Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

Aviation Week • Kevin Michaels

A New Deal for Aerospace Suppliers: Resetting OEM Relationships to Boost Production

Aviation Week reports: A Supplier New Deal built on fairness, collaboration and mutual investment could reset OEM-supplier relationships and enable higher production rates.

2025-07-06T11:39:08.248173-07:00

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Last Updated: Sunday, July 6, 2025, 11:44 AM PDT

2025-07-06T11:44:05.738153-07:00 2025-07-06T11:44:05.738153-07:00 (2025-07-06T11:44:05.738153-07:00)

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Reuters • Marius Zaharia

China Extends Contested M503 Flight Route Further West of Taiwan’s Air Defining Line

By Reuters: China said on Sunday it has opened a third extension of the M503 flight route, which is just west of an unofficial dividing line in the Taiwan Strait, with Taipei protesting this was a "unilateral" move aimed at changing the strait's status quo.

Also: AeroTime and globaltimes.cn

2025-07-05T20:27:27.257902-07:00

Airlines 737 Aviation Safety & Regulation

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

18 Passengers Injured As False Fire Alarm Prompts Emergency Evacuation Of Ryanair Boeing 737

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Ryanair Boeing 737 was evacuated onto the tarmac at Palma Airport on the Spanish Island of Mallorca in the early hours of Saturday morning after a false fire alarm activated in the cockpit.

Aviation A2Z

Ryanair Boeing 737 Fire Triggers Wing Evacuation at Palma Airport, 18 Injured

Aviation24

Emergency evacuation on Ryanair flight in Spain injures 18

Also: View from the Wing, Travel Radar, Simple Flying and 3 more

2025-07-05T04:21:52.311688-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Malaysia Airlines parent doubles A330neo commitments with 20-aircraft order

By FlightGlobal: Malaysia Airlines parent Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has exercised its options for 20 more Airbus A330-900s, doubling its original commitment as it makes progress with fleet renewal efforts.

Simple Flying

Airbus Secures Order for 20 Additional A330neos from Malaysia Airlines

ukaviation.news

Malaysia Airlines doubles Airbus A330neo order

Also: Aviation24, Dj's Aviation, Boarding Area and travelandtourworld.com

2025-07-04T20:40:35.026966-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Elite Frequent Flyer Sues United For $500K Over Flight Cancellations That He Pins On Cost-Cutting Staff Shortages

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: United Airlines is being sued by one of its most loyal frequent flyers in a half-million-dollar lawsuit that accuses the Chicago-based carrier of deceptive and unfair business practices by selling flights that it couldn’t operate because it didn’t hire enough staff.

Also: Aviation A2Z

2025-07-05T08:43:23.751486-07:00

eVTOL Aviation Safety & Regulation

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eVTOL News • Al Lawless

The E-VTOL Flight Test Council: Five Years of Progress

By eVTOL News: By Al Lawless Vertiflite, July/August 2025 Anyone as.

2025-07-05T10:03:15.129435-07:00

Comac China GE Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Policy & Regulation Export Controls & Trade Compliance

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The Air Current • Jon Ostrower

U.S. lifts ban on GE engine exports to Comac

By The Air Current: The Commerce Department has lifted a ban on export license approval for GE Aerospace engines destined for Comac and its C919 and C909 jetliner programs.

Reuters