Skift
• Meghna Maharishi
United is expanding MileagePlus so members can redeem frequent-flyer miles for rides on Lyft. The partnership adds a new non-air redemption pathway for loyalty balances, aligning with United’s ongoing MileagePlus structure changes that have recalibrated earning and award economics for different customer groups.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Etihad Airways launches codeshare with Air Cambodia, giving passengers access to Siem Reap and Angkor Wat via Phnom Penh on a single ticket booking.
Skift
• Gordon Smith
By Skift: Skift confirms Riyadh Air tickets are on public sale through OTAs including Trip.com ahead of an official launch from the Saudi start-up.
eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
By eVTOL Insights: Reuben Brothers has announced an alliance with Joby Aviation to establish an air taxi vertiport at Park Elm Residences at Century Plaza, South Tower in Century City, Los Angeles.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) may still be allowed to establish a hub at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion even if it does not commit to serving Israel during emergencies, Globes, an Israeli financial newspaper, reported.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Investigators found that serious incident stemmed from turbine blade crack Australian safety regulators have acknowledged the decisive action of a Boeing 737-800 crew who suffered an engine failure during take-off.
Australian Aviation
ch-aviation
• Vanja Popovic
By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.
eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
By eVTOL Insights: Smartflyer has announced the successful delivery of the first batch of Adagio battery modules from H55, marking a key milestone in the development of its Smartflyer SFX1 electric aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
