Supply Chain   Africa   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Workforce & Skills Development  
Inflight Online • Satu Dahl

Recaro Holding rebrands Cape Town composite unit as RECARO Composites; Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas expands UTA partnership

RECARO Holding has rebranded its South Africa-based composite development and manufacturing business AAT Composites as RECARO Composites, aiming to consolidate its lightweight composite capabilities under the Recaro brand. Separately, Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas is collaborating with the University of Texas at Arlington to strengthen workforce development and innovation in North Texas.

Also: Aircraft Interiors International
2026-07-28T06:49:12.481293-07:00
Leadership   ALPA   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Delta Air Lines   United Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

American Airlines seeks to close profit gap; widebody order

By ch-aviation: American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) is pursuing a long-term strategy to narrow its profitability gap with rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, while preparing a new widebody aircraft order and dismissing the possibility of a merger with United.

2026-07-28T10:04:13.016423-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing 737  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Premature braking caused multiple-tyre burst as Ryanair 737 Max landed with anti-skid inoperative

By FlightGlobal: Wheels locked on touchdown at Bergamo after delay in manual speedbrake deployment. Italian investigators have determined that premature braking while landing with an inoperative anti-skid system resulted in the main landing-gear wheels of a Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 locking on touchdown at Bergamo.

2026-07-28T07:11:37.257187-07:00