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Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing   Boeing 737  
Leeham News • Howard Hardee

Traveled Work Remains a Constraint on Boeing’s Wichita 737 MAX Line

Reducing traveled work at Spirit AeroSystems’ former facility in Wichita, Kansas, remains critical to Boeing’s effort to reintegrate the operation and increase 737 MAX production rates. The persistent issue underscores the manufacturing and integration challenges accompanying Boeing’s Spirit takeover.

2026-08-25T08:33:40.866058-07:00
Satellite   LATAM   PaxEx   Airbus   Embraer  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

LATAM invests US$25 million in multi-orbit Wi-Fi for new aircraft

By Air Data News: LATAM Airlines Group will invest more than US$25 million to equip over 60 new Airbus and Embraer aircraft with multi-orbit satellite connectivity, extending high-speed internet access to aircraft joining its fleet over the next several years.

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2026-08-25T08:53:00.169841-07:00
Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Workforce & Skills Development   Boeing  
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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Another strike looms as Boeing and engineers’ union tussle over terms

By FlightGlobal: The chance of an engineers' strike comes after Boeing machinists walked off the job in 2024 and 2025. Boeing faces increased risk of fresh labour disruption after members of an engineering union last week voted down a proposed four-year employment deal, leaving the parties without a defined path forward.

2026-08-25T08:35:20.864443-07:00
Routes   Europe   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus A320   Airlines   United Airlines  
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CNBC • Leslie Josephs

United Airlines adds 2027 flights spanning Sardinia to Okinawa. Here's what it says about travel today

By CNBC: United is betting big on premium, international travel with a host of new routes.

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2026-08-25T04:06:03.068453-07:00
BizAv   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Embraer  
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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Embraer secures Phenom 300EV certifications

By FlightGlobal: Embraer does not expect to begin deliveries until 2028. Three aviation regulators have certificated Embraer's Phenom 300EV, the latest variant of the manufacturer's light-jet family and the first equipped with Garmin's emergency Autoland system.

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2026-08-25T06:36:27.182618-07:00
AI   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airlines   Spirit Airlines  
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Bloomberg • Jonathan Randles

Google and AI Startup Bid for Data in Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy Auction

By Bloomberg: AI firms are using data scavenged in bankruptcies to build models Expand Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy auction drew bids from Google and an AI training startup Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg Contact us: Provide news feedback or report an error Confidential tip?.

2026-08-25T08:36:14.909799-07:00
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Air India   Airlines  
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Reuters • Abhijith Ganapavaram, Aditya Kalra

EXCLUSIVE: Air India seeks $1.5 billion from owners Tata, Singapore Air as losses mount, sources say

By Reuters: Air India is ​seeking about $1.5 billion in fresh equity from its owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines , ‌months after the second-largest Indian airline posted a record annual loss, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

2026-08-25T06:30:17.336576-07:00