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MRO Aviation Safety & Regulation

AINonline • Matt Thurber

FAA Closes Comments on Proposed GE CF34 Turbine Corrosion Inspections

The FAA has closed its comment period on a proposed airworthiness directive addressing corrosion in affected GE CF34 engine turbines. If adopted, the directive would require operators to conduct additional inspections, potentially adding maintenance requirements for fleets powered by the turbofan.

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2026-07-31T11:12:45.924267-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Workforce & Skills Development Boeing

FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

SPEEA union leaders endorse Boeing contract proposals

By FlightGlobal: The new agreements would replace current deals set to expire in October. Leaders at a key Boeing labour union have endorsed two company-proposed, four-year employment contracts and are expressing optimism about the state of negotiations.

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2026-07-31T11:13:04.711661-07:00

Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

IndiGo to Halt London and Amsterdam Widebody Flights, Return Leased 787s

By Bloomberg: IndiGo will halt widebody operations to London and Amsterdam in October, with India’s largest airline citing geopolitical tensions as the impetus for its decision.

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2026-07-31T11:13:49.685859-07:00

Routes Airlines United Airlines

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

United Airlines shelves new Chicago regional routes

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2026-07-31T11:10:11.485857-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

Cranky Flier • Andrew Bashuk

JetBlue Reports Better-Than-Expected Q2 Earnings as Unit Revenue Rises 11%

By Cranky Flier: Review JetBlue Reports Decent Earnings JetBlue stock (side note: people at JetBlue can’t like the fact they got beat to the ‘BLUE’ ticker symbol) soared Tuesday as it released its Q2 earnings which exceeded Wall Street estimates and saw an 11% jump in unit revenue for the airline on airfare increases of 9%.

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2026-07-31T11:26:19.096095-07:00

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Aviation Safety & Regulation Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Russia's Izhavia loses AOC, suspends flights

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2026-07-31T09:10:25.749316-07:00

MRO BizAv North America Workforce & Skills Development

ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

US's flyExclusive wins $30mn grant for Kinston, NC expansion

By ch-aviation: flyExclusive (JRE, Kinston) has secured a USD30 million grant through the state of North Carolina to expand MRO operations and build a new pilot training facility at the Global TransPark at Kinston.

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2026-07-31T10:04:18.587056-07:00

Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) ATR

FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

ATR and 787 output helps Leonardo trim losses at aerostructures unit

By FlightGlobal: Increased component production edges unit closer to break-even. Leonardo reduced losses at its aerostructures business in the first half of 2026 thanks to increased manufacturing rates on two key programmes and ongoing restructuring activities.

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2026-07-31T08:32:17.761239-07:00