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Washington Post • Todd C. Frankel

FAA proposal to update airline medical kits draws criticism for sidelining expert recommendations

The FAA is proposing changes to the medical equipment airlines must carry, but doctors say the plan fails to adopt recommendations from an expert panel, including requiring modern tools such as EpiPens. The proposal instead emphasizes carrier flexibility, raising questions about consistent onboard emergency preparedness.

2026-10-04T03:04:51.014345-07:00
Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

FAA details Boeing 737 flight-management issue affecting vertical navigation during missed approaches

By FlightGlobal: FAA not mandating operator action but advises following Boeing guidance on addressing flight-management computer issue.

2026-10-03T13:35:03.094511-07:00
GA   BizAv   Helicopter   North America   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
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NBC News • Freddie Clayton

Search continues for 6 on board medical evacuation jet after debris field found off Nantucket

By NBC News: The U.S. Coast Guard has located a debris field off the coast of Nantucket from an air ambulance flight that lost contact with air traffic controllers Saturday morning, it said.

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2026-10-03T05:05:04.162167-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing 737  
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New York Times • Aaron Boxerman, Ismaeel Naar

FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in ‘Terrorist’ Cockpit Attack, Emirates Says

By New York Times: The violent midair assault on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv has deepened concerns about the safety of Israelis traveling abroad.

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2026-10-03T03:19:59.432889-07:00
PaxEx   Europe   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Government Promises to Ban ‘Rip-Off’ Airline Fees But Retains Some of the Highest Aviation Taxes in the World

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The British government has promised to ban ‘rip-off’ airline fees, like charging parents to sit with their own children or to change simple name mistakes, in what Prime Minister Andy Burnham described as an “everyday fix” to put money back in the pockets of working families.

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2026-10-03T06:49:52.222080-07:00
777X   Europe   North America   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Workforce & Skills Development   Airbus   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Relief for both Airbus and Boeing as thousands of workers back new contracts

By AeroTime: Relief for both Airbus and Boeing as thousands of workers vote to back new contract proposals, averting the risk of deepening production woes.

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2026-10-02T04:36:23.190708-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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Wall Street Journal • Benjamin Katz, Jason French, Merrill Sherman

How a Boeing 737 MAX Survived a Nosedive Traveling at the Speed of Sound

By Wall Street Journal: Two hours into a FlyDubai flight this week, a violent chain of events subjected a Boeing BA 0.67%increase; up pointing triangle 737 MAX jet to enough speed and gravitational force that could tear it to pieces.

2026-10-02T23:50:52.806540-07:00