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Dozens of Ryanair planes grounded after GPS glitch hit multiple carriers worldwide
By Independent.ie: As many as 50 Ryanair aircraft were grounded temporarily for a time last week because of widespread global positioning system (GPS) problems that hit multi...

How Helicopter OEM Technology Demonstrators Will Shape Future Rotorcraft
By Vertical Mag: How helicopter OEMs are guiding the future with technology demonstrators We check in with the large airframe OEMs to find out what technology demonstrators they’ve got in development, and how they may influence the rotorcraft of tomorrow.

Inside United’s ‘Game-Changing’ Flight Attendant Deal: Raises, Retro Pay, and Hotel Upgrades
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Regional leaders of the United Airlines flight attendant union have unanimously voted to endorse a ‘historic’ new tentative bargaining agreement following two days of in-depth meetings to scrutinize the deal and decide whether it was good enough to put to a formal vote of 28,000 members.
EASA steps up push to tackle lithium battery risks on commercial flights
By aerospaceglobalnews.com: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a fresh warning to the airline industry over the dangers posed by lithium batteries in air travel, following a noticeable rise in related safety incidents.

Avelo Airlines Accused of Repainting Planes All White to Hide Controversial Deportation Flights For ICE
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Avelo Airlines, the Houston-based low-cost airline that recently took on a controversial deportation contract with the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, is repainting the planes used to transport detainees all-white.

Why Future-Flight Startups Fail and How They Can Avoid It
By Aviation Week: Many well-funded aviation startups have struggled to deliver the breakthrough technologies they were set up to develop. Why is that?.

The History of Southern California’s Los Angeles International Airport
By Airways Magazine: With an area of nearly 3,000 acres being used for airport operations, LAX has grown to vastly dwarf the site it once occupied.