Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
JetBlue plans nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) and Caracas Simón Bolívar International (CCS), its first route to Venezuela. The carrier says the new link will reinforce Fort Lauderdale’s role in its network and strengthen U.S.–Venezuela travel connectivity.
Airline Geeks
• PM ET Verified
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: European manufacturer argues scope clauses, pilot shortages and weak economics make upgrades futile, pushing for argued in a recently published article that retrofitting aging 50-seat regional jets will not rescue regional flying in the United States, saying the segment is structurally broken regardless of upgrades.
Bloomberg
• Allyson Versprille
By Bloomberg: The head of the US Federal Aviation Administration said coveted slots at New York’s LaGuardia Airport once held by defunct Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc.
Reuters
• Seher Dareen, Shariq Khan
By Reuters: From Antwerp to the Seychelles, Baton Rouge to Melbourne, or New York to Namibia, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has upended global jet fuel flows.
Airline Economics
AINonline
• Kerry Lynch
By AINonline: Brand integration began earlier this year after acquisition was completed in 2022.
AINonline
• Hanneke Weitering
By AINonline: ARAC purge puts 2027 rulemaking deadline at risk.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: Electra flew its EL2 demonstrator in downtown Charleston as it continues to develop the nine-passenger EL9 hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: Release covers controller-pilot datalink communications.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
