Aviation News
Daily reporting on launched and cut routes, aircraft orders, incidents, safety directives.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Boeing handed over 143 commercial jets in the first quarter against Airbus's 114 — a 29-aircraft margin and Boeing's first quarterly delivery win since 2019.
Boeing's February output rose to 51 commercial aircraft from 46 in January, per Reuters, even as a supplier seat-related problem slowed some 787 handovers.