FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
Australian Transport Safety investigators say new air traffic control procedure changes will improve how “critical information” is communicated to flight crews following twin runway overrun events at Melbourne. The amendments aim to tighten cockpit awareness during operational phases associated with runway excursion risk.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
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Bloomberg
• Luz Ding, Vlad Savov
By Bloomberg: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Qwen AI app now helps users book China Eastern Airlines Corp. flights directly, the first time it’s opened its agentic AI technology to a major commercial partner.
The Guardian
• Guardian staff reporter
By The Guardian: The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it was investigating a close call at New York’s John F Kennedy international airport between two passenger jets.
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FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: KAI is pressing forward with efforts to develop an indigenous transmission for the Surion helicopter. Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has completed assembly of a new locally designed main gearbox (MGB) for the KUH-1 Surion helicopter.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong International) is planning to raise about HKD2 billion Hong Kong dollars (USD255.4 million) through a Hong Kong dollar-denominated bond issuance, Reuters reported citing sources and a term sheet.
Bloomberg Law
• Siddharth Philip, Sri Taylor
By Bloomberg Law: American Airlines Group Inc. and Alaska Air Group Inc. are pursuing potential revenue-sharing agreements and other strategic partnerships, people familiar with the matter said, in a push for scale as the US carriers grapple with higher costs and fierce competition.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: COMAC (Shanghai Pudong) is restructuring its supply chains to mitigate geopolitical risks following the suspension of CFM International LEAP-1C engine exports mid-2025.
DefenseNews.com
• Aaron Mehta
