Honeywell   AI   Leadership   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Wall Street Journal • Drew Fitzgerald

Honeywell Aerospace CEO Jim Currier: AI is ready to generate blueprints, but not flight-ready for cockpit decision-making

Honeywell Aerospace CEO Jim Currier says today’s AI can already support engineering workflows by generating “blueprints,” but remains too immature for cockpit use. Leading an independent Honeywell Aerospace, Currier frames AI adoption as a staged capability build-out aligned with defense and aviation operational demands.

2026-06-29T23:28:47.926945-07:00
Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Policy & Regulation  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Putin urges faster civil aircraft production to meet government passenger targets

By FlightGlobal: Russian president highlights 'ambitious' task during meeting of senior ministers and aerospace executives. Russian president Vladimir Putin has warned that the government’s targets for passenger volume might not be met, despite strong demand, during a high-level meeting of ministers and air transport industry figures.

2026-06-29T23:15:33.148639-07:00
Workforce & Skills Development   Boeing  
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Leeham News • Scott Hamilton

SPEEA optimistic to Boeing's response in coming contract negotiations

By Leeham News: SPEEA optimistic to Boeing’s response in coming contract negotiations Download By Scott Hamilton June 30, 2026, © Leeham News : SPEEA, the engineers and technicians union for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said last week that the company’s response to its proposals in this year’s contract negotiations has been positive.

2026-06-30T00:28:12.396427-07:00
Airports   M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Bangkok Airways commits $60mn in Utapao airport dev't

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation brief Bangkok Airways Airbus A320-200, © Tis Meyer / PlanePics.org By Dirk Andrei Salcedo 30Jun2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Bangkok Airways (PG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi ) will invest THB2 billion baht (USD60 million) to participate capital increase at associate U-Tapao International Aviation Co., Ltd.

2026-06-29T23:28:39.844931-07:00
MRO   PaxEx   Supply Chain   Leadership   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Boeing  
Reuters • Julie Zhu, Shruti Agarwal

Air New Zealand seeks to delay Boeing 787 deliveries, cut costs in strategic reset

By Reuters: Air New Zealand said it would seek to delay ‌Boeing 787 deliveries, cut more costs and look to appeal to premium tourists as part of a strategic reset aimed at returning the loss-making carrier to profitability over the next two years.

2026-06-29T16:57:19.282806-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   North America   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Drone Collides With JetBlue Plane On Final Approach to Land at New York JFK, Narrowly Misses Smashing Into Cockpit Windscreen

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A JetBlue Airbus A321 with as many as 159 passengers on board was struck by a drone as it was on its final approach to land at New York JFK on Monday morning, air traffic control recordings have revealed.

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2026-06-29T09:40:08.076899-07:00
Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

FAA issues new 737 Max directive over overheating cabin risk

By FlightGlobal: Tripped circuit breakers can prevent 737 Max air conditioning systems from cooling hot air pumped into the cabin. The Federal Aviation Administration has taken additional action to address a circuit breaker issue that can cause 737 Max cabins and cockpits to become dangerously hot.

2026-06-29T15:39:57.406671-07:00