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Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 5:26 PM PDT
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FreightWaves
• Eric Kulisch
FedEx retires a dozen freighter aircraft in efficiency move
By FreightWaves: FedEx has permanently parked 12 cargo jets as it aligns the fleet with shipping volumes to control costs.
Also:
Cargo Facts
Aviation24
• André Orban
SWISS unveils “Wanderlust” A350: a flying art gallery celebrating Swiss heritage
By Aviation24: SWISS International Air Lines has revealed its first Airbus A350-900 featuring the world’s first aircraft livery applied entirely via precision-cut films.
Air Data News
Swiss unveils its first Airbus A350-900
Airways Magazine
SWISS Unveils A350-900 with “Wanderlust” Livery
Also:
AeroTime and
en.traicy.com
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Reuters
• Aditya Kalra
India's watchdog to start Air India annual audit, days after deadly crash
By Reuters: Ten officials from India's aviation safety watchdog will visit Air India headquarters on Tuesday for an annual audit, a government memo showed, just as the airline is facing intense scrutiny after a plane crash killed 271 people.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Frontier Airlines A320neo Returns to Atlanta with Engine Problem
By Aviation Source: A Frontier Airlines A320neo departing for Orlando (MCO) made a direct return to Atlanta (ATL) after reporting a potential engine oil issue.
One Mile at a Time
• Ben Schlappig
Delta Launching Seattle To Barcelona & Rome Flights In May 2026
By One Mile at a Time: Delta plans to launch new routes from Seattle (SEA) to Barcelona (BCN) and Rome (FCO), as a competitive response to Alaska.
World Airline News
Delta doubles down on Seattle with new global routes and two new lounges
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Skift
• Meghna Maharishi
Spirit Airlines Urges U.S. to Reject JetBlue-United Partnership
By Skift: Spirit recently emerged from bankruptcy and is hoping to block new competition. But the first Trump administration approved the original Northeast Alliance.
Airlines
Boeing
FAA
Alaska Airlines
NTSB
737 MAX
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)
Aviation Safety & Regulation
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Politico
• Oriana Pawlyk
Investigators: Boeing and FAA Oversight Failures Led to Alaska Airlines Door Panel Blowout
By Politico: Last year, an improperly attached door panel flew off of an Alaska Airlines airplane in midair. No one was hurt, but the incident sparked a fresh round of scrutiny for Boeing and the FAA.
Also:
Politico Pro,
Simple Flying,
Wings,
GlobalAir.com,
NBC News,
CNN,
travelandtourworld.com and
livenowfox.com
