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Bloomberg • Angus Whitley

Qantas international pilots approve potential strikes as pay and conditions talks continue

Qantas Airways’ international pilots voted to authorize potential strike action amid negotiations over pay and working conditions. The vote escalates pressure on the airline after years of talks, although it does not itself mean industrial action will occur or establish when any disruption might begin.

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2026-08-05T15:44:35.395157-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

UPS Seeks Approval to Transfer Six Weekly Fifth-Freedom Cargo Frequencies Between Hong Kong and Clark

By ch-aviation: United Parcel Service has applied to the US Department of Transportation to transfer 6x weekly fifth-freedom cargo frequencies for services between Hong Kong International and Angeles City Clark International.

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2026-08-05T15:31:01.349424-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

FAA Targets Boeing 737 Passenger Seats Over Safety Concerns

By Flying Magazine: FAA’s plan for certain Boeing jets requires mandatory inspections to address seat installation concerns.

Also: Aviation Week and atcnews.org

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2026-08-05T13:12:39.147656-07:00

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Reuters • Aatreyee Dasgupta, Shivansh Tiwary

Newly spun-off Honeywell Aerospace cuts 2026 forecast on supply-chain woes

By Reuters: Honeywell Aerospace lowered 2026 sales growth forecast and issued a weaker-than-expected earnings outlook on Wednesday, as persistent supply-chain hurdles crimped its ability to meet surging aftermarket demand.

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2026-08-05T13:31:40.379761-07:00

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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

How Cathay Pacific Broke the Airline Fuel-Profit Curse

By AirInsight: Every airline this quarter blamed fuel for falling profit. Cathay's profit jumped 71% in the same environment — and the reason isn't what you'd guess.

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2026-08-05T12:59:58.694791-07:00

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Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

Air India Taps Ethiopian Airlines Veteran Gebremariam as CEO

By Bloomberg: Air India Ltd. announced Tewolde Gebremariam will succeed Campbell Wilson as chief executive officer amid the Tata Group-owned carrier’s struggles to recover from last year’s deadly plane crash and mounting losses linked to geopolitical tensions.

Reuters

Air India taps Ethiopian aviation specialist to steer turnaround

One Mile at a Time

Air India's New CEO Is Former Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam

Also: Bloomberg, airwaysmag.com, FlightGlobal, Skift, Aviation Week, Airline Economics, Aviation A2Z, Live From A Lounge, Economic Times, CNA and 9 more

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2026-08-05T06:14:34.811855-07:00

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Reuters • David Shepardson

FAA says it is investigating Trump helicopter safety incident in Washington

By Reuters: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing an air-traffic safety incident ‌Tuesday involving a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump, the agency said.

Reuters

FAA says Marine One was briefly too close to passenger airplane

New York Times

Helicopter Carrying Trump Flies Near Passenger Jet in Washington Airspace

Also: Flying Magazine, AeroTime, aviationnews.eu, Aviation24, Stars and Stripes, Washington Post, CNN, The Independent, The Guardian, news.ssbcrack.com, NBC News, CBS News and 6 more

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2026-08-04T20:44:35.352435-07:00

Saudi Arabia Routes Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines Delta Air Lines

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Delta Air Lines Pushes Ahead With Non-Stop Riyadh Flights From October 23 Despite Middle East Unrest

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The Middle East remains in turmoil, and many international carriers have abandoned plans to resume flights to the region as tensions between Iran and the United States show no sign of coming to a diplomatic (and peaceful) conclusion.