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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

DOT exempts U.S. airlines from providing hotels and meals for some controllable delays

The Department of Transportation issued a final rule narrowing when U.S.-based airlines must provide free overnight accommodations and meal vouchers after cancellations or significant delays within the carrier’s control. The change gives airlines a broader carve-out from passenger-care obligations during extended disruptions.

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2026-09-06T04:35:11.794780-07:00

MRO Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Orders Airbus A330

AirInsight • Ernest Arvai

IAI’s A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter Conversion Program Makes First Flight

By AirInsight: IAI completed the first flight of its Airbus A330-300BDSF passenger to freighter conversion program, which is expected to be certified by year end 2026.

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2026-09-06T03:14:03.006965-07:00

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Aircraft Finance & Leasing Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines Boeing 737

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

SpiceJet turns to 20 leased aircraft after 737 MAX fleet exits

By Air Data News: SpiceJet has agreed to bring in 20 aircraft on short-term leases as the Indian low-cost carrier attempts to restore capacity just days after its remaining operational Boeing 737 MAX jets left the fleet.

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2026-09-06T03:00:36.154789-07:00

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Economic Times

Indonesia's main airport suspends operations after volcanic eruption

By Economic Times: Indonesia suspended operations at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatoa disrupted airspace, affecting more than 22,000 passengers and 209 flights.

Aviation24

Anak Krakatau Eruption Sends Ash to 50,000 Feet, Disrupting Indonesian Air Traffic

AeroTime

Mount Anak Krakatau eruption grounds flights at eight Indonesian airports

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2026-09-05T18:05:10.822549-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Air Canada adds new A321XLR routes to Europe, including daily Heathrow flight

By Air Data News: Air Canada will add new routes from Toronto to Oslo, Shannon and Nice in summer 2027, with its incoming Airbus A321XLR fleet taking on a growing role in the airline’s transatlantic network, including a new daily daytime flight to London Heathrow.

Also: Simple Flying

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2026-09-06T01:05:19.446775-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Why Flight Attendants Are Restricted From Using Duct Tape to Restrain Unruly Passengers

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A horrifying incident unfolded on American Airlines flight AA618, flying from Dallas to Newark, on Thursday, September 3.

AeroTime

Passengers duct-tape disruptive man to seat as American Airlines flight diverts

Aviation A2Z

American Airlines 737 Diverts to Baltimore After Passenger Turns Violent, Gets Restrained With Duct Tape

Also: NBC News and CBS News

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2026-09-05T13:13:42.854046-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation Airbus A330

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Oil pump concerns spur order to de-pair Trent engines on older A330s and 777s

By FlightGlobal: Urgent directive from European and US regulators warns over potential for dual in-flight shutdown. Operators of Rolls-Royce Trent-powered Boeing 777s and older Airbus A330 variants have been ordered to de-pair engines with certain oil pumps over concerns about potential dual in-flight shutdown.

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2026-09-05T15:34:53.548265-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United Threatens to Fire Flight Attendants Who Game Rolling Delays for Pay Without Working

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: United Airlines is threatening to terminate flight attendants who ‘game’ rolling delays by assigning themselves trips they know they won’t be able to work in order to trigger pay protection for the trip without actually doing the work.

Live and Let's Fly

United Warns Flight Attendants Against Manipulating Delays to Trigger Pay Protection

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2026-09-05T02:50:06.722286-07:00

DOT exempts U.S. airlines from providing hotels and meals for some controllable delays

IAI’s A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter Conversion Program Makes First Flight

SpiceJet turns to 20 leased aircraft after 737 MAX fleet exits

Indonesia's main airport suspends operations after volcanic eruption

Anak Krakatau Eruption Sends Ash to 50,000 Feet, Disrupting Indonesian Air Traffic

Mount Anak Krakatau eruption grounds flights at eight Indonesian airports

Air Canada adds new A321XLR routes to Europe, including daily Heathrow flight

Why Flight Attendants Are Restricted From Using Duct Tape to Restrain Unruly Passengers

Passengers duct-tape disruptive man to seat as American Airlines flight diverts

American Airlines 737 Diverts to Baltimore After Passenger Turns Violent, Gets Restrained With Duct Tape

Oil pump concerns spur order to de-pair Trent engines on older A330s and 777s

United Threatens to Fire Flight Attendants Who Game Rolling Delays for Pay Without Working

United Warns Flight Attendants Against Manipulating Delays to Trigger Pay Protection

DOT Gives Airlines a Major New Carve-Out to Avoid Paying for Hotels and Meals During Lengthy Delays

IAI’s A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter Conversion Program Makes First Flight

SpiceJet turns to 20 leased aircraft after 737 MAX fleet exits

Air Canada adds new A321XLR routes to Europe, including daily Heathrow flight

Indonesia's main airport suspends operations after volcanic eruption

Oil pump concerns spur order to de-pair Trent engines on older A330s and 777s

Air India A320 issued stall warning when seatbelt signs off, injuring 24, investigators say

Brazil's Embraer gets firm order for eight additional E190-E2 jets from Japan's ANA

Boeing Quietly Paid $3.1M Fine Related to 2024 Door Plug Incident

Russian regulator dismisses Zelensky’s ‘rhetoric’ and insists airspace safe for civil traffic

Air India A320neo loses all three hydraulic systems during cruise as investigation continues

ANA Holdings adds eight Embraer E190-E2s, taking firm order to 23 before first delivery

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Ukraine asks ICAO to ban overflights of Russia as drone threat disrupts Moscow flights

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