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Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

Flying in the Heat: Pilot decision-making and human factors during summer operations

A psychologist and pilot highlight the often-hidden risks that rise during hot-weather summer flying, focusing on how heat can degrade judgment and aeronautical decision-making. The discussion emphasizes sharpening threat-and-error recognition and improving pilot performance under thermal and operational stressors.

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2026-07-18T05:13:30.480277-07:00

Wall Street Journal

Smartphone power banks and vapes flagged as growing source of in-flight fires, injuring passengers and disrupting flights

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2026-07-18T05:16:10.300455-07:00

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

FAA restores Boeing’s authority to self-certify new 737 MAX and 787 deliveries

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2026-07-17T21:14:27.580442-07:00

FlightGlobal

Spanish investigators probe evasive action by head-on A321XLR and 787-9 near Western Sahara

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2026-07-18T01:58:20.696418-07:00

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Wall Street Journal

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Smartphone power banks and vapes flagged as growing source of in-flight fires, injuring passengers and disrupting flights A surge in reports of phones, power banks and vapes spontaneously catching fire onboard aircraft is causing passenger injuries and operational disruptions, according to the article. The trend points to an escalating safety and compliance risk tied to everyday consumer electronics carried in-flight.

2026-07-18T05:16:10.300455-07:00

Smartphone power banks and vapes flagged as growing source of in-flight fires, injuring passengers and disrupting flights

Wall Street Journal

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The Fastest-Growing Risk to Air Travel Is Probably in Your Pocket

2026-07-18T05:16:10.300455-07:00

The Fastest-Growing Risk to Ai

Flying Magazine

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Flying in the Heat: Pilot decision-making and human factors during summer operations A psychologist and pilot highlight the often-hidden risks that rise during hot-weather summer flying, focusing on how heat can degrade judgment and aeronautical decision-making. The discussion emphasizes sharpening threat-and-error recognition and improving pilot performance under thermal and operational stressors.

2026-07-18T05:13:30.480277-07:00

Flying in the Heat: Pilot decision-making and human factors during summer operations

FlightGlobal

2 sources

Spanish investigators probe evasive action by head-on A321XLR and 787-9 near Western Sahara Spanish aviation authorities are investigating an incident in which a Boeing 787-9 and an Airbus A321XLR took evasive action while traveling head-on on the same bidirectional airway at the same cruise altitude in the Canary Islands/Western Sahara airspace. Investigators are assessing separation, coordination, and the circumstances leading to the near conflict.

2026-07-18T01:58:20.696418-07:00

Spanish investigators probe evasive action by head-on A321XLR and 787-9 near Western Sahara

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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FAA restores Boeing’s authority to self-certify new 737 MAX and 787 deliveries The FAA has ended a phased oversight program and restored Boeing’s authority to issue airworthiness certificates for newly built 737 MAX and 787 aircraft. The move signals regulator confidence in Boeing’s quality and certification processes, with potential upside for delivery timing and production momentum.

2026-07-17T21:14:27.580442-07:00

FAA restores Boeing’s authority to self-certify new 737 MAX and 787 deliveries

AeroTime

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FAA accepts new standards for certifying larger, more capable MOSAIC light-sport aircraft The FAA has accepted new standards that expand the certification pathway for MOSAIC light-sport aircraft, enabling manufacturers to certify larger and more capable designs. The update broadens what qualifies under the light-sport category, reshaping product development and compliance planning for GA and training aircraft makers.

2026-07-17T19:28:26.010191-07:00

FAA accepts new standards for certifying larger, more capable MOSAIC light-sport aircraft

AeroTime

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FAA clears certification path for new MOSAIC light-sport aircraft

2026-07-17T19:28:26.010191-07:00

FAA clears certification path

AirInsight

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Boeing and Airbus face contrasting signals as China locks in $17.8B Airbus order and Boeing reiterates 20-year jet demand outloo Boeing reaffirmed its 20-year forecast for strong global jet demand, projecting the global commercial fleet will reach 50,000 aircraft by 2045 despite “near-term disruptions.” At the same time, three Chinese carriers agreed to buy 95 Airbus aircraft—55 A350-family and 40 A320neo-family—valued at about $17.8 billion, underscoring continued fleet modernization in Asia.

2026-07-17T16:09:17.536588-07:00

Boeing and Airbus face contrasting signals as China locks in $17.8B Airbus order and Boeing reiterates 20-year jet demand outloo

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