Accident   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Boeing validates 737 MAX 10 autoland in extreme crosswinds during Midland, Texas certification flights

Boeing released footage from 737 MAX 10 certification campaign flights in Midland, Texas, showing autoland testing in strong crosswinds with gusty, near-operational-limit wind conditions. The work is aimed at validating the autoland system’s capability and robustness under extreme crosswind scenarios.

Also: Simple Flying and aerospaceglobalnews.com
2026-07-03T10:14:02.030940-07:00
Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

FAA Moves to Block Flight Attendants and Pilots From Claiming Mandatory Meal Breaks

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is moving to block flight attendants and pilots from claiming mandatory meal breaks under local State laws, such as California’s generous Labor Code, which grants employees who work for more than five hours an uninterrupted 30-minute meal break.

Also: View from the Wing
2026-07-03T09:13:55.841042-07:00
Europe   M&A   Policy & Regulation   TAP Air Portugal  
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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

TAP Air Portugal completes restructuring plan

By ch-aviation: TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon) has fulfilled the final commitments under its restructuring plan agreed with the European Commission in 2021 following the sale of its stakes in catering provider Cateringpor and ground handling firm SPdH, the airline and the Portuguese government announced.

2026-07-03T10:16:07.435219-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 747  
Air Cargo News • Rebecca Jeffrey

FAA adds new airworthiness directive for certain Boeing 747-8Fs

By Air Cargo News: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is adopting a new safety-based airworthiness directive (AD) for "certain" Boeing 747-8F series airplanes "prompted by reports of cracking in stringers and splice fittings located at stringer splices at multiple body stations".

Also: Air Data News
2026-07-03T03:59:02.969949-07:00