Paddle Your Own KanooMateusz Maszczynski

FAA proposes $65,000 penalty after Avelo excluded 10 flight attendants from random drug-and-alcohol testing

The FAA has proposed a $65,000 civil penalty against Avelo Airlines after finding the carrier failed to include ten flight attendants in its required random drug-and-alcohol testing program. The agency says those excluded crew performed safety‑sensitive duties between April and November 2024.

2026-03-11T10:28:32.108405-07:00
SkiftAshab Rizvi

How Three Middle East Airlines Power Global Air Travel — and Why That Creates Systemic Risk

By Skift: New Skift Research shows how global travel flows rely on three airlines — and how shocks can expose the risks of that concentration.

2026-03-11T10:40:34.297288-07:00
FlightGlobal

Air Baltic cuts 2025 net loss 40% to €44.3m as wet-lease operations expand

By FlightGlobal: Latvian carrier Air Baltic cut its full-year net loss by 40% in 2025 to €44.3 million ($51.2 million) during a year in which it expanded its wet-lease operations.

2026-03-11T10:41:44.358202-07:00
Delta Air Lines

Delta TechOps becomes first North American Airline MRO with full LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B capability

By Delta Air Lines: Delta TechOps becomes first North American Airline MRO with full LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B capability With demand for narrowbody jets continuing to surge, Delta TechOps has expanded its CFM International LEAP engine portfolio to become the first and only North American airline maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider licensed to support both the CFM LEAP-1A and CFM LEAP-1B engines.

2026-03-11T06:19:33.884294-07:00