Bloomberg
• Leen Al-Rashdan, Siddharth Philip
Airbus is reported to be closing in on a widebody aircraft order from SAS AB as the Scandinavian carrier looks to secure delivery positions and add long-distance capacity. The move underscores how airlines use near-term commitments to manage widebody availability and fleet planning risk.
Associated Press
By Associated Press: Lebanon’s government has inaugurated the country’s second international airport which is expected to open to the public within weeks.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The TSA is replacing the controversial Known Crewmember program after flight attendants kept on getting caught trying to smuggle weapons and narcotics through the checkpoint.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways has suspended the rollout of free, ultra-fast Starlink Wi-Fi until the end of October at the earliest. What's going on?.
Wall Street Journal
• Bojan Pancevski
By Wall Street Journal: Moscow’s Vnukovo airport is home to a sleek white Bombardier Global 7500—a $75 million Western-built jet that caters to the world’s wealthy and business elites.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Metal debris was found in the engine of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 after it diverted back to Austin. The FAA says its investigating.
Bloomberg
• Siddharth Philip
By Bloomberg: Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., one of the world’s largest air cargo operators, is considering an order for Boeing Co.’s latest 777X freighter even after the company placed a sizable aircraft order with rival Airbus SE.
The Air Current
• Julie Johnsson
By The Air Current: Boeing is studying raising production of its cash-cow 737 family to a 70-jet monthly rate, although it hasn’t yet made any firm plans to do so, CEO Kelly Ortberg said Friday, confirming a report by The Air Current.
aviationnews.eu
AINonline
• Joseph Carfagna Jr.
