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AINonline • Hanneke Weitering

Merlin clears a certification hurdle for AI software that communicates with air traffic control

Merlin has reached a certification milestone for software designed to communicate with air traffic control, advancing the role of AI in cockpit operations. The development marks progress toward integrating automated systems into regulated flight environments, where safety assurance and human-machine coordination remain central challenges.

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2026-08-14T13:35:58.117340-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Azul targets ‘transition year’ as it reports record revenue despite losses

By FlightGlobal: Azul drastically cut capacity, especially on international routes, as fuel costs surged. Brazil’s Azul reported record operating revenue for the second quarter as losses doubled due to fuel costs.

1 Source

2026-08-14T12:05:12.473603-07:00

ATC Airports Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

‘It Could Have Been Disastrous’: Air Traffic Controller Carefully Handles Two American Airlines Planes With the Same Callsign as They Flew Towards One Another

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: An air traffic controller at Phoenix International Airport (PHX) is winning praise for the calm way that he handled two American Airlines planes with the exact same callsign heading towards one another with just a couple of thousand feet vertical separation between the two… Something that the controller said he hadn’t.

View from the Wing

Two American Airlines Flights Shared a Flight Number Near Phoenix, Causing ATC Confusion

Aviation A2Z

Phoenix ATC Separates Two American Airlines 737s Operating Under the Same Callsign

Also: Simple Flying, Bloomberg, One Mile at a Time and mynorthwest.com

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2026-08-14T08:20:35.273073-07:00

Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

AINonline • Kerry Lynch

Pilatus Opens $123 Million Composites Center to Expand Aerospace Production

By AINonline: $123 million center is most expensive Pilatus facility investment yet.

2 Sources

2026-08-14T10:06:07.925515-07:00

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Aircraft Finance & Leasing Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines Boeing

Bloomberg • Danny Lee, Kate Duffy, Siddharth Philip

Norse Atlantic in Talks to Lease Out 787s as Cash Reserves Tighten

By Bloomberg: Norse Atlantic ASA is in discussions with two Asian airlines to lease out Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Norwegian budget carrier struggles with low cash reserves and rising fuel costs.

Also: Simple Flying

2 Sources

2026-08-14T09:37:52.690629-07:00

eVTOL Orders Asia-Pacific (APAC)

AINonline • Neelam Mathews

Noemi Taps Seaplane Demand in India and Philippines

By AINonline: Indian officials are reportedly willing to encourage new seaplane services.

Also: Aviation Business News

2 Sources

2026-08-14T08:06:00.135579-07:00

BizAv Orders Defense Industry & Major Contractors Policy & Regulation Boeing

AINonline • Kerry Lynch

Senate Democrats Seek Probe into DHS Purchase of 12 Gulfstream and Boeing Aircraft

By AINonline: Purchase includes four Gulfstreams and eight Boeings.

1 Source

2026-08-14T10:35:53.654070-07:00

Leadership Africa Airlines

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

SAA names new acting chief as predecessor put on immediate special leave

By FlightGlobal: Reasons for the decision, just four months after Matshela Seshibe's appointment, remain undisclosed. South African Airways has placed acting group chief Matshela Seshibe on special leave, pending the results of an internal investigation.

2 Sources

2026-08-14T10:20:05.510620-07:00

Merlin clears a certification hurdle for AI software that communicates with air traffic control

Azul targets ‘transition year’ as it reports record revenue despite losses

‘It Could Have Been Disastrous’: Air Traffic Controller Carefully Handles Two American Airlines Planes With the Same Callsign as They Flew Towards One Another

Two American Airlines Flights Shared a Flight Number Near Phoenix, Causing ATC Confusion

Phoenix ATC Separates Two American Airlines 737s Operating Under the Same Callsign

Pilatus Opens $123 Million Composites Center to Expand Aerospace Production

Norse Atlantic in Talks to Lease Out 787s as Cash Reserves Tighten

Noemi Taps Seaplane Demand in India and Philippines

Senate Democrats Seek Probe into DHS Purchase of 12 Gulfstream and Boeing Aircraft

SAA names new acting chief as predecessor put on immediate special leave

Merlin Clears a Certification Hurdle for AI in the Cockpit

Azul targets ‘transition year’ as it reports record revenue despite losses

Senate Democrats Seek Probe into DHS Purchase of 12 Gulfstream and Boeing Aircraft

SAA names new acting chief as predecessor put on immediate special leave

Pilatus Opens $123 Million Composites Center to Expand Aerospace Production

Norse Atlantic in Talks to Lease Out 787s as Cash Reserves Tighten

Avolon and Akasa Air agree sale and leaseback of seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft

Brazil’s GOL secures $160mn loan for MRO activities

Boeing's Wisk sale unlikely to kick off another divestment round

Boeing's Deferred Production Costs Growing Again, Part I

NTSB finds bird remains after Ryanair 737 engine failure and cabin depressurization over Greece

COMAC C919 completes first international commercial flight, entering service between Beijing and Ulaanbaatar

Heart Aerospace’s Full-Scale X1 Battery-Electric Demonstrator Makes First Flight

Airbus Leads Deliveries as Boeing Books 38 Orders in July; Farnborough Drives 2026 Commercial Aerospace Activity

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