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REGULATIONEurope: claims company ranks airlines on handling compensation claims, with TAP first and TAROM lastAirAdvisor, a company that pursues compensation claims for passengers, ranked 22 airlines on how they handled its claims in the first half of 2026. This article sets the figures against the rules: how EU261 works, what counts as an extraordinary circumstance, what EASA flight duty limits say and what changes from October 2027.5 days ago · 6 min read

REGULATIONUnited States: presidential 747 makes two low passes over the White House for HalloweenThe Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 that serves as the VC-25B Bridge passed the White House at a few hundred feet. The DC Council said people had fifteen minutes' notice, and Reagan National briefly had a ground stop. Washington's airspace is the most restricted in the United States, with an SFRA, an FRZ and prohibited area P-56.5 days ago · 4 min read

SAFETYUnited States: three killed as two helicopters collide near McMinnville airport in OregonA Robinson R22 on an instructional flight and an Airbus AS350 collided near McMinnville Municipal Airport on 29 October 2026. A flight instructor, a student pilot and the pilot of the second helicopter were killed. The NTSB is investigating.5 days ago · 4 min read

REGULATIONBrazil: White House aide arranged the jet that flew Flávio Bolsonaro to Miami, NYT reportsThe defeated presidential candidate flew in an Argentine-registered Gulfstream G400 from Puerto Iguazú via Guayaquil to Miami, avoiding Brazilian airspace. This article reconstructs the flight and explains the rules a foreign business jet must follow to enter the United States.5 days ago · 5 min read

AIRLINESUAE: Etihad's three-room A380 suite tops ranking of the most extravagant airline luxuriesEtihad's The Residence scored 98 out of 100 and the Emirates A380 Shower Spa 91 in a new ranking by AirAdvisor. Four of the top ten entries are tied to the Airbus A380, the aircraft on which both Gulf carriers offer their highest-scoring products.6 days ago · 4 min read

TRAINING MARKETMiddle East: Boeing forecasts demand for 67,000 new pilots by 2045Boeing's latest outlook keeps Middle East pilot demand at 67,000 over 20 years, even in a year in which war cut deeply into the region's traffic. Order books are large, but cadet schemes are mostly reserved for nationals, and Boeing expects industry-wide near-term pressure on recruitment.6 days ago · 4 min read

AIRLINESNetherlands: KLM cancels 42 flights as Storm Austen brings strong winds, Schiphol largely unaffectedKLM scrapped 20 flights on Friday and 22 on Saturday as Storm Austen crossed the country under a code yellow wind warning. At Schiphol the wind stayed moderate, although arrivals moved off the Polderbaan in the afternoon, while a Brussels Airlines jet discontinued its approach in Brussels and diverted to Amsterdam.11 days ago · 5 min read

AIRLINESUnited Kingdom: Wizz Air offers Luton first officers buyouts as jet fuel costs biteWizz Air has offered voluntary redundancy packages to all first officers at its main UK base, after cutting winter capacity on high fuel prices. What is on offer, how BALPA has responded, where Wizz stands financially and what it means for pilots and applicants.11 days ago · 4 min read

REGULATIONUnited States: FAA open to a way back for single-pilot flying in older Cessna CitationsWeeks after it ended single-pilot exemptions for the two-pilot Citation I to Encore+ family, the FAA says an STC combined with extra training deserves a closer look. Which jets are affected, why the exemptions went, and what it means for type ratings, owner-pilots and pilots looking for a right seat.11 days ago · 6 min read

CADET PROGRAMMESIndia: Skyborne signs 48 IndiGo cadets, its largest intake since the partnership beganForty-eight aspiring pilots have signed a Letter of Intent for the IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme at Skyborne Airline Academy. Their route runs from Delhi via Florida to the right seat of an A320. How the programme works, what selection involves, what it costs and why India needs so many pilots.12 days ago · 4 min read

SAFETYUnited States: pilot puts Piper into treetops after engine failure at night, wife and dogs surviveWhen the engine of their Piper PA-32 quit over North Carolina in the dark, Dustin Davis had about six minutes. He found no field, only trees: slowed to just above the stall and nose-high, the aircraft ended up hanging in a tree six feet above the ground. He, his wife and their two dogs walked away with minor injuries.12 days ago · 5 min read

REGULATIONUnited States: FAA lets BETA fly prospective customers in its electric VTOL aircraft for the first timeThe FAA has given BETA Technologies the first approval to carry prospective customers in an electric aircraft that takes off and lands vertically. The first flight went from New York to Vermont. What the approval does and does not allow, where eVTOL certification stands and which licence you need as a pilot.12 days ago · 5 min read