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Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Workforce & Skills Development   Boeing  
Reuters • Dan Catchpole

Boeing posts contractor engineering jobs as white-collar labor dispute escalates

Boeing has advertised contractor positions for engineering and technical roles, signaling a new escalation in its labor dispute with the white-collar union representing workers in its commercial airplane division. The postings suggest the company is preparing additional staffing options as tensions with employees continue.

2026-08-26T15:35:27.957763-07:00
Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
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Qantas' full-year profit falls 14% on fuel costs, to retire A380s from 2028

By Reuters: Australia's Qantas Airways reported a 13.8% drop in its full-year pre-tax underlying profit on Thursday, ​hurt by surging jet fuel prices due to the Middle ‌East conflict, and said it planned to start retiring A380 superjumbos from its fleet in 2028.

2026-08-26T16:21:34.997923-07:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Two Baggage Handlers at Frankfurt Die From Malaria Carried by a Stowaway Mosquito in a Plane’s Cargo Hold

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Two baggage handlers have died, and four more are still receiving medical treatment after being infected with malaria by a mosquito that hitched a ride in the cargo hold of a plane that landed at Frankfurt am Main International Airport after a flight from sub-Saharan Africa.

2026-08-26T12:20:32.556515-07:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Nose gear collapses as Sepehran Airlines 737 runs off runway in Iran

By AeroTime: A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 ran off the runway at Mashhad Airport in Iran and suffered a nose-gear collapse.

2026-08-26T10:36:10.315018-07:00
SAAB   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Pilots urged to check waypoint entries after departing Saab 340s drift off course

By FlightGlobal: Regional Express amends procedures after incidents in which pilots took manual control to restore flightpath. Australian operator Regional Express is amending flight procedures following incidents in which Saab 340B turboprops drifted off their planned departure course after take-off.

2026-08-26T10:50:14.321463-07:00