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“As pilots, aircraft owners, and long-term board members with decades of service between us, we are stepping down with mixed emotions, given our dedication and passion for AOPA’s mission. Still, we are confident that making way for the reelect generation of leaders is the right decision for AOPA.” Source: AOPA Board Chairman Jim Hauslein, bowing to immense external pressure and announcing that he will not seek further representation on the board, following extensive outcry over a number of highly questionable decisions.

“Nobody is contesting that we may have some bad apples, there’s no doubt, just like every walk of life. But everybody deserves a fair shot with clear evidence and an opportunity to clear their name and get to the truth of whatever the allegation is, and if it means termination rightfully of a designee, then so be it.” Source: A comment from one of the two former DPEs (Puglia) suing the FAA… Their suit, filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida, focuses on two former Florida-based DPEs: Robert Lasky and Joseph Puglia. It addresses FAA…

Delta Air Lines said on March 24, 2026, that it is temporarily suspending special services for members of Congress, citing the strain that the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown has placed on airport operations and airline resources. The move shines a light on a little-known travel perk for lawmakers at a time when ordinary passengers are facing long TSA lines and widespread airport disruption. Delta said lawmakers flying the airline will no longer receive airport escorts or VIP-style help with services such as seat upgrades or rebooking, though they will still have access to a special phone line for…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a second briefing, on March 24, 2026, that offered further details surrounding the fatal collision between an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 and a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, with investigators predicting the cause will likely prove to be the result of multiple contributing factors, not any single failure. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, speaking at the agency’s second briefing on the crash, said investigators typically find “a multitude of factors” in accidents and the NTSB expects that to be the case in this incident as well. A central focus of the update…

Anduril announced the start of the YFQ-44A’s production at its Arsenal-1 factory, with new manufacturing processes allowing to supply a large number of drones to the U.S. Air Force. Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) has entered serial production at the firm’s much touted Arsenal-1 factory in Ohio, the company and its founder Palmer Luckey announced on Mar. 24, 2026 on their social media platforms. The single line update did not provide details other than an image of the loyal wingman drone in flight. The announcement follows recent reports about the imminent start of the production, which quoted company…

El Al will slash its flight operations after Israel’s Transportation Ministry sharply limited traffic at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, reducing the airline’s seat availability to about 5% of normal levels.   The restrictions were imposed on March 23, 2026, after a security assessment by Transportation Minister Miri Regev, who said the reduction in takeoffs and landings was needed to ongoing attacks by Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Reuters reported that the decision came after two interception failures on March 21 during Iranian missile attacks, which caused damage and injuries in two towns in southern Israel.   Ben Gurion Airport is now limited to one inbound and…

El Al will slash its flight operations after Israel’s Transportation Ministry sharply limited traffic at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, reducing the airline’s seat availability to about 5% of normal levels.   The restrictions were imposed on March 23, 2026, after a security assessment by Transportation Minister Miri Regev, who said the reduction in takeoffs and landings was needed to ongoing attacks by Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Reuters reported that the decision came after two interception failures on March 21 during Iranian missile attacks, which caused damage and injuries in two towns in southern Israel.   Ben Gurion Airport is now limited to one inbound and…

Finnair has just announced a major aircraft order, which will allow the company to refresh the fleet of its regional partner. Finnair modernizes regional fleet with Embraer E195-E2s Finnair has placed an order for up to 46 Embraer E195-E2s, including 18 firm orders, 16 options, and 12 purchase rights. When it comes to the delivery timeline, the first plane should join the fleet in the third quarter of 2027, with three planes to be delivered in 2027, six to be delivered in 2028, and another six to be delivered in 2029. For those not familiar with the Embraer E195-E2, this…

March 24, 2026, 12:55 (UTC +3) Stray Ukrainian drone tied to Primorsk strike, Lithuanian PM says Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said in a follow-up briefing cited by LRT that the drone that entered Lithuanian airspace and crashed in the Varėna district was a stray Ukrainian drone linked to an overnight strike operation targeting the Russian port of Primorsk. Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said the drone had likely been disrupted by electronic warfare and flown below roughly 300 meters, which is why it was not detected by either Belarusian or Lithuanian systems. On March 23, 2026, a swarm of Ukrainian drones…