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Wall Street Journal • Andrew Tangel

FAA plans antenna relocations and new procedures after Marine One safety incident near Washington airport

The FAA is preparing to move air-traffic control antennas and revise operating procedures after a safety incident involving Marine One near a busy Washington, D.C., airport. The changes are intended to improve communications and reduce the risk of another conflict between helicopter operations and airport traffic.

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2026-08-13T01:05:47.235397-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Russia’s United Engine starts delivering serial PD-8 engines for SJ-100 programme

By FlightGlobal: Powerplant secured approval in June but import-substituted twinjet yet to receive certification. Russia’s United Engine has started delivering serially-produced Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplants to the Yakovlev SJ-100 programme.

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2026-08-13T00:35:07.431723-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Pegasus Airlines gets Turkish approval for Smartwings deal

By ch-aviation: Pegasus Airlines (PC, Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen) has secured approval from the Turkish competition authority (Rekabet Kurumu) for its planned acquisition of the Smartwings Group, under a July 23, 2026 decision.

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2026-08-13T01:05:48.556834-07:00

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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.

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

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

SunExpress could accelerate retirement of Boeing 737-800s amid high fuel prices

By ch-aviation: SunExpress (XQ, Antalya) could accelerate the retirement of its B737-800s as persistently high fuel prices increase pressure to operate a more fuel-efficient fleet.

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2026-08-12T22:33:50.682595-07:00

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AeroTime • Stephen Pope

United 787 flight to Munich diverts to Boston after cockpit windshield cracks

By AeroTime: United Flight 108 diverted to Boston after a cockpit windshield cracked during a Boeing 787-8 flight from Washington Dulles to Munich.

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2026-08-12T18:04:54.383299-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Pelita Air-Garuda Indonesia merger structure under review

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2026-08-12T18:50:08.315698-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Japan's Skymark Airlines refinances $160mn loans

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2026-08-12T20:20:17.533600-07:00

FAA plans antenna relocations and new procedures after Marine One safety incident near Washington airport

Russia’s United Engine starts delivering serial PD-8 engines for SJ-100 programme

Pegasus Airlines gets Turkish approval for Smartwings deal

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

SunExpress could accelerate retirement of Boeing 737-800s amid high fuel prices

United 787 flight to Munich diverts to Boston after cockpit windshield cracks

Pelita Air-Garuda Indonesia merger structure under review

Japan's Skymark Airlines refinances $160mn loans

FAA Plans Antennas, Communications Fixes After Incident With Helicopter Carrying Trump

Pegasus Airlines gets Turkish approval for Smartwings deal

Russia’s United Engine starts delivering serial PD-8 engines for SJ-100 programme

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

SunExpress could accelerate retirement of Boeing 737-800s amid high fuel prices

Japan's Skymark Airlines refinances $160mn loans

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