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Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

American and Citi raise Executive card fee to $695 while adding credits, Loyalty Points and premium benefits

The Citi / AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard will undergo a major refresh in August 2026, with its annual fee rising to $695. New benefits include a $500 AA Vacations credit, additional statement credits, more Loyalty Points, and Omni status-related enhancements for frequent American Airlines travelers.

View from the Wing • Gary Leff

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

View from the Wing • Gary Leff

American Raises Citi Executive Card Fee To $695 — New Credits, More Loyalty Points, And Pricier Lounges

Also: One Mile at a Time, World Airline News, The Points Guy and awardwallet.com

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

Aviation Safety & Regulation Airbus

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.

1 Source

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

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

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 and MarketWatch

3 Sources

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

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

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.

1 Source

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

UAV Development & Drone Programs Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation

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.

1 Source

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

BizAv Aircraft Finance & Leasing

ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

NetJets cuts jet cards, leases to focus on shared ownership

By ch-aviation: NetJets Aviation (EJA, Columbus John Glenn, OH) is limiting sales of jet cards and leases as it prioritises fractional ownership.

1 Source

2026-08-03T10:59:57.080026-07:00

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.

aviationnews.eu

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

Air Data News

Eve reaches new eVTOL flight-test phase with pusher propeller activation

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

15 Sources

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

MRO BizAv North America Workforce & Skills Development

ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

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

By ch-aviation: Elevate Jet (LVT, Bedford, MA) is relocating all MRO operations, currently based at Salt Lake City, Utah, to Florida, with a second base to open in Texas, citing access to a deeper talent pool, favourable tax policies, and a business-friendly regulatory environment.

1 Source

2026-08-03T10:14:39.838213-07:00

American and Citi raise Executive card fee to $695 while adding credits, Loyalty Points and premium benefits

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

American Raises Citi Executive Card Fee To $695 — New Credits, More Loyalty Points, And Pricier Lounges

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

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

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

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

NetJets cuts jet cards, leases to focus on shared ownership

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 reaches new eVTOL flight-test phase with pusher propeller activation

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

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

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

Somon Air Receives Its First Boeing 737 MAX Jet

ORIX Aviation to Acquire Aircraft Aftermarket Specialist AerFin

Castlelake and Apollo given same deadline to submit firm EasyJet offer

Bamboo Airways Suspends Ticket Sales, Operations Dwindle

WestJet Flight Attendants Strike, Forcing Hundreds of Flight Cancellations

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

IndiGo to end Norse Atlantic 787-9 damp lease and withdraw from widebody operations in October

Aerodiana sightseeing plane crashes near Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing 13

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