Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
A Delta Air Lines flight performed an emergency landing in Alaska after flight attendants used beverage carts to contain an unruly passenger. The onboard intervention prompted diversion to the nearest airport; authorities met the aircraft on landing and the passenger was removed for further handling.
AirInsight
• Pablo Diaz
By AirInsight: Copa Airlines announced it will offer onboard Wi-Fi service starting in October 2026. The decision, confirmed through the company's official channels, represents a major shift in the product strategy maintained over the last decade, during which it remained the only major continental carrier in the region without passenger connectivity.
Business Traveller
The Air Current
• Elan Head
By The Air Current: Helicopters and powered-lift operations now permanently limited in airspace following fatal January 2025 crash.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: New data from airlines, recruiters, and industry groups shows pilot hiring rebounding after a 2025 slowdown, with momentum building in 2026.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: A bid by green entrepreneur Dale Vince to create a zero-emission regional carrier has ended without the would-be operator ever getting off the ground following the appointment of provisional liquidators to Ecojet Airlines.
AINonline
• Kerry Lynch
By AINonline: More seamless, ‘quieter’ system in the works.
Aviation Week
• Bill Carey
By Aviation Week: AEG Fuels announced a new agreement to provide Jet A and SAF at high-demand business aviation locations served by fixed-base operator Jet Aviation.
ch-aviation
By ch-aviation: Flair Airlines (F8, Kelowna) no longer sees itself as an ultra-low-cost carrier as it adapts a traditional business model to the unique characteristics of the Canadian market,...
Reuters
• Rajesh Kumar Singh, Rajesh Singh
