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Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing Boeing 737

CNBC • Leslie Josephs

FAA clears Boeing 737 Max 7 for passenger service after years of delays

The FAA has certified Boeing’s smallest 737 Max variant, allowing airlines to begin preparing the Max 7 for passenger operations. Certification removes a major regulatory hurdle, but carriers may still need months to incorporate the aircraft into schedules and operational plans.

1 Source

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

MRO M&A Aircraft Finance & Leasing

Runway Girl • Becca Alkema

ORIX Aviation to Acquire Aircraft Aftermarket Specialist AerFin

By Runway Girl: ORIX Aviation has inked an agreement to acquire AerFin, the aviation aftermarket specialist that buys, sells, leases and repairs aircraft, engines and parts.

1 Source

2026-08-03T07:59:30.688903-07:00

eVTOL

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.

Urban Air Mobility News

Eve Air Mobility reports first partial transition flight of its prototype eVTOL

Airline Economics

Eve Air Mobility advances eVTOL testing with first partial transition flight

8 Sources

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

Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airlines Boeing Boeing 737

Boeing

Somon Air Receives Its First Boeing 737 MAX Jet

By Boeing: Tajikistan's national carrier to modernize its fleet and expand its network with the 737-8.

Simple Flying

Hundreds Of Boeing 737 MAXs May Have Had Seats Incorrectly Installed

aviationnews.eu

Somon Air Takes Delivery of First Boeing 737 MAX 8 to Support Network Expansion

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24 Sources

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

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Aviation Week • Chen Chuanren

Bamboo Airways Suspends Ticket Sales, Operations Dwindle

By Aviation Week: Bamboo Airways has suspended commercial ticket sales, fueling speculation over the Vietnamese carrier’s future as scheduled operations dwindle.

Also: AeroTime

3 Sources

2026-08-03T02:59:28.776548-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines Southwest Airlines

Bloomberg • Thomas Black

Southwest Is Defying the Odds in Elliott’s Activist Overhaul

By Bloomberg: In a tale of two activist airline deals, one is treading water while the other is outperforming the broader market solidly.The names involved — Icahn Enterprises and Elliott Investment Management — aren’t new to airlines.

1 Source

2026-08-03T05:59:53.426853-07:00

BizAv Aviation Safety & Regulation Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

AINonline • Curt Epstein

IBAC Offers Self-Declaration Option for IS-BAH Ground-Handling Standard

By AINonline: Under the new route, ground handlers can skip the audit.

2 Sources

2026-08-03T07:00:01.716065-07:00

M&A Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airlines easyJet

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

2026-08-03T00:32:41.615327-07:00

FAA clears Boeing 737 Max 7 for passenger service after years of delays

ORIX Aviation to Acquire Aircraft Aftermarket Specialist AerFin

Eve Air activates pusher propulsion system in first partial transition flight

Eve Air Mobility reports first partial transition flight of its prototype eVTOL

Eve Air Mobility advances eVTOL testing with first partial transition flight

Somon Air Receives Its First Boeing 737 MAX Jet

Hundreds Of Boeing 737 MAXs May Have Had Seats Incorrectly Installed

Somon Air Takes Delivery of First Boeing 737 MAX 8 to Support Network Expansion

Bamboo Airways Suspends Ticket Sales, Operations Dwindle

Southwest Is Defying the Odds in Elliott’s Activist Overhaul

IBAC Offers Self-Declaration Option for IS-BAH Ground-Handling Standard

Castlelake and Apollo given same deadline to submit firm EasyJet offer

Battle for easyJet Escalates as Board Synchronizes Takeover Deadlines for Apollo and Castlelake

easyJet sets up dramatic deadline day finale for Castlelake and Apollo bids

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

ORIX Aviation to Acquire Aircraft Aftermarket Specialist AerFin

IBAC Offers Self-Declaration Option for IS-BAH Ground-Handling Standard

Eve Air activates pusher propulsion system in first partial transition flight

Bamboo Airways Suspends Ticket Sales, Operations Dwindle

Southwest Is Defying the Odds in Elliott’s Activist Overhaul

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

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