Tuesday, October 13, 2026

WestJet reaches deal with flight attendants to end strike

Canada’s second-largest carrier cancelled nearly 500 flights during the single-day strike. WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, says it is working to resume flights after reaching a tentative deal with its flight attendants’ union to end their strike. Cabin crew walked off the job shortly after midnight on 2 August after no deal was reached on a…

WestJet flight attendants go on strike

Canada’s second-largest carrier cancels hundreds of flights as cabin crew walk off the job.   Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet went on strike shortly after midnight on Sunday 2 August after the two sides failed to reach a deal at the bargaining table. Some 4,400 cabin crew represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)…

No survivors from Nazca sightseeing Caravan crash: Peruvian ministry

Investigators yet to elaborate on nature of emergency call transmitted before Aerodiana aircraft lost contact. Peru’s ministry of transport states that 13 people were on board a Cessna 208 Caravan involved in a fatal accident during a tourist flight over the Nazca archeological site. None of the occupants survived the 1 August crash, it confirms.…

ATR and 787 output helps Leonardo trim losses at aerostructures unit

Increased component production edges unit closer to break-even. Leonardo reduced losses at its aerostructures business in the first half of 2026 thanks to increased manufacturing rates on two key programmes and ongoing restructuring activities. The company’s aerostructure revenue increased 44% year on year in the first six months of 2026 to €481 million ($553 million),…

SPEEA union leaders endorse Boeing contract proposals

The new agreements would replace current deals set to expire in October. Leaders at a key Boeing labour union have endorsed two company-proposed, four-year employment contracts and are expressing optimism about the state of negotiations. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), which represents some 17,000 Boeing workers on the US West Coast,…

Boeing completes 737 Max 10 certification flight testing

Company expects to achieve the Max 10’s certification this year.  Boeing has completed its final planned 737 Max 10 certification flight test, a milestone the airframer says puts it on track to meet its goal of achieving the type’s regulatory approval before year-end. “With flight testing complete, the programme now shifts to closing the remaining…

WestJet flight attendants threaten to strike

Potential labour action comes amid height of summer travel season.  Flight attendants for Canada’s WestJet are threatening to strike as soon as 2 August in what could be a major disruption during the height of the summer travel season. The employees’ chapter of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says it remains “too far…