Supply Chain M&A Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

Aviation Week • Michael Bruno

TransDigm to buy Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation for $2.2B, accelerating PMA aftermarket consolidation

TransDigm agreed to acquire Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation from private-equity owner Vance Street Capital for about $2.2 billion in cash, bringing two proprietary aftermarket and PMA suppliers under TransDigm’s control and expanding its aerospace aftermarket footprint.

AeroTime • Stephen Pope

TransDigm to buy Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation for $2.2B

avweb.com • Matt Ryan

Jet Parts, Victor Sierra to be Sold to TransDigm for $2.2 Billion

Also: Wall Street Journal and Seeking Alpha

2026-01-16T10:51:33.250028-08:00

Routes North America Airports Airline Industry & Market Trends Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Business Wire

STARLUX launches Phoenix–Taipei nonstop — its first U.S. Southwest route

By Business Wire: Bridging Desert and Ocean: STARLUX Airlines Links the U.S. Southwest to Asia with New Phoenix-Taipei Route.

Airways Magazine

STARLUX launches nonstop Phoenix–Taipei service

Airline Geeks

Phoenix launches second Asian route — service to operate three times weekly

Also: World Airline News, thebulkheadseat.com and airlinergs.com

2026-01-15T23:55:22.313728-08:00

AI M&A Workforce & Skills Development Boeing

The Air Current • Will Guisbond

Jeppesen ForeFlight cites automation and AI as justification for layoffs in first post‑Boeing restructuring

By The Air Current: Company completes first strategic restructuring since being spun off from Boeing.

AINonline

Thoma Bravo’s $10.55B Buy of Boeing Digital Triggers Layoffs at Jeppesen ForeFlight

Also: Flying Magazine and avweb.com

2026-01-16T11:23:41.506556-08:00

ATC North America Aviation Safety & Regulation Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

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Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

FAA Warns U.S. Airlines of Military Activity, Potential Navigation Interference Over Mexico and Latin America

By Bloomberg: The Federal Aviation Administration is urging US airlines to “exercise caution” when flying over Mexico, and parts of Central and South America, citing “military activities” and potential interference to navigation systems in the region.

Also: CTV News

2026-01-16T11:54:22.503209-08:00

ATC Aviation Safety & Regulation Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

AINonline • Charlotte Bailey

ICAO upgrades QVA volcanic-ash forecasts as two of nine specialist centres begin providing enhanced data

By AINonline: Two of nine specialist centers worldwide are now supplying upgraded information.

2026-01-16T09:54:36.809776-08:00

Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

Bloomberg • Kate Duffy, Leen Al-Rashdan

British Airways Suspends Bahrain Service Amid Rising Iran–US Gulf Tensions

By Bloomberg: British Airways has paused operations to Bahrain amid tensions between the US and Iran that could reverberate across the Persian Gulf and affect countries with a US military presence.

2026-01-16T08:32:26.041581-08:00

Europe Aviation Safety & Regulation Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

Aviation Week • Helen Massy-Beresford

EASA Issues CZIB Urging Airlines to Avoid Iranian Airspace

By Aviation Week: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin warning airlines should avoid Iranian airspace.

Also: Jerusalem Post

2026-01-16T09:54:35.625643-08:00

North America Airports Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Airlines

The Hill • Gio Battaglia

American Airlines Flight 3057 partially leaves taxiway after deicing at Rochester; 90 passengers uninjured

By The Hill: American Airlines said Flight 3057 partially left the paved surface of the taxiway after completing deicing procedures amid snow and freezing temperatures.

Also: Simple Flying

2026-01-16T10:43:49.265445-08:00

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