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MRO   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Air India   Boeing  
ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Air India begins Boeing 787 modifications following US FAA directive

Air India has started modifying its Boeing 787 fleet in response to a directive from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The action highlights how FAA requirements can prompt operational changes for international carriers and affect the configuration and continued service of widebody aircraft.

2026-07-30T20:19:01.212378-07:00
NTSB   North America   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Textron  
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Associated Press • Becky Bohrer

Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska

By Associated Press: Federal investigators report that a commuter plane crash off Alaska last year, which killed all 10 people on board, involved an operator with a history of overweight flights.

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2026-07-30T15:07:38.664137-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
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Reuters • David Shepardson

FAA official who led response to fatal collision is stepping down

By Reuters: The official who led the Federal Aviation Administration response to the fatal January 2025 collision between an Army ​helicopter and an American Airlines regional passenger jet that killed 67 ‌people near Reagan Washington National Airport is stepping down next week.

2026-07-30T14:18:30.977153-07:00
PaxEx   North America   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
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New York Times • Sopan Deb

Dulles Airport’s Reviled ‘People Movers’ May Be Lurching Into the Sunset

By New York Times: A $22.5 billion redesign plan eliminates the “mobile lounges,” which were conceived as a way of making air travel more efficient. Many passengers found the opposite to be true.

2026-07-30T15:07:59.347864-07:00