Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
American Airlines is requiring flight attendants to be seated earlier during descent, citing research that turbulence injuries are most likely to occur before landing. The change targets cabin-crew exposure during the descent/touchdown window amid heightened turbulence concern.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: N244FE becomes the cargo carrier's 152nd and last new-build 767 as Boeing prepares to end commercial production of FedEx Express has taken delivery of its final Boeing 767-300F , bringing to a close a cargo fleet renewal program that helped make the US package carrier the largest operator of the freighter variant.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The pilots of a United Airlines flight from Chicago O’Hare to Minneapolis declared a Level 4 passenger threat just 20 minutes after takeoff and made an emergency diversion to Madison after a Russian citizen on board the plane reportedly attempted to breach the cockpit.
Bloomberg
• Siddharth Philip
By Bloomberg: EasyJet Plc, the UK airline that helped pioneer ultra low-cost travel in Europe over the past three decades, has drawn takeover interest from an investment firm, potentially shaking up the regional airline market as it navigates high fuel costs and steep competition.
CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
By CNBC: The Trump administration has been weighing cutting off Customs and Border Protection services at certain airports to pressure "sanctuary cities.".
The Hill
• Finya Swai
By The Hill: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford says that while the nation’s air traffic control infrastructure is safe, it is still operating on decades-old technology that needs improvement.
Washington Post
• Andrea Sachs
By Washington Post: For passengers who need more room, the airline will again offer a second seat for free instead of requiring them to purchase one.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: UK/Canadian technology avoids vulnerability to vibration and pitot tube blocks.
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
