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Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing 757   Delta Air Lines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Delta 757 returns to Atlanta and is evacuated after cockpit fumes reported

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 bound for Orlando returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shortly after takeoff Saturday after fumes or smoke were reported in the flight deck. The aircraft, carrying 199 passengers and six crew members, was evacuated on the runway using emergency slides.

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2026-08-08T09:30:18.873685-07:00
TSA   Policy & Regulation   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Largest U.S. Flight Attendant Union Remains ‘Adamantly Opposed’ to TSA Privatization

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The largest flight attendant union in the United States says it remains deeply opposed to the appointment of David Cummins as administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a former vice president of the British public sector outsourcing giant Serco.

2026-08-07T19:59:15.829740-07:00
Europe   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   easyJet  
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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Apollo to take easyJet private in £5.7 billion cash deal

By AeroTime: Apollo has agreed a recommended £5.7 billion cash acquisition of easyJet at £7.15 per share, hours after rival bidder Castlelake withdrew.

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2026-08-06T06:59:08.235759-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Farnborough Airshow   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airbus A320  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Chinese orders and Farnborough agreements push Airbus net total past 1,000

By FlightGlobal: Airframer nearly halfway to delivery target after handing over 67 aircraft in July. Airbus’s net orders for this year have surpassed 1,000 after the airframer added more than 200 to its total during July.

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2026-08-07T00:15:53.239357-07:00