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ch-aviation • Dominik Sipinski

US sanctions Mahan Air sales agents in China, India and Russia

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated five entities and one individual in China, India and Russia for allegedly acting as general sales agents for Iran’s Mahan Air. The action expands pressure on the airline’s international commercial network and its overseas service providers.

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2026-08-03T14:44:26.627362-07:00

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Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

American Airlines and Citi Unveil Enhanced AAdvantage Executive World Legend Mastercard

By Breitflyte: American Airlines has today unveiled a newly refreshed the Citi / AAdvantage Executive World Legend Mastercard, which will deliver up to $2,300 in value, increased earning potential and faster path to AAdvantage status.

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American Fights Back: Reimagined Card, Lounge Updates Take Aim At Delta & United

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Citi Executive Card Adds $500 AA Vacations Credit — You Don’t Need To Book A Vacation To Use It

Also: One Mile at a Time, World Airline News, The Points Guy and 3 more

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2026-08-03T11:35:03.567382-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

BALPA Warns of Potentially Catastrophic Engine-Shutdown Fault Affecting Airbus Aircraft

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The BALPA pilots’ union, which represents flight crew at several airlines, including British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and EasyJet, has issued a warning about a serious and ‘potentially catastrophic’ fault on popular Airbus airplanes.

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2026-08-03T10:14:32.376409-07:00

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Bloomberg • Rainier Harris

Boeing’s Lone Bear Flips, Sees Path to Shares Doubling by 2030

By Bloomberg: Boeing Co.’s stock jumped Monday after the lone bear on the stock — BNP Paribas — threw in the towel and upgraded the shares by two notches, saying there is now a path for the stock to more than double by 2030.

Also: Seeking Alpha, MarketWatch and Seeking Alpha

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2026-08-03T11:00:12.419329-07:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Eve Air activates pusher propulsion system in first partial transition flight

By AeroTime: Eve Air Mobility activated the company’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft pusher propulsion system in its first partial transition flight.

aviationnews.eu

Eve Air Mobility Completes First Partial-Transition Flight of Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype

FlightGlobal

Eve begins challenging ‘transition’ phase of air taxi flight-test programme

Also: Air Data News, Aviation Week, Urban Air Mobility News, Airline Economics, airwaysmag.com, AINonline and 6 more

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2026-08-03T06:59:14.385891-07:00

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CNBC • Leslie Josephs

FAA clears smallest Boeing 737 Max to fly after years of delays

By CNBC: Airlines can finally start flying passengers soon after planes are certified, but it can take them months to work them into schedules.

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2026-08-03T09:44:26.965910-07:00

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2026-08-03T00:59:45.583147-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Departing FAA Leader Says Agency Is Being ‘Nudged’ to Embrace Risk

By Flying Magazine: Speaking at a drone industry event, the FAA deputy administrator says the agency is being asked to “lean into” new technologies.

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2026-08-03T10:15:28.123251-07:00

US sanctions Mahan Air sales agents in China, India and Russia

American Airlines and Citi Unveil Enhanced AAdvantage Executive World Legend Mastercard

American Fights Back: Reimagined Card, Lounge Updates Take Aim At Delta & United

Citi Executive Card Adds $500 AA Vacations Credit — You Don’t Need To Book A Vacation To Use It

BALPA Warns of Potentially Catastrophic Engine-Shutdown Fault Affecting Airbus Aircraft

Boeing’s Lone Bear Flips, Sees Path to Shares Doubling by 2030

Eve Air activates pusher propulsion system in first partial transition flight

Eve Air Mobility Completes First Partial-Transition Flight of Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype

Eve begins challenging ‘transition’ phase of air taxi flight-test programme

FAA clears smallest Boeing 737 Max to fly after years of delays

Somon Air Receives Its First Boeing 737 MAX Jet

FAA Certifies Boeing 737 MAX 7

US FAA certifies Boeing 737 MAX 7 in win for planemaker

Departing FAA Leader Says Agency Is Being ‘Nudged’ to Embrace Risk

US ramps up sanctions against Iran's Mahan Air

Boeing’s Lone Bear Flips, Sees Path to Shares Doubling by 2030

American Airlines and Citi Unveil Enhanced AAdvantage Executive World Legend Mastercard

NetJets cuts jet cards, leases to focus on shared ownership

Departing FAA Leader Says Agency Is Being ‘Nudged’ to Embrace Risk

US's Elevate Jet moves MRO ops to Florida, to add Texas base

NetJets cuts jet cards, leases to focus on shared ownership

US's Elevate Jet moves MRO ops to Florida, to add Texas base

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ORIX Aviation to Acquire Aircraft Aftermarket Specialist AerFin

WestJet Flight Attendants Strike, Forcing Hundreds of Flight Cancellations

WestJet begins parking Boeing 737s as flight-attendant strike threat escalates

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Bamboo Airways halts scheduled flights as tax debt and fleet shrinkage deepen crisis

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