AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
A fatal Arizona helicopter crash involving a high‑altitude slackline has intensified scrutiny of the FAA's NOTAM system as the agency prepares a planned upgrade. The accident has focused attention on how temporary, recreational aerial hazards are notified to pilots and airspace managers.
aerotelegraph.com
By aerotelegraph.com: Die Billigairline will die verbleibenden Airbus A320 ihrer Flotte mit Sharklets nachrüsten. Das Upgrade-Programm läuft bereits in Kooperation mit Airbus und soll bis Sommer 2026 abgeschlossen sein.
By cbj.ca: MONTRÉAL, Jan. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Air Canada and PAL Airlines announced today their intent to expand the commercial agreement under which PAL operates regional flights for Air Canada Express, helping protect and grow service in Eastern Canada.
Aviation Week
• James Pozzi
By Aviation Week: The proposed engine maintenance venture has broken ground at Istanbul Airport.
ch-aviation
By ch-aviation: Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International) has leased three slot pairs at London Heathrow from Air Mauritius (MK, Mauritius) as the latter is moving its London...
Reuters
By Reuters: IAG on Friday named unit British Airways's finance chief Jose Antonio Barrionuevo as the group's new CFO starting in June, replacing Nicholas Cadbury as part of a planned succession.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Airbus has updated de-icing checklists after a number of incidents in which aircraft have failed to pressurise after the ditching pushbutton was inadvertently left active prior to take-off.
Reuters
• Kyu-Seok Shim
By Reuters: A South Korean government-commissioned report found the Jeju Air plane crash in December 2024 that killed 179 people might not have been deadly if there had not been a concrete mound at the end of the runway, an opposition lawmaker said.
