Thursday, October 8, 2026

Loganair cabin crew to vote on strike in pay dispute

Sixty cabin crew at seven UK airports will vote on the potential strike. UK regional carrier Loganair faces potential industrial action as trade union Unite launches a strike ballot for more than 60 workers following what it describes as a breakdown in pay negotiations. Unite cabin crew based at seven UK airports – Aberdeen, Dundee,…

FAA clears JetBlue takeover of former Spirit slots

The slots at New York’s LaGuardia airport cannot be leased or sold by JetBlue until 2028. US regulators are set to approve the transfer of take-off and landing slots formerly held by Spirit Airlines to JetBlue Airways. New York-based JetBlue won the rights to the 22 slots at New York’s LaGuardia airport at bankruptcy auction…

FAA awards $12m to support safe drone integration

The funding covers 19 projects spanning technologies including satellite communications, drone identity verification, surveillance and detect-and-avoid systems. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is providing $12 million for 19 drone research and testing projects intended to support the safe integration of unmanned aircraft into the US national airspace system. The projects, disclosed by the FAA on…

US Air Force extracts all B-1B bombers from RAF Fairford

Removal comes one week after a suspected attempt to attack the base. The US Air Force (USAF) has extracted 12 Boeing B-1B bombers that had deployed to RAF Fairford in the UK since earlier this year. Departing on 4 October, they have been re-deployed to their home stations in the US. US secretary of state…

Air Baltic to slash hundreds of jobs under restructuring

Latvian carrier is preparing to cut up to 23% of its workforce across the Baltic region as part of restructuring efforts following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Air Baltic is planning workforce reductions affecting between 500 and 700 positions across its bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn as it adapts to a revised business model.…