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777X Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing Lufthansa

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Lufthansa seeks compensation from Boeing over early-production 777-9s

Lufthansa is discussing with Boeing which of the first-built 777-9 aircraft it will accept into service. The German airline is seeking financial compensation if it takes early-production jets that require modifications later, highlighting the commercial and operational implications of introducing initial-build aircraft.

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2026-08-13T05:35:34.819298-07:00

M&A Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Embraer

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Leeham News • Scott Hamilton

Turning Point: How Embraer Recovered from Boeing Merger Plans, Part 1

By Leeham News: Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton and Bjorn Fehrm Aug. 13, 2026, © Leeham News: In 2017, Embraer faced what it thought was an existential crisis.

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2026-08-13T06:04:57.600652-07:00

NTSB Aerial Firefighting Helicopter Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

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Vertical Mag • Elan Head

Cockpit video supports investigation into fatal K-Max crash in Colorado

By Vertical Mag: NTSB preliminary report suggests that investigators will consider pilot control inputs as a possible factor in the crash of the firefighting helicopter on July 12.

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2026-08-13T06:05:57.028239-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Heart Aerospace carries out piloted maiden flight of all-electric X1

By FlightGlobal: Battery-powered demonstrator is 'representative' of manufacturer's planned ES-30 airliner. Electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace has carried out the maiden flight of its X1 demonstrator, almost two years after unveiling the experimental aircraft.

Urban Air Mobility News

Heart Aerospace announces first flight of its electric X1 airliner

AeroTime

NOEMI Aerospace signs seaplane deals with India and Philippine operators

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2026-08-13T04:21:10.571382-07:00

eVTOL North America

AINonline • Hanneke Weitering

Ultralight eVTOL Aircraft Joins 911 Response in Rural North Carolina

By AINonline: Paramedic pilot reached one patient 20 minutes before the ambulance.

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2026-08-13T05:20:57.318681-07:00

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Skift • Brian Quinn

Virgin Atlantic's CEO on Why People and Experience Make the Difference

By Skift: Virgin Atlantic CEO Corneel Koster on AI, loyalty, personalization and why people and experience remain key to the airline’s edge.

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2026-08-13T05:53:19.282317-07:00

SAF Europe Sustainability & Climate Initiatives Airlines

Bloomberg • Ben Elgin

Europe Widens Its Lead Over US, Asia in Switch to Cleaner Jet Fuel

By Bloomberg: The owner of British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia purchased more sustainable aviation fuel last year than all US airlines combined.

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2026-08-13T03:21:08.255505-07:00

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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Air India to restore most int'l flights by late 3Q26

By ch-aviation: Air India (AI, Delhi International) plans to bring back most of its international services from September 1, 2026, while also adding frequencies on certain major long-haul routes, amid ongoing efforts to restore flights it had temporarily reduced during July and August as a result of sharply rising fuel prices.

Reuters

Air India expands drug testing to all pilots after captain tests positive for marijuana

newsable.asianetnews.com

Air India begins pilot drug screening as Phuket flight probe deepens

Also: ANI News Agency, CNA, The Independent and Economic Times

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2026-08-12T23:13:44.349164-07:00

Lufthansa seeks compensation from Boeing over early-production 777-9s

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Cockpit video supports investigation into fatal K-Max crash in Colorado

Heart Aerospace carries out piloted maiden flight of all-electric X1

Heart Aerospace announces first flight of its electric X1 airliner

NOEMI Aerospace signs seaplane deals with India and Philippine operators

Ultralight eVTOL Aircraft Joins 911 Response in Rural North Carolina

Virgin Atlantic's CEO on Why People and Experience Make the Difference

Europe Widens Its Lead Over US, Asia in Switch to Cleaner Jet Fuel

Air India to restore most int'l flights by late 3Q26

Air India expands drug testing to all pilots after captain tests positive for marijuana

Air India begins pilot drug screening as Phuket flight probe deepens

Cockpit video supports investigation into fatal K-Max crash in Colorado

Turning Point: How Embraer Recovered from Boeing Merger Plans, Part 1

Virgin Atlantic's CEO on Why People and Experience Make the Difference

Lufthansa seeks Boeing compensation for early-production 777-9s

Ultralight eVTOL Aircraft Joins 911 Response in Rural North Carolina

Heart Aerospace carries out piloted maiden flight of all-electric X1

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