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MRO   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus   Airbus A330  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Airbus warns some A330neo operators of possible horizontal-tail inspections after production quality issue

Airbus has advised some A330neo operators to prepare for possible inspections of the aircraft’s horizontal tail plane during scheduled maintenance. The guidance follows the discovery of a quality problem on an aircraft still in production; the scope of affected jets and any required corrective action remain unspecified.

2026-10-02T00:05:07.523455-07:00
ATC   NTSB   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing 747  
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Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

Amazon Plane Lacked Wind Data Prior to Miami Crash, NTSB Says

By Bloomberg: An air traffic controller didn’t provide an Amazon.com Inc. cargo plane with wind information prior to it crashing at Miami International Airport last month, killing five people on the ground, according to accident investigators.

Also: FL360aero, Washington Post, CNN, NBC News and The Independent
2026-10-01T13:05:04.881742-07:00
Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille, Will Guisbond

FAA Convening Panel on Boeing Software Glitch as Soon as Friday

By Bloomberg: The US Federal Aviation Administration may convene a review panel as soon as Friday to investigate the severity of a software glitch in Boeing Co. 737 Max aircraft that risks increasing a pilot’s workload during certain landing scenarios, according to people familiar with the matter.

Also: Air Data News, Aviation Week, Simple Flying, aeroxplorer.com, Seeking Alpha, newsable.asianetnews.com, Bloomberg Law, Economic Times and Seeking Alpha
2026-10-01T09:50:06.531807-07:00
M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Pelita Air-Garuda Indonesia merger delayed beyond 2026

By ch-aviation: The proposed integration of Pelita Air (IP, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) into Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) will not be completed in 2026, chief operating officer of sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia, Dony Oskaria, said on September 29.

2026-10-01T18:19:53.525018-07:00
777X   Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Workforce & Skills Development   Boeing  
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Wall Street Journal • Drew Fitzgerald

Boeing Engineers Bless New Contract After Summer Showdown

By Wall Street Journal: Boeing’s BA 3.35%increase; up pointing triangle white-collar workers approved the company’s latest contract offer, pulling the aerospace giant away from a potential strike that could have interrupted its fragile recovery.

Also: Bloomberg, CNBC, Aviation Week, Leeham News, everettpost.com, Seattle Times and Bloomberg Law
2026-10-01T09:37:34.775478-07:00