PaxEx   Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation  
Aviation Source • Len Varley

Ryanair warns the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) may trigger passport-queue “chaos” at peak summer travel

Ryanair says the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) could create long passport queues at high-traffic airports, just as school holidays begin. The airline frames EES implementation as a near-term operational and passenger-experience risk during the busiest travel period.

2026-07-05T23:13:56.782456-07:00
Event   eVTOL   North America   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
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eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

FAA and DOT Break Ground on V‑PAR Facility for Advanced Air Mobility Research

By eVTOL Insights: Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 25 for the Vertical Take-Off and Landing Procedures and Analysis Range (V-PAR) at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City.

2026-07-05T23:51:19.077260-07:00
Routes   Africa   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Fastjet says Solenta AOCs could aid West Africa push

By ch-aviation: Fastjet Group could use sister company Solenta Aviation's existing air operator certificates (AOCs) in Gabon and Côte d'Ivoire as a springboard for a future West African expansion, although no plans have yet been made, according to director of group strategy and development, Julian Edmunds.

Also: CAPA and CAPA
2026-07-05T22:59:48.693027-07:00
Airports   Accident   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Delta Air Lines A319 struck by firework during landing in Chicago

By Air Data News: Aircraft landed safely after crew reported a loud bang at about 200 feet during Independence Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 was struck by a firework while on final approach to Chicago Midway International Airport on July 4, as millions of Americans celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Also: AeroTime
2026-07-05T22:15:52.675778-07:00
777X   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airlines   Boeing  
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FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Thai Airways to decide on long-haul widebody replacement ‘in one to two years’

By FlightGlobal: Airline chief Chai Eamsiri says it is assessing the Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 777X programme. Thai Airways International is to make a decision on new long-haul widebody aircraft within one to two years, says its CEO, in an interview with FlightGlobal sister publication Luchtvaartnieuws.

2026-07-06T00:14:36.519739-07:00