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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Two American Airlines Flights Sharing Callsign AA2482 Create Midair-Conflict Risk Near Phoenix

An air traffic controller near Phoenix managed two American Airlines aircraft operating under the identical callsign AA2482 as they converged on the same frequency and approached one another with only a couple thousand feet of vertical separation. The controller’s calm intervention prevented a potentially disastrous outcome.

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2026-08-14T08:20:35.273073-07:00

MRO Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Air India Airlines Boeing 737

AeroTime • Miquel Ros

Avolon and Akasa Air agree sale and leaseback of seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft

By AeroTime: Leasing firm Avolon and Indian airline Akasa Air sign on sale and leaseback of seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft.

Airline Economics

Avolon inks sale and leaseback deal with Akasa Air for 7 Boeing 737-8200s

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2026-08-14T06:34:55.787730-07:00

eVTOL M&A Boeing

Reuters • Dan Catchpole

Boeing's Wisk sale unlikely to kick off another divestment round

By Reuters: Boeing's announcement this week that it is selling Wisk Aero is less a signal of a broader breakup than an ‌effort to shed a struggling, non-core air taxi business that had become a distraction from the aerospace giant's turnaround efforts, analysts said.

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2026-08-14T06:20:49.292712-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing

Leeham News • Karl Sinclair

Boeing's Deferred Production Costs Growing Again, Part I

By Leeham News: Subscription Required By Karl Sinclair August 14, 2026, © Leeham News: On the surface, program accounting is a simple concept.

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2026-08-14T06:04:58.127872-07:00

Africa Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Export Controls & Trade Compliance Airlines

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Russia holds half of Ethiopian's $90mn blocked funds

By ch-aviation: Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International) has USD90 million in ticket revenue awaiting repatriation from overseas markets, including USD45 million blocked in Russia because of financial sanctions imposed after the war in Ukraine, according to CCO Lemma Yadecha.

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2026-08-14T06:05:22.068940-07:00

eVTOL Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Miami Executive Airport Advances Integration of Novel Aircraft

By Flying Magazine: Miami Executive Airport becomes one of the nation's first facilities to take concrete steps toward integration of new and novel aircraft.

1 Source

2026-08-14T05:07:35.645681-07:00

MRO Supply Chain Airlines

Reuters • Rajesh Kumar Singh

Focus: Airlines get grounded jets flying again, but engine bills linger

By Reuters: Airlines are getting grounded jets back into the air. The bills left by a years-long engine crisis are proving much harder to bring down.

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2026-08-14T03:20:21.184062-07:00

Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives Boeing

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Boeing completes 787 tests with shorter engine inlet

By Air Data News: Modified Trent 1000 nacelle could reduce fuel consumption without increasing noise, according to Boeing has completed a series of flight tests with a 787-9 equipped with a shorter engine inlet , a technology that could reduce the weight and aerodynamic drag of future turbofan nacelles.

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2026-08-14T04:05:33.593085-07:00

Two American Airlines Flights Sharing Callsign AA2482 Create Midair-Conflict Risk Near Phoenix

Avolon and Akasa Air agree sale and leaseback of seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft

Avolon inks sale and leaseback deal with Akasa Air for 7 Boeing 737-8200s

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Boeing's Wisk sale unlikely to kick off another divestment round

Boeing's Deferred Production Costs Growing Again, Part I

Russia holds half of Ethiopian's $90mn blocked funds

Miami Executive Airport Advances Integration of Novel Aircraft

Focus: Airlines get grounded jets flying again, but engine bills linger

Boeing completes 787 tests with shorter engine inlet

‘It Could Have Been Disastrous’: Air Traffic Controller Carefully Handles Two American Airlines Planes With the Same Callsign as They Flew Towards One Another

Avolon and Akasa Air agree sale and leaseback of seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft

Boeing's Wisk sale unlikely to kick off another divestment round

Miami Executive Airport Advances Integration of Novel Aircraft

Russia holds half of Ethiopian's $90mn blocked funds

Boeing's Deferred Production Costs Growing Again, Part I

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