Routes   Israel   Middle East   North America   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

El Al to resume nonstop Tel Aviv–San Francisco service with three weekly flights from Oct 2026

Israeli carrier El Al is restoring its long-missing Tel Aviv–San Francisco nonstop route after a pandemic-era suspension. The airline plans to operate three weekly flights between TLV and SFO starting in October 2026, expanding its US West Coast network and reconnecting Israel with Silicon Valley.

Airline Geeks • Zach Vasile

El Al to Resume Route to U.S. West Coast

Also: Airline Economics, aeroroutes.com and aeroroutes.com
2026-06-01T23:56:19.833233-07:00
Supply Chain   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airlines   Boeing   Boeing 757  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Icelandair to retire Boeing 757 fleet earlier as fuel costs reshape network

By Air Data News: Carrier accelerates transition to newer aircraft as high fuel prices Icelandair will retire its remaining Boeing 757 aircraft during the winter of 2026-2027, several months earlier than previously planned, as elevated fuel prices accelerate the carrier's transition to newer aircraft.

Also: Simple Flying
2026-06-01T23:57:28.968422-07:00
Safran   PaxEx   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Delta Air Lines is Considering Ditching its Long-Awaited Business Class Seat Meant For Transcontinental Flights

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Delta Air Lines is reportedly drawing up plans to abandon its flagship lie-flat Business Class seat, which was to be featured on new Airbus A321neo narrow-body planes used to replace an ageing fleet of Boeing 757s on transcontinental flights, such as Los Angeles to New York JFK.

Also: Simple Flying and One Mile at a Time
2026-06-02T00:03:20.443055-07:00
eVTOL   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
eVTOL Insights • Jason Pritchard

NAAMCE Expands the Test Environment Which Advanced Air Mobility Innovators Need to Validate and Scale

By eVTOL Insights: As the FAA continues advancing the regulatory framework for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations, the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) in Ohio is expanding the real-world test environment companies need to move from promising technology to operational reality.

2026-06-02T00:12:28.478925-07:00
BizAv   Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Textron  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Textron rolls out 500th Citation CJ4 ahead of Gen3 certification

By Air Data News: Light business jet entered service in 2010 and has remained one of the company's most Textron Aviation has rolled out the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 , reaching a production milestone for a business jet that has remained in continuous production since entering service in 2010.

2026-06-02T00:59:02.057202-07:00