New York Times
• Chelsia Rose Marcius, Miles G. Cohen
A DHC-6?—likely Kodiak 100—seaplane made a “hard landing” in New York City’s East River, prompting an emergency response. Officials reported eight people aboard, including the pilot, were rescued, with only minor injuries reported in accounts of the incident.
CNN
• Ileya Robinson-Williams
Frontier Airlines
By Frontier Airlines: DENVER – July 5, 2026 – Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: ULCC) is launching eight new routes previously operated by Spirit Airlines this week.
ch-aviation
• Ana Sesar
By ch-aviation: Republic Airlines (Delta Connection) Embraer E175,.
Wall Street Journal
• Andrew Tangel, Micah Maidenberg, Natalie Andrews
By Wall Street Journal: The regulator initially denied Jared Isaacman’s request to fly in the Freedom 250 celebration, calling the aircraft too dangerous for densely populated areas.
Bloomberg
• Kate Duffy
By Bloomberg: EasyJet Plc agreed in principle to a takeover offer of more than £5 billion from Castlelake LP, which swooped in as the UK budget carrier was reeling from soaring jet fuel prices and suppressed demand after the Iran war.
Dj's Aviation
Aviation Source
• Aviation Source News
By Aviation Source: As business aviation across Asia-Pacific becomes increasingly international, aircraft registration is evolving from an administrative requirement into a strategic business decision.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Taiwan's premium carrier STARLUX Airlines has taken delivery of the STARLUX AIRSORAYAMA SILVER A350-1000 at the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France.
Aviacionline
• Pablo Diaz
By Aviacionline: A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner featuring the new 'Elevated' interiors — including Polaris Business Class suites and Polaris Studios — was returned to Boeing due to recurring failures.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
