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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Flight attendant union advises crews not to answer ICE questions about coworkers or passengers

A flight attendant union is telling crew members they are not required to answer questions from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about coworkers or passengers. The guidance introduces a new layer of operational and legal sensitivity for airline employees encountering immigration-enforcement activity.

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2026-08-30T08:50:18.171221-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Aviation Union Demands Investigation into New Engine Oil That Won’t Smell, Making it Harder for Crew to Detect Potentially Serious Problems

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The company behind the oil is marketing the lack of smell as a feature, not a flaw — the union sees it very differently.

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2026-08-30T08:06:30.195643-07:00

Supply Chain Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Export Controls & Trade Compliance Airlines

AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

Former Aeroflot employee convicted in $900,000 US aircraft parts smuggling case

By AeroTime: A former Aeroflot employee has been convicted in the U.S. for helping illegally obtain and ship more than $900,000 worth of aircraft parts to Russia and Aeroflot.

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2026-08-30T07:35:04.244800-07:00

Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Supply Chain Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

Russia turns to imported Jet A-1 as refinery disruptions hit fuel supply

By AeroTime: Russia has imported 70,000 tons of Jet A-1 from South Korea and Egypt as refinery strikes disrupt domestic jet-fuel production, Ukraine’s DIU says.

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2026-08-30T06:50:02.414750-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Airbus unveils A380 FlightLab for next-generation propulsion tests

By Air Data News: Airbus has revealed the new identity of an A380 brought back from years of storage to become a flying laboratory for some of the technologies being considered for its next generation of commercial aircraft.

Also: aviationnews.eu

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2026-08-30T02:35:54.277720-07:00

MRO PaxEx Workforce & Skills Development Airlines

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

American Airlines Bolsters Maintenance Workforce to Combat Broken Seats, Wonky Tray Tables And Defective In-Flight Entertainment Systems

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The airline's own customer chief admitted to a fix so embarrassing, it involved actual duct tape.

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American Airlines Launches OneCabin Program to Address Broken Seats and Cabin Maintenance Issues

View from the Wing

American Airlines Tells Flight Attendants: Be Resilient And De-Escalate, This Banner Explains Why Service Still Lags

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2026-08-29T11:15:37.266407-07:00

ATC Airports Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Air Canada

Wall Street Journal • Andrew Tangel

2026-08-27T11:25:42.184488-07:00

eVTOL UAV Development & Drone Programs AI Beta Technologies

Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Electric and Autonomous Aircraft Trials Set to Begin in Louisiana

By Flying Magazine: Electric aircraft from Beta Technologies, autonomous cargo drones from Elroy Air, and other aircraft will participate.

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2026-08-29T05:07:33.686436-07:00

Flight attendant union advises crews not to answer ICE questions about coworkers or passengers

Aviation Union Demands Investigation into New Engine Oil That Won’t Smell, Making it Harder for Crew to Detect Potentially Serious Problems

Former Aeroflot employee convicted in $900,000 US aircraft parts smuggling case

Russia turns to imported Jet A-1 as refinery disruptions hit fuel supply

Airbus unveils A380 FlightLab for next-generation propulsion tests

American Airlines Bolsters Maintenance Workforce to Combat Broken Seats, Wonky Tray Tables And Defective In-Flight Entertainment Systems

American Airlines Launches OneCabin Program to Address Broken Seats and Cabin Maintenance Issues

American Airlines Tells Flight Attendants: Be Resilient And De-Escalate, This Banner Explains Why Service Still Lags

FAA Found LaGuardia Air-Traffic Controllers Left Work Early Before Deadly Collision

FAA moves to fire two controllers who left work before fatal LaGuardia collision, sources say

LaGuardia air traffic controllers left work early before fatal Air Canada collision, source says

Electric and Autonomous Aircraft Trials Set to Begin in Louisiana

Flight Attendant Union Tells Crew They Don’t Have to Answer Questions From ICE About Coworkers or Passengers

Aviation Union Demands Investigation into New Engine Oil That Won’t Smell, Making it Harder for Crew to Detect Potentially Serious Problems

Former Aeroflot employee convicted in $900,000 US aircraft parts smuggling case

Russia turns to imported Jet A-1 as refinery disruptions hit fuel supply

Airbus unveils A380 FlightLab for next-generation propulsion tests

American Airlines Bolsters Maintenance Workforce to Combat Broken Seats, Wonky Tray Tables And Defective In-Flight Entertainment Systems

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