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NTSB   Accident   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Boeing pays $3.1 million FAA fine over 737 MAX production and safety failures

Boeing paid a $3.1 million FAA penalty tied to safety deficiencies identified at its Renton and Wichita facilities, including failures connected to the 2024 737 MAX door-plug blowout. The enforcement action underscores continuing scrutiny of Boeing’s production controls, training, guidance and oversight.

2026-09-04T09:06:19.921758-07:00
ATC   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Workforce & Skills Development  
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Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

Democratic Senators Urge FAA to Turn Over Controller Pay Raise

By Bloomberg: Two Democratic senators are urging the US Federal Aviation Administration to give air traffic controllers the pay raise Congress approved earlier this year, amplifying growing tensions between the workforce and the agency over a scheduling overhaul.

Also: CBS News and Bloomberg Law
2026-09-04T10:51:03.950428-07:00
MRO   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A330  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

IAI’s initial converted A330-300 freighter carries out maiden flight

By FlightGlobal: Airbus twinjet set to expand line-up of Israeli cargo modification specialist. Israel Aerospace Industries has carried out the first flight of its Airbus A330-300 converted freighter, commencing airborne testing for the twinjet’s certification campaign.

2026-09-04T11:05:11.888953-07:00