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PaxEx Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation

Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Oblique-seat harness concerns prompt certification delays and calls for testing changes

Aviation safety regulators are scrutinizing how shoulder harnesses on premium oblique seats interact with crash-test dummies’ necks during sled testing. The heightened focus is delaying seat certifications and has prompted requests to modify the testing approach used to evaluate these increasingly common cabin configurations.

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2026-08-26T16:05:27.775978-07:00

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Reuters • Dan Catchpole

Boeing Posts Contractor Jobs as White-Collar Labor Dispute Escalates

By Reuters: Boeing posted contractor positions for engineering and technical roles on job sites on ‌Tuesday, in what appears to be the latest escalation in its labor dispute with its white-collar union at its commercial airplane division.

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2026-08-26T15:35:27.957763-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Porter opens international routes from Canada's London with E195-E2

By Air Data News: Porter Airlines will launch four international routes from London, Ontario, this winter, giving the Canadian city new nonstop connections to Florida, Mexico and Jamaica with the Embraer E195-E2.

Also: Airline Geeks and aeroxplorer.com

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2026-08-26T11:51:26.231070-07:00

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Leeham News • Howard Hardee

Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans

By Leeham News: Free for nonsubscribers By Hanneke Weitering Aug.

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2026-08-26T12:50:05.730481-07:00

Airports Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Two Baggage Handlers at Frankfurt Die From Malaria Carried by a Stowaway Mosquito in a Plane’s Cargo Hold

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Two baggage handlers have died, and four more are still receiving medical treatment after being infected with malaria by a mosquito that hitched a ride in the cargo hold of a plane that landed at Frankfurt am Main International Airport after a flight from sub-Saharan Africa.

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2026-08-26T12:20:32.556515-07:00

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AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Nose gear collapses as Sepehran Airlines 737 runs off runway in Iran

By AeroTime: A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 ran off the runway at Mashhad Airport in Iran and suffered a nose-gear collapse.

Aviation24

Former Sabena Boeing 737-500 involved in runway excursion in Iran

Aviation24

Iranian Boeing 737-500 Veers Off Runway While Landing at Mashhad Airport

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2026-08-26T10:36:10.315018-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Pilots urged to check waypoint entries after departing Saab 340s drift off course

By FlightGlobal: Regional Express amends procedures after incidents in which pilots took manual control to restore flightpath. Australian operator Regional Express is amending flight procedures following incidents in which Saab 340B turboprops drifted off their planned departure course after take-off.

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2026-08-26T10:50:14.321463-07:00

Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing

Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

FAA Requires Inspections of Some Boeing 787 Dreamliners for Gaps

By Bloomberg: The US Federal Aviation Administration is requiring inspections of some Boeing Co. Dreamliner jets after a company probe into potential manufacturing errors uncovered gaps that fell outside of engineering specifications.

Also: Air Data News

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2026-08-26T08:21:05.231986-07:00

Oblique-seat harness concerns prompt certification delays and calls for testing changes

Boeing Posts Contractor Jobs as White-Collar Labor Dispute Escalates

Porter opens international routes from Canada's London with E195-E2

Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans

Two Baggage Handlers at Frankfurt Die From Malaria Carried by a Stowaway Mosquito in a Plane’s Cargo Hold

Nose gear collapses as Sepehran Airlines 737 runs off runway in Iran

Former Sabena Boeing 737-500 involved in runway excursion in Iran

Iranian Boeing 737-500 Veers Off Runway While Landing at Mashhad Airport

Pilots urged to check waypoint entries after departing Saab 340s drift off course

FAA Requires Inspections of Some Boeing 787 Dreamliners for Gaps

Premium aircraft seat certification delays spur testing tweak request

Boeing Posts Contractor Jobs as White-Collar Labor Dispute Escalates

Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans

Porter opens international routes from Canada's London with E195-E2

Two Baggage Handlers at Frankfurt Die From Malaria Carried by a Stowaway Mosquito in a Plane’s Cargo Hold

Nose gear collapses as Sepehran Airlines 737 runs off runway in Iran

TSB Canada: Helicopters More Than Twice as Likely as Airplanes to Suffer Loss-of-Visual-Reference Accidents

New Facility Could Help FAA Address ATC Staffing Woes

Airbus Once Boasted of More Widebody Sales Than Boeing; Now Distant Second

United Questions Airbus A321XLR’s Real-World Range for Some Missions

United plans 2027 international expansion with A321XLR-led Europe network growth

Ground-Handling Worker Killed by French Bee Airbus A350 During Pushback at Montreal-Trudeau

United takes a cautious approach to A321XLR deployment amid range concerns

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