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US DOT extends Essential Air Service contracts for Southern Airways Express

The US Department of Transportation has extended its Essential Air Service (EAS) contracts for Southern Airways Express, keeping the carrier in place to subsidize connectivity for smaller communities under the EAS program.

2026-05-15T12:38:47.098014-07:00

Flying Magazine

FAA sets tight World Cup 2026 TFRs; Seattle’s Boeing Field adds VFR arrival/departure routes

2026-05-15T06:04:42.727409-07:00

AeroTime

NTSB finds potentially impairing drugs detected in 28.6% of fatally injured US pilots

2026-05-15T03:54:56.643280-07:00

Flying Magazine

A softening aviation insurance market: implications for coverage terms amid supply-chain strain

2026-05-15T05:11:20.714169-07:00

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US DOT extends Essential Air Service contracts for Southern Airways Express The US Department of Transportation has extended its Essential Air Service (EAS) contracts for Southern Airways Express, keeping the carrier in place to subsidize connectivity for smaller communities under the EAS program.

2026-05-15T12:38:47.098014-07:00

US DOT extends Essential Air Service contracts for Southern Airways Express

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DOT publishes charter for Trump-era Airline Passenger Experience Advisory Board The U.S. Department of Transportation has published the advisory committee’s charter outlining its objectives and scope of work under the Trump administration’s Passenger Experience agenda. The move formalizes how DOT intends to solicit input on passenger-facing outcomes across the airline travel journey.

2026-05-15T10:56:22.478173-07:00

DOT publishes charter for Trump-era Airline Passenger Experience Advisory Board

Flying Magazine

FAA sets tight World Cup 2026 TFRs; Seattle’s Boeing Field adds VFR arrival/departure routes The FAA, with DHS and DOJ, has put Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) in place over 2026 FIFA World Cup venues and fan events, tightening access to event airspace. Separately, Seattle’s Boeing Field has implemented updated VFR arrival and departure procedures to manage safety, noise, and expected congestion tied to tournament traffic.

2026-05-15T06:04:42.727409-07:00

FAA sets tight World Cup 2026 TFRs; Seattle’s Boeing Field adds VFR arrival/departure routes

Flying Magazine

A softening aviation insurance market: implications for coverage terms amid supply-chain strain A new look at the aviation insurance market points to improving conditions on pricing and availability, but also highlights how ongoing supply-chain pressures are shaping risk exposure and the quality of coverage carriers can secure. Operators are being pushed toward coverage strategies that better align with current operational realities.

2026-05-15T05:11:20.714169-07:00

A softening aviation insurance market: implications for coverage terms amid supply-chain strain

FlightGlobal

UK F-35B fleet to field U.S.-sourced SDB-II via FMS as StormBreaker interim stand-off; MoD cites corrosion and spare-parts gaps The UK has approved StormBreaker for interim stand-off capability on its F-35B force, with the aircraft also planned to receive Boeing Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB-II) munitions. The MoD is using U.S. Foreign Military Sales to mitigate delays tied to integrating a European alternative (SPEAR 3), while parliamentary scrutiny highlights spare-parts shortfalls and corrosion affecting mission rates.

2026-05-15T04:12:16.071143-07:00

UK F-35B fleet to field U.S.-sourced SDB-II via FMS as StormBreaker interim stand-off; MoD cites corrosion and spare-parts gaps

AeroTime

NTSB finds potentially impairing drugs detected in 28.6% of fatally injured US pilots The NTSB reports one in four fatally injured pilots in the US tested positive for potentially impairing drugs. More than half of the tested pilots had at least one drug detected, and potentially impairing drugs were found in 28.6% of cases, underscoring ongoing concerns about medical and substance-risk controls.

2026-05-15T03:54:56.643280-07:00

NTSB finds potentially impairing drugs detected in 28.6% of fatally injured US pilots

Bloomberg

Democrats press US airlines for data on fare and checked-bag fee increases amid Middle East war impacts A group of Democratic senators is requesting detailed information from major US airlines on rising airfares and checked-baggage fee hikes, citing changes tied to the war in the Middle East. The push signals potential scrutiny of how carriers translate cost pressures into passenger pricing.

2026-05-15T02:21:39.155273-07:00

Democrats press US airlines for data on fare and checked-bag fee increases amid Middle East war impacts

AeroTime

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FAA accelerates transponder equip for airport vehicles after LaGuardia runway collision In response to the Air Canada Express crash at New York LaGuardia, the FAA is accelerating a program to equip all airport ground vehicles with transponders. The move shifts more of the safety “detection” burden from aircraft-only surveillance toward surface vehicles used during runway operations.

2026-05-15T01:41:56.975855-07:00

FAA accelerates transponder equip for airport vehicles after LaGuardia runway collision

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US DOT extends Essential Air Service contracts for Southern Airways Express

FAA sets tight World Cup 2026 TFRs; Seattle’s Boeing Field adds VFR arrival/departure routes

NTSB finds potentially impairing drugs detected in 28.6% of fatally injured US pilots

A softening aviation insurance market: implications for coverage terms amid supply-chain strain

News Timeline