AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
The FAA has proposed an airworthiness directive covering 610 US-registered Bombardier Challenger 600-series aircraft following an incident involving uncommanded flap movement. The proposed action is intended to mitigate the risk of flap malfunction affecting flight operations.
AirInsight
• Richard Schuurman
By AirInsight: Airlines IATA IATA: Global Demand Down 3.4 Percent in April Richard Schuurman May 28, 2026 3 minutes read Emirates Airbus A380 Care to share?.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: JetBlue has today announced their intention to launch new service between Fort Lauderdale and Caracas, Venezuela. The new route will further strengthen JetBlue’s leading position in Fort Lauderdale and support travel between the U.S.
Airline Geeks
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Bloomberg
• Allyson Versprille
By Bloomberg: The head of the US Federal Aviation Administration said coveted slots at New York’s LaGuardia Airport once held by defunct Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc.
Wall Street Journal
ch-aviation
• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: European manufacturer argues scope clauses, pilot shortages and weak economics make upgrades futile, pushing for argued in a recently published article that retrofitting aging 50-seat regional jets will not rescue regional flying in the United States, saying the segment is structurally broken regardless of upgrades.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: Electra flew its EL2 demonstrator in downtown Charleston as it continues to develop the nine-passenger EL9 hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft.
Reuters
• Seher Dareen, Shariq Khan
By Reuters: From Antwerp to the Seychelles, Baton Rouge to Melbourne, or New York to Namibia, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has upended global jet fuel flows.
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AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
