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Iberia grounds Airbus A350-900 in Ecuador after water-cannon salute strikes fire truck

Iberia’s Airbus A350-900 has been grounded at Guayaquil’s José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport after its wingtip collided with the extendable arm of an airport fire department vehicle during an inaugural water-cannon celebration tied to the Madrid–Guayaquil route. The incident raises immediate questions for A350 ground handling and airport safety procedures.

2026-06-04T14:42:54.123914-07:00
SAF   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
Reuters • Jekaterina Golubkova, Mariko Katsumura

Japan steps up efforts on cooking oil in race for sustainable aviation fuel​​

By Reuters: Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook her deep-fried aubergines, doing her part in her Tokyo kitchen for a national effort ​to ramp up production of eco-friendly jet fuel.

2026-06-04T18:18:57.268728-07:00
NTSB   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   United Airlines  
Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

United Co-Pilot Warned Plane Was Slow, Low Before Newark Mishap

By Bloomberg: The first officer on a United Airlines Holdings Inc. plane that struck a light pole while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport last month told safety investigators that he warned his captain that the aircraft was “slow and a little low” as they were approaching the runway.

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2026-06-04T12:43:28.926627-07:00
Satellite   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   North America   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
AINonline • Amy Wilder

Gogo Division SDG Secures $7.5M NOAA Contract for Hurricane Hunter Fleet

By AINonline: Contract covers satcom, cybersecurity, and cockpit datalink software.

2026-06-04T14:25:53.446331-07:00