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MRO Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation Air India Boeing

ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Air India begins Boeing 787 modifications following US FAA directive

Air India has started modifying its Boeing 787 fleet in response to a directive from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The action highlights how FAA requirements can prompt operational changes for international carriers and affect the configuration and continued service of widebody aircraft.

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2026-07-30T20:19:01.212378-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Workforce & Skills Development Boeing

Reuters • Dan Catchpole

Boeing sends contract offer to engineers union; deal endorsed by negotiators

By Reuters: Boeing said on Thursday it had sent a contract offer to the union representing roughly 17,000 engineers and technical workers in its commercial ‌airplane division.

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2026-07-30T19:18:25.460382-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

India's Adani Group mulling airline despite denials

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1 Source

2026-07-30T19:44:31.578480-07:00

NTSB North America Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Textron

Associated Press • Becky Bohrer

Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska

By Associated Press: Federal investigators report that a commuter plane crash off Alaska last year, which killed all 10 people on board, involved an operator with a history of overweight flights.

NTSB

In-Flight Loss of Control and Impact with Pack Ice Bering Air Flight 445 Textron Aviation 208B, N321BA

Airline Geeks

NTSB Releases Final Report on Bering Air Crash That Killed 10

Also: CNN, The Independent and 3 more

8 Sources

2026-07-30T15:07:38.664137-07:00

China Routes Africa Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

China Southern to enter Ethiopia in early 4Q26

By ch-aviation: China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) will launch 2x weekly B787-9 services from Guangzhou to Addis Ababa International via Changsha Huanghua on October 12, marking its entry into the Ethiopian market.

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2026-07-30T17:32:48.781280-07:00

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Co-founder of Malaysia's MYAirline ordered to repay $16.5mn

By ch-aviation: MYAirline (MYM, Kuala Lumpur Subang) co-founder Goh Hwan Hua and 15 companies he controlled have been ordered to repay MYR67.6 million ringgit (USD16.5 million) to 206 investors, according to a July 16, 2026, Kuala Lumpur High Court order seen by The Edge Malaysia newspaper.

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2026-07-30T16:07:24.401891-07:00

PaxEx North America Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

New York Times • Sopan Deb

Dulles Airport’s Reviled ‘People Movers’ May Be Lurching Into the Sunset

By New York Times: A $22.5 billion redesign plan eliminates the “mobile lounges,” which were conceived as a way of making air travel more efficient. Many passengers found the opposite to be true.

Bloomberg

Watch Trump Unveils $20 Billion Plan for Washington Dulles Revamp

Simple Flying

Goodbye Mobile Lounges: Here Comes Washington Dulles’ $20+ Billion Revival

5 Sources

2026-07-30T15:07:59.347864-07:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

Reuters • David Shepardson

FAA official who led response to fatal collision is stepping down

By Reuters: The official who led the Federal Aviation Administration response to the fatal January 2025 collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional passenger jet that killed 67 ‌people near Reagan Washington National Airport is stepping down next week.

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2026-07-30T14:18:30.977153-07:00