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Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A330  
Bloomberg • Leen Al-Rashdan, Siddharth Philip

Airbus quality lapses on A330neo tail section bring widebody deliveries near halt

Airbus has identified quality issues affecting a tail section of its A330neo widebody, slowing deliveries of the aircraft to a near halt over the past three months. The disruption highlights a manufacturing-quality problem on a program already dependent on consistent production and delivery execution.

2026-09-03T02:51:07.060667-07:00
Supply Chain   M&A   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Boeing finds US$1.9 billion hole after bringing Spirit AeroSystems back in-house, report says

By Air Data News: Boeing has found that the liabilities inherited with its acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems exceed identifiable assets by approximately US$1.9 billion, adding an unexpected financial burden as the US manufacturer works to accelerate production of the 737 MAX and 787.

2026-09-03T03:34:01.740910-07:00
Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airlines   ATR  
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Reuters • Abhijith Ganapavaram

India's Fly91 orders 40 ATR turboprops in bet on smaller cities

By Reuters: Indian regional airline Fly91 on Thursday placed a firm order for 40 ATR ​72-600 turboprops, one of the largest single orders ever for the Franco-Italian planemaker, as the ‌carrier bets on demand from smaller Indian cities.

Also: Economic Times and Economic Times
2026-09-03T03:29:22.881164-07:00
eVTOL   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

First crewed Viceroy ground-effect craft becomes airborne during flight test

By FlightGlobal: Prototype passenger variant of electric 'seaglider' flies 33ft above water surface in Rhode Island bay. US firm Regent Craft has carried out the first crewed flight of its prototype ground-effect Viceroy ‘seaglider’, which achieved a height of 33ft above water for 30s during the test.

Also: eVTOL Insights, Aviation Week and Urban Air Mobility News
2026-09-03T02:35:10.412764-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Middle East   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
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Reuters • Oliver Taslic

European airlines’ Asia tailwind has hazy horizon​

By Reuters: The Iran crisis has, overall, been a negative for European carriers. The STOXX Europe Airlines Index is down 9% since the conflict started. Yet some, like $11 billion Deutsche Lufthansa and $1 billion Finnair , have felt tailwinds.

2026-09-03T02:50:49.075927-07:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 747  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Air China Boeing 747-8 returns to flight after refueling accident at JFK

By Air Data News: Fuel truck moved away while still connected to the aircraft, damaging refueling ports and leaving the jumbo jet stranded in New York for nearly Air China Boeing 747-8 has returned to flight after being grounded for nearly three days at New York John F.

2026-09-03T02:06:16.624959-07:00