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New York Times • Qasim Nauman

Citation Latitude (Cessna 680) crash in Laredo, Texas kills 1 after emergency diversion from Austin-bound flight

A NetJets-operated Cessna 680 Citation Latitude reported mechanical problems and low fuel while flying from Mexico to Austin, then diverted to Laredo. The jet crashed on a highway during the approach, caught fire, and killed one of six people aboard; five others survived.

2026-06-17T02:09:17.576480-07:00
Supply Chain   Europe   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A320  
Aviation Source • Len Varley

Airbus Inaugurates Second A320 Family Final Assembly Line in Toulouse

By Aviation Source: Airbus has inaugurated its second modernised A320 Family final assembly line (FAL) at the Jean-Luc Lagardère facility to ramp production amid rising demand.

2026-06-16T22:23:33.708852-07:00
Middle East   Airports   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Saudi Arabia's flynas to open Gassim base

By ch-aviation: flynas (XY, Riyadh) will open its sixth operations base at Gassim on July 1, 2026, as part of an agreement with airport operator Cluster2 Company, according to a press release from the Saudi low-cost carrier.

2026-06-16T23:00:47.505771-07:00
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Aviation Week • Chen Chuanren

HAECO, JAL, Toyota Tsusho And Sun Group Form Vietnam MRO Joint Venture

By Aviation Week: HAECO, Toyota Tsusho, Japan Airlines and Vietnam's Sun Group agreed to establish a JV to develop a major MRO facility at Van Don International Airport.

2026-06-16T08:02:21.301153-07:00