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Reuters • Dan Catchpole

Boeing posts contractor engineering jobs as white-collar labor dispute escalates

Boeing has advertised contractor positions for engineering and technical roles, signaling a new escalation in its labor dispute with the white-collar union representing workers in its commercial airplane division. The postings suggest the company is preparing additional staffing options as tensions with employees continue.

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2026-08-26T15:35:27.957763-07:00

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Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Premium aircraft seat certification delays spur testing tweak request

By Runway Girl: Aviation safety regulators are paying much closer attention to how the shoulder harness of oblique seats interact with the neck of the crash test dummies used in sled testing, leading to certification delays.

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2026-08-26T16:05:27.775978-07:00

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Qantas' full-year profit falls 14% on fuel costs, to retire A380s from 2028

By Reuters: Australia's Qantas Airways reported a 13.8% drop in its full-year pre-tax underlying profit on Thursday, hurt by surging jet fuel prices due to the Middle ‌East conflict, and said it planned to start retiring A380 superjumbos from its fleet in 2028.

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2026-08-26T16:21:34.997923-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Regional opposition builds over Air Busan merger

By ch-aviation: Illustration of Air Busan Airbus A321-200NX,.

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2026-08-26T16:35:35.843568-07:00

Routes North America Airlines Embraer

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Porter opens international routes from Canada's London with E195-E2

By Air Data News: Porter Airlines will launch four international routes from London, Ontario, this winter, giving the Canadian city new nonstop connections to Florida, Mexico and Jamaica with the Embraer E195-E2.

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2026-08-26T11:51:26.231070-07:00

Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

Leeham News • Howard Hardee

Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans

By Leeham News: Free for nonsubscribers By Hanneke Weitering Aug.

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2026-08-26T12:50:05.730481-07:00

Airports Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Two Baggage Handlers at Frankfurt Die From Malaria Carried by a Stowaway Mosquito in a Plane’s Cargo Hold

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Two baggage handlers have died, and four more are still receiving medical treatment after being infected with malaria by a mosquito that hitched a ride in the cargo hold of a plane that landed at Frankfurt am Main International Airport after a flight from sub-Saharan Africa.

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2026-08-26T12:20:32.556515-07:00

Airports Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airlines Boeing Boeing 737

AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Boeing posts contractor engineering jobs as white-collar labor dispute escalates

Premium aircraft seat certification delays spur testing tweak request

Qantas' full-year profit falls 14% on fuel costs, to retire A380s from 2028

Regional opposition builds over Air Busan merger

Porter opens international routes from Canada's London with E195-E2

Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans

Two Baggage Handlers at Frankfurt Die From Malaria Carried by a Stowaway Mosquito in a Plane’s Cargo Hold

Nose gear collapses as Sepehran Airlines 737 runs off runway in Iran

Former Sabena Boeing 737-500 involved in runway excursion in Iran

Iranian Boeing 737-500 Veers Off Runway While Landing at Mashhad Airport

Regional opposition builds over Air Busan merger

Qantas' full-year profit falls 14% on fuel costs, to retire A380s from 2028

Premium aircraft seat certification delays spur testing tweak request

Boeing Posts Contractor Jobs as White-Collar Labor Dispute Escalates

Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans

Porter opens international routes from Canada's London with E195-E2

Pilots urged to check waypoint entries after departing Saab 340s drift off course

FAA Requires Inspections of Some Boeing 787 Dreamliners for Gaps

Airbus Once Boasted of More Widebody Sales Than Boeing; Now Distant Second

New Facility Could Help FAA Address ATC Staffing Woes

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Ground-Handling Worker Killed by French Bee Airbus A350 During Pushback at Montreal-Trudeau

United takes a cautious approach to A321XLR deployment amid range concerns

Air India seeks $1.5 billion from Tata and Singapore Airlines after record loss

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