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ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Airbus A330neo output delayed by horizontal-tailplane quality issue

Airbus nearly halted A330neo deliveries for about three months after identifying a quality issue involving the horizontal tailplane, including a stray tool found in one aircraft’s tail section. Inspections and corrective work have allowed handovers to resume, but some deliveries will slip into 2026.

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2026-09-04T08:05:27.780127-07:00

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DefenseNews.com • Michael Scanlon

Space industry lacks workers needed to rebuild satellites lost in war, report says

By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. does not have enough engineers, technicians and assemblers to rebuild military space assets destroyed in a war with China or Russia, per RAND.

Also: AirForceTimes and Military Times

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2026-09-04T07:05:31.877112-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Robbin Laird

Fixing the machine: Inside the Navy's race to rebuild its aviator pipeline

By Breaking Defense: An in-depth discussion with the service's chief of Naval Air Training Command.

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2026-09-04T08:50:00.797470-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Boeing Quietly Paid $3.1M Fine Related to 2024 Door Plug Incident

By Flying Magazine: NTSB determined door plug blowout was caused by Boeing’s “failure to provide adequate training, guidance, and oversight.”.

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2026-09-04T09:06:19.921758-07:00

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AeroTime • Miquel Ros

KLM’s first A350-900 completes its first flight

By AeroTime: Dutch airline KLM’s first A350-900 has completed its initial test flight in Toulouse.

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2026-09-04T08:05:01.676830-07:00

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Bloomberg • Henrique Almeida

Portugal to Negotiate With Lufthansa, Air France-KLM on TAP Sale

By Bloomberg: Portugal’s government will enter an additional round of negotiations with Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France-KLM over the sale of a minority stake in TAP as it seeks to secure improved offers from both airline groups.

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2026-09-04T08:06:16.980874-07:00

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Reuters

Airbus says preliminary deal reached with Spanish unions after weeks of strikes

By Reuters: Airbus has reached a preliminary deal with four unions in Spain, the company and Industry Minister Jordi Hereu said on Friday, representing a ‌potential breakthrough in a dispute that has triggered weeks of strikes at the planemaker's Spanish plants.

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2026-09-04T08:50:51.559762-07:00

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