Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
Air Caraïbes and French bee have agreed to sell Skyted’s silent call technology—the Skyted 320 headset—on board their aircraft. The deal expands in-cabin adoption of technology aimed at delivering communications without audible disruption, tying passenger onboard offerings to a new equipment-led experience.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: The content on Breitflyte Airline News Network will always be free and won’t require a subscription. Breitflyte.com is a participant in several affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to affiliated sites.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: In a lengthy 80-page ruling, a Canadian employment tribunal has ruled that flight attendants are not permitted to consume cannabis, whether on or off duty, after a union argued that a ban on crew members smoking marijuana was unfair.
The Independent
• Alex Croft
By The Independent: Red arrows flyover marks 80th anniversary of VJ Day The Red Arrows will operate with seven aircraft for most displays until 2030, a reduction from their usual nine.
Reuters
• Dan Catchpole
By Reuters: Boeing was found not guilty of hiding safety problems with 737 MAX jets sold to LOT Polish Airlines.
Aviation24
Aeronews
• Teodor Stefan
By Aeronews: On May 21st, American Airlines launched 4 new routes to unlock even more access between the U.S. and Europe with new non-stop service to Budapest, Hungary (BUD) and Prague (PRG) from Philadelphia (PHL), and to Athens, Greece (ATH), and Zurich (ZRH) from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW).
Airline Geeks
Dj's Aviation
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: An FAA proposed order comes after P&W issued service bulletins to address the concern. The Federal Aviation Administration has responded to a sensor durability problem that has caused multiple incidents of Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW4000 turbofans suffering tailpipe fires and in-flight shutdowns.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Flight attendants at Air Canada have put the airline on blast over allegations that it is illegally expanding its cheaper leisure subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge, by increasing its fleet size beyond a strict 50-aircraft cap.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Vertical Mag
• MD Helicopters Press Release
