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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

FAA approves higher SFO arrival rate under staggered approach, easing parallel-landing restrictions

The FAA will allow San Francisco International Airport to increase arrivals to 42 per hour using a new staggered approach, partially reversing restrictions on simultaneous parallel landings. The change should provide SFO with additional peak-period capacity while maintaining limits tied to runway operations and safety.

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2026-08-13T06:33:40.195319-07:00

M&A Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Embraer

Leeham News • Scott Hamilton

Turning Point: How Embraer Recovered from Boeing Merger Plans, Part 1

By Leeham News: Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton and Bjorn Fehrm Aug. 13, 2026, © Leeham News: In 2017, Embraer faced what it thought was an existential crisis.

Also: AirInsight

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2026-08-13T06:04:57.600652-07:00

NTSB Aerial Firefighting Helicopter Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

Vertical Mag • Elan Head

Cockpit video supports investigation into fatal K-Max crash in Colorado

By Vertical Mag: NTSB preliminary report suggests that investigators will consider pilot control inputs as a possible factor in the crash of the firefighting helicopter on July 12.

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2026-08-13T06:05:57.028239-07:00

777X Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing Lufthansa

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Lufthansa seeks Boeing compensation for early-production 777-9s

By ch-aviation: Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International) is in discussions with Boeing over which of the first-built B777-9s it would accept into service, with the German airline seeking financial compensation from the OEM if it takes early-production jets requiring later modifications.

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2026-08-13T05:35:34.819298-07:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

LATAM Airlines schedules E195-E2 debut for mid-4Q26

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2026-08-13T07:05:31.319375-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Heart Aerospace carries out piloted maiden flight of all-electric X1

By FlightGlobal: Battery-powered demonstrator is 'representative' of manufacturer's planned ES-30 airliner. Electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace has carried out the maiden flight of its X1 demonstrator, almost two years after unveiling the experimental aircraft.

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Heart Aerospace announces first flight of its electric X1 airliner

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NOEMI Aerospace signs seaplane deals with India and Philippine operators

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2026-08-13T04:21:10.571382-07:00

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Bloomberg • Akshat Rathi, Ben Elgin, Eamon Farhat, Olivia Raimonde, Olivia Rudgard, Rachel Graham, Sasha Draeger-Mazer

Why Cleaner Jet Fuel Is Taking Off in Europe Faster Than in the US

By Bloomberg: One airline group in Europe is buying more green fuel than all US carriers combined.

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2026-08-13T07:21:14.538097-07:00

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Skift • Brian Quinn

Virgin Atlantic's CEO on Why People and Experience Make the Difference

By Skift: Virgin Atlantic CEO Corneel Koster on AI, loyalty, personalization and why people and experience remain key to the airline’s edge.

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2026-08-13T05:53:19.282317-07:00

FAA approves higher SFO arrival rate under staggered approach, easing parallel-landing restrictions

Turning Point: How Embraer Recovered from Boeing Merger Plans, Part 1

Cockpit video supports investigation into fatal K-Max crash in Colorado

Lufthansa seeks Boeing compensation for early-production 777-9s

LATAM Airlines schedules E195-E2 debut for mid-4Q26

Heart Aerospace carries out piloted maiden flight of all-electric X1

Heart Aerospace announces first flight of its electric X1 airliner

NOEMI Aerospace signs seaplane deals with India and Philippine operators

Why Cleaner Jet Fuel Is Taking Off in Europe Faster Than in the US

Virgin Atlantic's CEO on Why People and Experience Make the Difference

Why Cleaner Jet Fuel Is Taking Off in Europe Faster Than in the US

LATAM Airlines schedules E195-E2 debut for mid-4Q26

San Francisco International Airport Allowed to Increase Flight Arrivals After FAA Parallel Landing Ban

Cockpit video supports investigation into fatal K-Max crash in Colorado

Turning Point: How Embraer Recovered from Boeing Merger Plans, Part 1

Virgin Atlantic's CEO on Why People and Experience Make the Difference

Ultralight eVTOL Aircraft Joins 911 Response in Rural North Carolina

Europe Widens Its Lead Over US, Asia in Switch to Cleaner Jet Fuel

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