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Reuters • Iñigo Alexander

Tourist aircraft crashes near Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing 13

A sightseeing aircraft operated by Aerodiana crashed near the Nazca Lines in southern Peru, killing all 13 people aboard, according to local authorities and reports. The victims included 11 passengers and two crew members; the passengers were European tourists, according to coverage of the accident.

Also: NBC News and ANI News Agency
2026-08-01T13:00:53.882970-07:00
PaxEx   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airlines   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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Reuters

WestJet starts parking Boeing 737 jets ahead of looming labor strike

By Reuters: Canada's WestJet said on Friday it has begun parking Boeing 737 ​planes as negotiations with flight attendants have not ‌resulted in an agreement, which could lead to labor disruptions.

Also: CBC and globalnews.ca
2026-07-31T20:27:44.593794-07:00
Routes   Europe   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airlines   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

IndiGo waits for A350s to restore widebody operations after axing 787 damp-leases

By FlightGlobal: Indian carrier suspends London route while switching Amsterdam service to A321XLRs. Indian carrier IndiGo will axe its London Heathrow service until its first Airbus A350-900s arrive, following the decision to terminate its Boeing 787 damp-lease with Norse Atlantic.

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2026-07-31T13:05:35.793835-07:00
ISS   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Middle East   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines   Boeing 737  
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Reuters • Joanna Plucinska, Shashwat Awasthi

British Airways-owner IAG trims capacity outlook; jet fuel bill eases

By Reuters: British Airways owner IAG trimmed its 2026 capacity outlook ‌to flat on Friday, after reporting a 16% drop in second-quarter profit hit by soaring fuel costs and weaker travel demand linked to the Middle East conflict.

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2026-07-31T00:19:18.180310-07:00
PaxEx   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

JetBlue Offering Flight Attendants $5,000 Bonuses to Fly On Days Off As Airline Struggles Through Days of Disruption

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The beleaguered New York-based airline JetBlue is reportedly offering flight attendants bonuses of $5,000 to pick up additional flying on their scheduled days off as the carrier seeks to recover from days of disruption that have resulted in hundreds of flights being canceled, and many more being delayed.

Also: Aviation A2Z and Simple Flying
2026-07-31T20:21:32.879554-07:00
Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing 737  
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CNA

Indonesia arrests Malaysian pilot for allegedly smuggling 26kg of MDMA; risks death penalty

By CNA: The pilot had just flown a Malaysia Airlines plane from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta, and was found to have been under the influence of cocaine and methamphetamine after a urine test.

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2026-07-30T22:18:31.928772-07:00
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Associated Press • Becky Bohrer

Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska

By Associated Press: Federal investigators report that a commuter plane crash off Alaska last year, which killed all 10 people on board, involved an operator with a history of overweight flights.

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2026-07-30T15:07:38.664137-07:00