A Helvetic Airways Embraer E195-E2 has become the first aircraft of the type to touch down at the UK's London City airport as part of a regular scheduled flight. The flight – operated by Helvetic on behalf of Swiss, under a wet-lease arrangement – took off from Zurich. Helvetic notes that the E195-E2 becomes the largest jet operating at London City, and offers the lowest fuel consumption per seat among aircraft serving the downtown airport. "This makes us the only airline in the world to land at London City with three different Embraer aircraft, allowing us to offer our wet-lease customers the greatest possible flexibility," states the airline's chief executive Tobias Pogorevc. Embraer Commercial Aviation's head of region for Europe and Central Asia, Marie-Louise Philippe, says the Brazilian airframer has developed "the world's first automatic take-off system for aircraft", the E2TS (Embraer Enhanced Take-off System), adding: "When certified, E2TS will increase the range of the E195-E2, specifically from LCY, from 3,200km to 4,000km, bringing new destinations such as Istanbul, Gran Canaria, Casablanca, Athens and Cairo within [the airport's] range."

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters representing 10,000 United Airlines technicians has voted to reject a contract offered by the US major, calling it a "disgraceful economic proposal". The union says that 99.5% of Teamsters voted "to reject this greedy carrier's attempts to cut their wages and send their work to communist China". Teamsters general president Sean O'Brien and airline division director Chris Griswold state that United executives "think they can strong-arm 10,000 Teamsters technicians into accepting a terrible deal". They add: "United's radical, un-American contract proposal is dead on arrival. United raked in $4 billion in profits last year off the backs of highly skilled, hardworking Teamsters who keep planes flying safely. Rather than reward them, United wants to gut good American jobs and gamble with safety. "United's short-sighted cash grab reflects everything that's wrong with big business at a time when we should be bringing back jobs to America." In response to the Teamsters statement, United tells Cirium that "while the Teamsters have suspended talks to hold this nonbinding advisory vote, we remain ready to reach a high-quality contract that makes our aircraft technicians proud". United adds: "We look forward to hearing when the union plans to re-engage on negotiations."

South African Airways (SAA) has disclosed that its pilots have accepted an extended salary and benefits package, effectively ending their work-to-rule industrial action. The carrier says this decision marks a "pivotal" moment as it concludes the 2024 wage negotiations for the pilots' bargaining unit. "We are pleased to see the pilots recommit to their roles and return to the flight deck, underscoring their dedication to the airline's success over the years to come," states group chief M John Lamola. "Their resolution aligns with the airline's best interest, its entire workforce and, most importantly, the thousands of customers who depend on SAA to connect them to destinations across South Africa, the continent, and the globe."