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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Boeing Pays $3.1 Million Fine Over 2024 Door Plug Blowout

Boeing paid a $3.1 million fine related to the 2024 door plug blowout, according to the report. The NTSB attributed the incident to Boeing’s failure to provide adequate training, guidance and oversight, adding regulatory and compliance consequences to the company’s continuing safety challenges.

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2026-09-04T09:06:19.921758-07:00

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ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Airbus A330neo suffers output delay over quality issues

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2026-09-04T08:05:27.780127-07:00

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Airbus says preliminary deal reached with Spanish unions after weeks of strikes

By Reuters: Airbus has reached a preliminary deal with four unions in Spain, the company and Industry Minister Jordi Hereu said on Friday, representing a ‌potential breakthrough in a dispute that has triggered weeks of strikes at the planemaker's Spanish plants.

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2026-09-04T08:50:51.559762-07:00

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AINonline • Amy Wilder

FAA Proposes Letting AMEs Certify Non-insulin Diabetic Pilots Directly

By AINonline: Rule would not apply to insulin-treated diabetes.

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2026-09-04T09:06:19.070558-07:00

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Bloomberg • Henrique Almeida

Portugal to Negotiate With Lufthansa, Air France-KLM on TAP Sale

By Bloomberg: Portugal’s government will enter an additional round of negotiations with Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France-KLM over the sale of a minority stake in TAP as it seeks to secure improved offers from both airline groups.

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2026-09-04T08:06:16.980874-07:00

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AeroTime • Miquel Ros

KLM’s first A350-900 completes its first flight

By AeroTime: Dutch airline KLM’s first A350-900 has completed its initial test flight in Toulouse.

Also: Simple Flying

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2026-09-04T08:05:01.676830-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Great Britten: airframer completes first flight of UK-built Islander

By FlightGlobal: Manufacturer hails key milestone in production-reshoring effort. Britten-Norman is gearing up for the delivery in the coming weeks of the first BN-2 Islander assembled from detailed component level in the UK.

Also: Aviation24 and AeroTime

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2026-09-04T08:20:13.674617-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

Air France-KLM moves chief operating officer across to lead Transavia

By FlightGlobal: Oltion Carkaxhija will focus on “reinforcing” Transavia’s position in the intra-European market. Air France-KLM Group chief operating officer Oltion Carkaxhija has been appointed chief executive of low-cost unit Transavia, as part of a management reshuffle.

Also: Aviation Week

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2026-09-04T07:05:22.573046-07:00

Boeing Pays $3.1 Million Fine Over 2024 Door Plug Blowout

Airbus A330neo suffers output delay over quality issues

Airbus says preliminary deal reached with Spanish unions after weeks of strikes

FAA Proposes Letting AMEs Certify Non-insulin Diabetic Pilots Directly

Portugal to Negotiate With Lufthansa, Air France-KLM on TAP Sale

KLM’s first A350-900 completes its first flight

Great Britten: airframer completes first flight of UK-built Islander

Air France-KLM moves chief operating officer across to lead Transavia

Boeing Quietly Paid $3.1M Fine Related to 2024 Door Plug Incident

FAA Proposes Letting AMEs Certify Non-insulin Diabetic Pilots Directly

LATAM opens base at Medellín, Colombia

Airbus says preliminary deal reached with Spanish unions after weeks of strikes

Great Britten: airframer completes first flight of UK-built Islander

Portugal to Negotiate With Lufthansa, Air France-KLM on TAP Sale

Will Embraer Go Big by Developing a Large Narrowbody Jet?

LATAM opens base at Medellín, Colombia

Pratt & Whitney invests millions in GTF and F-35 engine facility in Poland

Rajapaksa’s Son Remanded in Custody in Sri Lanka Airbus Probe

FLY91 orders 40 ATR 72-600s for about $1 billion in largest ATR regional-airline deal in nearly a decade

Air Canada plans seven new international routes, including first North American service to Guangzhou

Southwest breaks ground on first lounges as premiumization push gathers pace

Airbus slows A330neo deliveries after horizontal tailplane quality issue, then resumes handovers

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