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Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing Boeing 737

Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

FAA to require inspections of passenger-seat installations on certain Boeing 737s

The FAA plans to require operators of certain Boeing 737 jets to conduct mandatory inspections after identifying concerns with passenger-seat installation. The action reflects a regulatory focus on ensuring seats are properly fitted to protect occupants and crew during emergency landings.

Also: atcnews.org and Aviation Week

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2026-08-05T13:12:39.147656-07:00

Honeywell Supply Chain

Reuters • Aatreyee Dasgupta, Shivansh Tiwary

Newly spun-off Honeywell Aerospace cuts 2026 forecast on supply-chain woes

By Reuters: Honeywell Aerospace lowered 2026 sales growth forecast and issued a weaker-than-expected earnings outlook on Wednesday, as persistent supply-chain hurdles crimped ‌its ability to meet surging aftermarket demand.

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2026-08-05T13:31:40.379761-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

AirInsight • Addison Schonland

How Cathay Pacific Broke the Airline Fuel-Profit Curse

By AirInsight: Every airline this quarter blamed fuel for falling profit. Cathay's profit jumped 71% in the same environment — and the reason isn't what you'd guess.

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2026-08-05T12:59:58.694791-07:00

Leadership Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airline Industry & Market Trends Air India Airlines

Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

Air India Taps Ethiopian Airlines Veteran Gebremariam as CEO

By Bloomberg: Air India Ltd. announced Tewolde Gebremariam will succeed Campbell Wilson as chief executive officer amid the Tata Group-owned carrier’s struggles to recover from last year’s deadly plane crash and mounting losses linked to geopolitical tensions.

Reuters

Air India taps Ethiopian aviation specialist to steer turnaround

One Mile at a Time

Air India's New CEO Is Former Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam

Also: Bloomberg, airwaysmag.com, FlightGlobal, Skift, Aviation Week, Airline Economics, Aviation A2Z, Live From A Lounge, Economic Times, CNA and 9 more

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2026-08-05T06:14:34.811855-07:00

ATC Helicopter North America Airports Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

Reuters • David Shepardson

FAA says it is investigating Trump helicopter safety incident in Washington

By Reuters: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing an air-traffic safety incident ‌Tuesday involving a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump, the agency said.

Reuters

FAA says Marine One was briefly too close to passenger airplane

Flying Magazine

FAA Examines Loss of Separation Involving Marine One Near D.C.

Also: AeroTime, aviationnews.eu, Aviation24, New York Times, Stars and Stripes, Washington Post, CNN, The Independent, The Guardian, news.ssbcrack.com, NBC News, CBS News and 6 more

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2026-08-04T20:44:35.352435-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

2Excel Aviation eyes Electra’s EL9 Ultra Short as potential fleet addition

By FlightGlobal: Innovative design could provide a 'cleaner, more flexible alternative to legacy aircraft', UK company says.

FlightGlobal

LATAM confident in outlook, growth after Q2 profit

Aerospace Testing Intnl

Electra and 2Excel to fly short take-off aircraft in Europe

Also: airwaysmag.com and Canadian Aviator

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2026-08-05T05:32:08.601371-07:00

Saudi Arabia Routes Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines Delta Air Lines

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Delta Air Lines Pushes Ahead With Non-Stop Riyadh Flights From October 23 Despite Middle East Unrest

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The Middle East remains in turmoil, and many international carriers have abandoned plans to resume flights to the region as tensions between Iran and the United States show no sign of coming to a diplomatic (and peaceful) conclusion.