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Last Updated: Sunday, July 6, 2025, 10:21 PM PDT
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FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
Capital A’s Fernandes confirms 150-aircraft order in the pipeline
By FlightGlobal: AirAsia Group is looking to order up to 150 new aircraft as the "final piece" of its long-term fleet strategy and will be announcing its decision as early as August.
Leeham News
• Scott Hamilton
US Transportation Secretary Backs 1979 Zero-Tariff Aerospace Accord, But Prospects Remain Uncertain
By Leeham News: Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton July 7, 2025, © Leeham News: US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants to return to aerospace’s zero-tariff agreement, dating to 1979, but cautioned that doing so requires a larger trade agreement between party..
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
United Flight UA82 (B787-9) Declares Emergency, Returns to Newark
By Aviation Source: United Airlines flight UA82, a B787-9 bound for Delhi, has declared an emergency and is carrying out a return to Newark Liberty (EWR).
ch-aviation
Hainan Airlines to launch charter operations in 4Q25
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Aviation Week
• Kevin Michaels
A New Deal for Aerospace Suppliers: Resetting OEM Relationships to Boost Production
By Aviation Week: A Supplier New Deal built on fairness, collaboration and mutual investment could reset OEM-supplier relationships and enable higher production rates.
Reuters
• Marius Zaharia
China Extends Contested M503 Flight Route Further West of Taiwan’s Air Defining Line
By Reuters: China said on Sunday it has opened a third extension of the M503 flight route, which is just west of an unofficial dividing line in the Taiwan Strait, with Taipei protesting this was a "unilateral" move aimed at changing the strait's status quo.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
18 Passengers Injured As False Fire Alarm Prompts Emergency Evacuation Of Ryanair Boeing 737
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Ryanair Boeing 737 was evacuated onto the tarmac at Palma Airport on the Spanish Island of Mallorca in the early hours of Saturday morning after a false fire alarm activated in the cockpit.
Aviation Source
