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Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Oblique-seat harness concerns prompt certification delays and calls for testing changes

Aviation safety regulators are scrutinizing how shoulder harnesses on premium oblique seats interact with crash-test dummies’ necks during sled testing. The heightened focus is delaying seat certifications and has prompted requests to modify the testing approach used to evaluate these increasingly common cabin configurations.

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2026-08-26T16:05:27.775978-07:00

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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.

Also: Australian Aviation

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2026-08-26T16:21:34.997923-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Regional opposition builds over Air Busan merger

By ch-aviation: Illustration of Air Busan Airbus A321-200NX,.

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2026-08-26T16:35:35.843568-07:00

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Reuters • Dan Catchpole

Boeing Posts Contractor Jobs as White-Collar Labor Dispute Escalates

By Reuters: Boeing posted contractor positions for engineering and technical roles on job sites on ‌Tuesday, in what appears to be the latest escalation in its labor dispute with its white-collar union at its commercial airplane division.

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2026-08-26T15:35:27.957763-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Porter opens international routes from Canada's London with E195-E2

By Air Data News: Porter Airlines will launch four international routes from London, Ontario, this winter, giving the Canadian city new nonstop connections to Florida, Mexico and Jamaica with the Embraer E195-E2.

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2026-08-26T11:51:26.231070-07:00

Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

Leeham News • Howard Hardee

Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans

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2026-08-26T12:50:05.730481-07:00

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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.

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2026-08-26T12:20:32.556515-07:00

Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing

Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

FAA Requires Inspections of Some Boeing 787 Dreamliners for Gaps

By Bloomberg: The US Federal Aviation Administration is requiring inspections of some Boeing Co. Dreamliner jets after a company probe into potential manufacturing errors uncovered gaps that fell outside of engineering specifications.

Also: Air Data News

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2026-08-26T08:21:05.231986-07:00

Oblique-seat harness concerns prompt certification delays and calls for testing changes

Qantas' full-year profit falls 14% on fuel costs, to retire A380s from 2028

Regional opposition builds over Air Busan merger

Boeing Posts Contractor Jobs as White-Collar Labor Dispute Escalates

Porter opens international routes from Canada's London with E195-E2

Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans

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

FAA Requires Inspections of Some Boeing 787 Dreamliners for Gaps

Regional opposition builds over Air Busan merger

Qantas' full-year profit falls 14% on fuel costs, to retire A380s from 2028

Premium aircraft seat certification delays spur testing tweak request

Boeing Posts Contractor Jobs as White-Collar Labor Dispute Escalates

Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans

Porter opens international routes from Canada's London with E195-E2

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

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

Airbus Once Boasted of More Widebody Sales Than Boeing; Now Distant Second

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Ground-Handling Worker Killed by French Bee Airbus A350 During Pushback at Montreal-Trudeau

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