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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

IAI flies first Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion

Israel Aerospace Industries has completed the maiden flight of its first Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion, beginning airborne testing for the aircraft’s certification campaign. The flight advances IAI’s planned expansion into A330-300 freighter conversions and adds a new widebody platform to its cargo-modification portfolio.

Air Cargo News • Rebecca Jeffrey

First flight for IAI’s Airbus A330-300P2F

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2026-09-04T11:05:11.888953-07:00

NTSB Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing Boeing 737

Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Boeing Quietly Paid $3.1M Fine Related to 2024 Door Plug Incident

By Flying Magazine: NTSB determined door plug blowout was caused by Boeing’s “failure to provide adequate training, guidance, and oversight.”.

Also: mrobusinesstoday.com

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2026-09-04T09:06:19.921758-07:00

ATC Policy & Regulation Workforce & Skills Development

Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

Democratic Senators Urge FAA to Turn Over Controller Pay Raise

By Bloomberg: Two Democratic senators are urging the US Federal Aviation Administration to give air traffic controllers the pay raise Congress approved earlier this year, amplifying growing tensions between the workforce and the agency over a scheduling overhaul.

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2026-09-04T10:51:03.950428-07:00

FlightSim Aviation Safety & Regulation

AINonline • Matt Thurber

AINsight: You Can (and Should) Always Go Around

By AINonline: Why not teach new pilots to go around before learning how to land?.

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2026-09-04T09:37:13.382710-07:00

Supply Chain Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation Airbus Airbus A330

ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Airbus A330neo suffers output delay over quality issues

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2026-09-04T08:05:27.780127-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation

AINonline • Amy Wilder

FAA Proposes Letting AMEs Certify Non-insulin Diabetic Pilots Directly

By AINonline: Rule would not apply to insulin-treated diabetes.

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2026-09-04T09:06:19.070558-07:00

Supply Chain Europe Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Workforce & Skills Development Airbus

Reuters

Airbus says preliminary deal reached with Spanish unions after weeks of strikes

By Reuters: Airbus has reached a preliminary deal with four unions in Spain, the company and Industry Minister Jordi Hereu said on Friday, representing a ‌potential breakthrough in a dispute that has triggered weeks of strikes at the planemaker's Spanish plants.

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2026-09-04T08:50:51.559762-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus A350 Airbus KLM

AeroTime • Miquel Ros

KLM’s first A350-900 completes its first flight

By AeroTime: Dutch airline KLM’s first A350-900 has completed its initial test flight in Toulouse.

Also: Simple Flying and Aviation A2Z

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2026-09-04T08:05:01.676830-07:00

IAI flies first Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion

First flight for IAI’s Airbus A330-300P2F

Boeing Quietly Paid $3.1M Fine Related to 2024 Door Plug Incident

Democratic Senators Urge FAA to Turn Over Controller Pay Raise

AINsight: You Can (and Should) Always Go Around

Airbus A330neo suffers output delay over quality issues

FAA Proposes Letting AMEs Certify Non-insulin Diabetic Pilots Directly

Airbus says preliminary deal reached with Spanish unions after weeks of strikes

KLM’s first A350-900 completes its first flight

IAI’s initial converted A330-300 freighter carries out maiden flight

Democratic Senators Urge FAA to Turn Over Controller Pay Raise

AINsight: You Can (and Should) Always Go Around

Boeing Quietly Paid $3.1M Fine Related to 2024 Door Plug Incident

FAA Proposes Letting AMEs Certify Non-insulin Diabetic Pilots Directly

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LATAM opens base at Medellín, Colombia

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Airbus slows A330neo deliveries after horizontal tailplane quality issue, then resumes handovers

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