Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
The FAA has issued a proposed airworthiness directive for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, citing findings that certain seat assemblies were not correctly installed. The action would require corrective measures to address the installation issue before further operation, pending finalization of the rule.
Washington Post
• Todd C. Frankel
By Washington Post: Inspired by tragedy, the system goes beyond what autopilot can do, even on sophisticated commercial airlines.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: The FAA will require radio altimeters to meet interference-tolerant standards, aligned with the FCC Upper C-band auction order adopted on July 22, 2026.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Dubai-based airline's rejection of early-build airframes leaves their fate unclear. Emirates president Tim Clark believes Boeing will be tempted to explore a larger variant of the Boeing 777X – provisionally described as a ‘777-10’ – based on performance data gathered from the prolonged development of the 777-9.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: United Airlines is reportedly in discussions to acquire up to 20 early-built Boeing 777-9 aircraft, following Emirates' refusal to accept its initial delivery batch.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with as many as 284 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday afternoon after six of the eight flight attendants on the service from Rome to Philadelphia reportedly felt ill as the plane started its transatlantic service.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Bluebox has "unboxed" its Blueview software suite to create Blueview Cloud, which pipes an airline's branded portal and digital services over IFC.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: France has committed an Airbus A400M with a retardant drop kit to the Gironde wildfire, days after signing an experimental agreement with Airbus.
Associated Press
• Mauricio Savarese
Reuters
• Sarah Young, Tim Hepher
The Air Current
• Brian Garrett-Glaser, Jon Ostrower
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
