BIG AVIATION REPORT

Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 08:25:42 MT

SIMPLE FLYING · AIRLINES

HOW THE BOMBARDIER GLOBAL 8000 CLEARED LONDON CITY'S 5.5-DEGREE GLIDE SLOPE TO UNLOCK NONSTOP FLIGHTS TO LOS ANGELES...

On September 10, the UK Civil Aviation Authority signed off on a piece of paperwork most passengers will never read, and it matters more than its bureaucratic phrasing suggests.

SCOTT: Ask what this does to pairings, the MEL, and the jumpseat. Press releases are written for investors. You fly the leftover.

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