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CNN • Alexandra Skores

American Airlines pilot slams brakes after ground vehicle incursion near Charlotte Douglas (CLT)

An American Airlines pilot reported “nearly” hitting a truck speeding past on the concourse at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), forcing hard braking, according to ATC radio audio. CLT says the incident is under investigation as scrutiny rises over ground-vehicle controls around aircraft movements.

The Hill • Abby Mittower, Michael Bartiromo

‘Really bad’: Ground vehicle crosses in front of American Airlines plane at Charlotte airport, pilot says

Simple Flying • Luke Bodell

"We Nearly Hit Them": American Airlines Pilot Slams Brakes To Avoid CLT Ops Truck

Also: CTV News and CBS News

2026-04-16T13:11:03.099513-07:00

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Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

FAA Probing Illegal Drone Use Near MLB’s Colorado Rockies Games

By Bloomberg: The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating more than half a dozen drone operators who were allegedly flying too close to Coors Field in Denver during home games for Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies earlier this month.

Also: Associated Press and The Independent

2026-04-16T20:17:24.378554-07:00

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Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

Why United Plus American Could Equal More Woe for Passengers

By Bloomberg: A tie-up between the carriers would cut the number of major US airlines to just three.

2026-04-16T20:17:31.767441-07:00

Airports Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)

AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Leidos: building airport security ‘isn’t just a business’

By AeroTime: Leidos’ Vice President of Global Security Products, Nik Karnik discusses why building airport security “isn’t just a business” but a “mission”.

2026-04-16T20:15:05.972931-07:00

M&A Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation

Kazakhstan's SCAT Airlines takes 100% of Southern Sky

By ch-aviation: SCAT Airlines (DV, Shymkent) has become the sole shareholder of subsidiary Southern Sky Airlines (IH, Shymkent) after two minority investors exited the regional...

Also: ch-aviation and ch-aviation

2026-04-16T19:31:16.639465-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

FAA lays down flight caps at O’Hare, heading off airlines’ expansion plans

By FlightGlobal: US transportation secretary Sean Duffy says the DOT acted after airlines planned to significantly increase their operations at O’Hare. The US Federal Aviation Administration will cap Chicago O’Hare International airport’s capacity to 2,708 daily flights this summer, a move intended to prevent widespread delays.

2026-04-16T16:16:26.144752-07:00

North America M&A Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews Airlines

ch-aviation

US’s JetBlue Airways could go bankrupt in 2026

By ch-aviation: David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK), among other airlines, has said that JetBlue is at risk of going bankrupt in 2026 due to sky-high jet fuel prices....

View from the Wing

JetBlue Founder Warns The Airline May Go Bankrupt This Year

Dj's Aviation

JetBlue Could Go Bankrupt In 2026

Also: Live and Let's Fly, Aviation A2Z, Simple Flying, One Mile at a Time and Simple Flying

2026-04-16T12:15:50.650741-07:00

Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines COMAC

Reuters

Vietjet signs finance lease deal with SPDB for 10 Chinese-made COMAC aircraft

By Reuters: Vietnam's budget airline Vietjet has signed a finance lease agreement for 10 COMAC C909 narrow body aircraft with China's SPDB Financial Leasing, it said on Thursday.

Bloomberg