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Current aviation reporting: route launches and withdrawals, fleet orders and deliveries, incidents and safety directives, regulatory decisions, strikes and airport disruption. Items identify the carriers, airports and dates involved. Aimed at frequent fliers and industry readers who need a development and its consequence in the same paragraph.
Daily reporting on launched and cut routes, aircraft orders, incidents, safety directives, rulings and industrial action, with passenger impact noted.
FAA Automatic Refund Rules Mark One Year as Airlines Rewrite Fare Displays
The DOT's 2024 rule forced refunds and fee disclosure into airline booking flows — a year on, the compliance map is uneven.
How ETOPS Rules Decide Which Twinjets Are Allowed To Cross an Ocean
The 60-minute baseline in 14 CFR 121.161, the approval tiers in Appendix P, and why the 787 and A350-900 hold 330- and 370-minute numbers.
Airbus Reaffirms 870-Delivery Target for 2026 After Record First Half
On July 29, 2026 Airbus confirmed full-year guidance of 870 deliveries, €7.5 billion EBIT and about €4.5 billion free cash flow after a record first-half output.
FAA Moves to Lift 53-Year Ban on Supersonic Flight Over U.S. Land
Announced June 30, 2026 and published in the Federal Register on July 2, the proposed rule would replace the speed ban with a noise-based certification standard for civil supersonic flight.
Newark Flight Caps Run Through October 2026 Under FAA Order
The FAA has extended its order limiting arrivals and departures at Newark Liberty through October 24, 2026, while raising the hourly operation ceiling to 72 flights.
Porter Adds Year-Round Toronto–Austin Nonstop, Its First Texas Capital Pairing
Announced May 21, 2026, the year-round nonstop from Toronto Pearson extends Porter's U.S. expansion deeper into the Sun Belt on Embraer E195-E2s.
Alaska Airlines Starts Flying to Europe This Week After 94 Years Domestic
Seattle–Rome launches May 6, 2026 on a 787-9, with Seattle–Barcelona following May 7 and Seattle–London Heathrow on May 21 — Alaska's first scheduled transatlantic service.