz Air and Cebu Pacific post losses while Cathay profits

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