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CNBC • Leslie Josephs

American Airlines to Restore Seatback Screens and Expand Premium Seating Across 800+ Narrowbodies From 2028

American Airlines is reversing its 2017 move to remove seatback entertainment, adding 4K screens to more than 800 aircraft beginning in 2028. The cabin overhaul will also increase first-class and extra-legroom seating as the carrier seeks to attract higher-paying customers and narrow its profit gap with Delta and United.

The Points Guy • Edward Russell

American Airlines U-turn: Seatback screens coming to all classes in 2028

Airline Geeks • Zach Vasile

American to Install Seatback Screens Across Narrowbody Fleet

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2026-08-18T06:05:57.246620-07:00

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airlines

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Argentine court orders Flybondi bank freezes, to pay taxes

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2026-08-18T08:50:40.656603-07:00

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AINonline • Amy Wilder

FAA Seeks Input on Updated Flightdeck Controls Draft Advisory Circular

By AINonline: Comments are due by September 24.

1 Source

2026-08-18T10:36:09.784275-07:00

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AINonline • Kerry Lynch

GJC: Bizjet Market Remains Stable with Booming Backlogs

By AINonline: Backlogs jumped nearly 20% in Q2.

1 Source

2026-08-18T10:22:24.880273-07:00

Honeywell ATC Aviation Safety & Regulation

AINonline • Matt Thurber

Honeywell Expands Guided Visual Approaches to 120 RNAV H Procedures

By AINonline: Improves safety when flying into challenging airports.

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2026-08-18T10:22:25.186682-07:00

MRO Supply Chain Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus A320

FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

Are airlines entering the final stretch of GTF groundings pain?

By FlightGlobal: A number of impacted operators see end in sight for AOG disruption amid stepped-up maintenance activity. Ever since details first emerged in 2023 of the disruptive recall of Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofans (GTFs), a string of operators have been getting used to having a portion of their aircraft grounded.

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2026-08-18T07:50:15.557122-07:00

China Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) COMAC

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

COMAC struggles to meet C919 demand as more Chinese airlines seek the jet

By Air Data News: Two more Chinese airlines have publicly expressed interest in operating the COMAC C919, adding to a growing list of potential customers that the manufacturer is currently unable to supply at the pace it had planned.

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2026-08-18T07:50:15.435639-07:00

MRO Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airbus

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

2026-08-18T00:05:19.747514-07:00

American Airlines to Restore Seatback Screens and Expand Premium Seating Across 800+ Narrowbodies From 2028

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American to Install Seatback Screens Across Narrowbody Fleet

Argentine court orders Flybondi bank freezes, to pay taxes

FAA Seeks Input on Updated Flightdeck Controls Draft Advisory Circular

GJC: Bizjet Market Remains Stable with Booming Backlogs

Honeywell Expands Guided Visual Approaches to 120 RNAV H Procedures

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COMAC struggles to meet C919 demand as more Chinese airlines seek the jet

Qantas A380 flew two long-haul sectors with maintenance lamp inadvertently left in wing

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Possible brake problem emerges in Vietnam Airlines runway incident

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GJC: Bizjet Market Remains Stable with Booming Backlogs

Honeywell Expands Guided Visual Approaches to 120 RNAV H Procedures

Argentine court orders Flybondi bank freezes, to pay taxes

Are airlines entering the final stretch of GTF groundings pain?

COMAC struggles to meet C919 demand as more Chinese airlines seek the jet

Airbus targets A350F maiden flight in September, sources say

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