Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
FedEx Express has received its last new-build Boeing 767-300F (registered N244FE), completing a cargo fleet renewal program and making the US package carrier the largest operator of the freighter variant. The handover also marks the final 767-300F delivery ahead of Boeing’s commercial 767 production end for the type.
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.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: American Airlines is requiring flight attendants to be seated earlier during descent after research found turbulence injuries are most likely to occur before landing.
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.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Having tapped Japan Display Inc (JDI) to develop the multi-band metasurface aperture for its Ku/Ka-band multi-beam ESA, Kymeta remains confident it will crack into the civil aviation market.
Aviacionline
• Edgardo Gimenez Mazó
