Leeham News • Scott Hamilton

Boeing’s Next New Aircraft: Calls Mount to Launch a Program Now

Leeham News reports: Subscription Required Part 1 of 5 By Scott Hamilton July 17, 2025, © Leeham News: Some urge Boeing to take the plunge “now” to launch a new airplane program.

2025-07-16T22:21:08.159473-07:00

Today In Aviation

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 10:21 PM PDT

2025-07-16T22:21:26.083155-07:00 2025-07-16T22:21:26.083155-07:00 (2025-07-16T22:21:26.083155-07:00)

Airlines A320 Accident

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Aviation Source • Len Varley

IndiGo A320neo Diverts to Mumbai Following In-Flight Engine Failure

By Aviation Source: IndiGo flight 6E6271, an A320neo enroute to Goa from Delhi, made a precautionary diversion to Mumbai after an engine failure on 16 July.

Simple Flying

IndiGo Airbus A320neo Engine Failure Forces Emergency Landing

etvbharat.com

'Engine Failure' Forces IndiGo Delhi-Goa Flight To Land In Mumbai

Also: Financial Express and 3 more

2025-07-16T19:38:20.440672-07:00

787 Air India Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

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Wall Street Journal • Andrew Tangel

New Details in Air India Crash Probe Shift Focus to Senior Pilot

By Wall Street Journal: A black-box recording and report details indicate that the flight’s captain switched off fuel flow to engines.

Bloomberg

CVR Reveals Co-Pilot Questioned Captain’s Shutdown of Fuel Switches on Air India Flight 171

Reuters

Air India crash probe focuses on actions of plane's captain, WSJ reports

Also: The Independent, Business Standard, The Straits Times and 8 more

2025-07-16T16:16:24.372679-07:00

RTX Pratt & Whitney

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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

GTF grounding rate holds steady as Pratt & Whitney introduces durability fixes

By FlightGlobal: The number of commercial aircraft grounded due to Pratt & Whitney's (P&W) recall of PW1000-series turbofans appears to have declined slightly in recent months, but the share of grounded jets remains roughly unchanged at close to 30% of the fleet.

2025-07-16T17:55:47.482462-07:00

Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Policy & Regulation Asia-Pacific (APAC)

Business Standard • Shine Jacob

India’s aerospace turf war: Andhra, Karnataka lock horns to attract investment

By Business Standard: States clash after Karnataka scraps farmland plan; Andhra pitches 8,000 acres.

Financial Express

Why are Karnataka and Andhra at loggerheads over aerospace companies?

thehindu.com

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka vie over aerospace park after the latter calls off land acquisition in Devanahalli

2025-07-16T18:44:17.407853-07:00

Airlines United Airlines

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Bloomberg • Mary Schlangenstein

United Refines Profit Target on Rebounding Travel Demand

By Bloomberg: United Airlines Holdings Inc. refined its profit outlook for this year as travel rebounds, adding a dose of optimism following a bleak few months punctuated by flight disruptions, trade tensions and fighting in the Middle East.

FlightGlobal

Newark disruptions cost United $218 million in Q2

Reuters

United Airlines reports increased demand but Newark constraints hurt earnings

Also: Skift, Aviation Source, Wall Street Journal, Airways Magazine, Live and Let's Fly, Seeking Alpha, CNBC and 6 more

2025-07-16T13:19:36.368796-07:00

Airlines Antonov Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Condor Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

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The War Zone • Howard Altman

Details Emerge About An-124 Condor’s Mystery Flight Through Kyiv’s Restricted Airspace

By The War Zone: Antonov Airlines, which owns and operates the An-124 Condor, has explained what it was doing and why.

Also: Aviation Source

2025-07-16T15:17:20.734823-07:00

Airlines Frequent-flyer programs PaxEx Airports TSA Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation

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Associated Press • Associated Press

US TSA Eyes Easing Carry-On Liquid Limits After Reinstating Shoe-On Screening

By Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) — Travelers giddy about being able to keep their shoes on while walking through TSA checkpoints at the airport again may have something else.