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Reuters • David Shepardson

FAA returning ticketing authority to Boeing for 737 MAX, 787 planes

Aviation Week • Sean Broderick

Boeing Cleared To Issue All 737, 787 Pre-Delivery Approvals

Also: Bloomberg, CNBC, FAA, The Independent and mynorthwest.com

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Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Former Malaysia Airlines A380 returns to the skies for new role as Airbus test aircraft

By Air Data News: MSN114 aircraft leaves long-term storage as it begins conversion into the manufacturer's next of the Airbus A380s retired during the COVID-19 pandemic has returned to the air to begin a second career, this time as a flying test aircraft for the European manufacturer.

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2026-07-17T11:42:33.877108-07:00

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Reuters • David Shepardson

FAA chief vows fast time-table to reform US air traffic control systems

By Reuters: The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says ‌the agency needs another $10 billion from Congress to reform the antiquated U.S. air traffic control system as policymakers prepare for traffic to double in the next two decades.

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2026-07-17T08:29:42.314645-07:00

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Bloomberg • Benedikt Kammel

Airbus Wins Major Order from Air China to Firm Regional Hold

By Bloomberg: Airbus SE won orders from Air China and Hainan Airlines with a total transaction value of about $17.8 billion, giving the European planemaker a commercial boost a few days before a marquee aviation exhibition.

Reuters

Chinese airlines order 95 Airbus jets with list price of $17.8 billion to expand fleets

Airline Geeks

Air China, Shenzhen Airlines Order 55 Airbus Aircraft

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2026-07-17T02:45:21.317041-07:00

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Skift • Meghna Maharishi

Delta Adds LAX-Manila Route as the Battle for West Coast and Asia Heats Up

By Skift: Delta is launching nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Manila as it employs an ambitious growth strategy out of the California airport.

AeroTime

Delta set to become only US carrier flying nonstop between LA and Manila

Delta Air Lines

Meet Manila

Also: Aviation Week, Aviation A2Z, Business Traveller, The Points Guy, Simple Flying, One Mile at a Time and thriftytraveler.com

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2026-07-17T06:29:43.878614-07:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Argentina’s Flybondi mulls legal action against ex-execs

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2026-07-17T10:15:47.900035-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

EC to extend ETS to some flights beyond Europe from 2029

By FlightGlobal: Commission proposes to include flights up to 5,000km from centre of EU in its emissions trading system. European Commission regulators have proposed extending the scope of its emissions trading system (ETS) to cover some flights beyond the European Economic Area from 2029.