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thebulkheadseat.com • Profile Phpid=; Anthony Losanno

American to expand DFW hub from nine to 13 banks; schedules posted Dec. 27 ahead of April rollout

American Airlines will overhaul operations at its DFW hub, moving from a nine-bank to a 13-bank schedule to improve reliability, connections and departure times. The carrier published schedule changes starting Dec. 27 and plans to implement the new bank structure from April 2026, affecting over 100,000 customers on peak days.

Also: Breitflyte, View from the Wing, atxjetsetter.com and View from the Wing
2025-12-26T13:12:39.063229-08:00
China   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

(ES) COMAC goes after the A321neo market with a stretched version of the C919

By Aviacionline: COMAC va por el mercado del A321neo con versión alargada del C919 COMAC y China Eastern Airlines sellaron un acuerdo para desarrollar el C919-800, una versión extendida para más de 200 pasajeros destinada a rutas internacionales en Asia.

2025-12-26T14:59:57.088240-08:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Investigators unable to confirm origin of missile fragments in Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 crash near Aktau

By FlightGlobal: Kazakh investigators are still analysing the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 crash at Aktau a year ago, stating that the exact origin of suspected missile fragments has not been determined.

2025-12-27T02:51:42.493179-08:00
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Russia Plans Missile Launch Over Busy North Atlantic Flight Corridor; Airlines Warned to Prepare for Diversions

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Russia's missile launch plans may disrupt flights across a key Atlantic corridor, prompting airlines to prepare for diversions.

2025-12-27T02:31:01.825289-08:00
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Reuters • Maria Tsvetkova

Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations

By Reuters: A mix of snow and ice bore down on the U.S. Northeast early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airline traffic and prompting officials in New York and New Jersey to issue weather emergency declarations even as the storm ebbed by mid-morning.

Also: Aviation24, The Guardian, atxjetsetter.com, South China Morning Post, Simple Flying and thebulkheadseat.com
2025-12-26T21:36:38.911824-08:00