Skift
• Dennis Schaal
Booking travel on social platforms has not gained meaningful traction, and agentic large‑language models confront the same barriers: fragmented distribution, complex fares and ancillaries, payment friction and limited trust. Airlines should prioritise API readiness, merchandising and security before expecting material channel shifts.
Aviation Week
• Sean Broderick
By Aviation Week: Expirations of temporary mitigation measures and lack of improved radio altimeters have commercial air transport markets facing new threats from 5G interference.
AINonline
• Curt Epstein
By AINonline: Project will provide a huge infusion of private hangar space.
AINonline
• Amy Wilder
By AINonline: Controller staffing down as hiring and traffic rose, GAO delved into why.
GlobalAir.com
• Kaitlyn Shive
By GlobalAir.com: The freighter variant of the twin-engine turboprop will be operated by Altair, FlexCoah’s aviation subsidiary, and is expected to enhance the company’s cargo capacity and speed across domestic routes, according to a release from Textron.
Textron
travelandtourworld.com
ch-aviation
• CH-Aviation Staff
By ch-aviation: State-owned power utility Hydro-Québec (HYD, Montréal Trudeau) has acquired three ATR72-600s to renew its ageing fleet and retire all of its DHC-8-300 and...
Reuters
• Aatreyee Dasgupta
By Reuters: Howmet Aerospace will buy aircraft fastener maker Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing from Stanley Black & Decker for an all-cash price of about $1.8 billion, the companies said on Monday.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: European business aviation group lays out lobbying priorities for 2026.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
