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The FAA has reportedly completed a key safety review of Boeing’s long-delayed 737 MAX 10, bringing the largest MAX variant closer to certification. The milestone comes as the US also seeks to speed aircraft certification, though the articles provide no timeline or details on remaining approval steps.
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The FAA has reportedly completed a key safety review of Boeing’s long-delayed 737 MAX 10, bringing the largest MAX variant closer to certification. The milestone comes as the US also seeks to speed aircraft certification, though the articles provide no timeline or details on remaining approval steps.
The US Navy has awarded Bell Boeing a $90.8 million contract to redesign the V-22’s flight control system. The tiltrotor is operated by the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force; the contract places a defined engineering effort on a platform shared across three US military services.
Austrian Airlines plans to withdraw the Boeing 767-300 from scheduled service in late fourth-quarter 2026. The announcement sets a timeline for the end of the type’s scheduled operations at the carrier, though the available report provides no details on replacement aircraft or fleet plans.
Virgin Atlantic began nonstop flights between London Heathrow and Phuket on Oct. 18, 2026, creating the first direct link between the airport and the Thai destination. The airline is deploying Boeing 787s on the route.
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Lufthansa has operated its final A340-600 flight, while Lufthansa and SWISS are retiring their A340 fleets after 23 years of service. Separately, Lufthansa plans to retire its last eight 747-400s; Edelweiss expects to keep one A340-300 in service until January 2027.
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Boeing commercial jetliner sales chief Brad McMullen will retire in December, with Ryan Weir, who currently leads the North American market, set to take over, according to a company memo cited by Reuters. The appointment puts a new executive in one of the industry’s most prominent sales roles.
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