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Last Updated: Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 9:18 PM PDT
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KLM Proposes Wage Deal to Avert July 9 Ground Crew Strike at Amsterdam
By Reuters: KLM has made wage proposals to staff of the Dutch arm of airline group Air France KLM , it said on Wednesday, after the CNV union said the company's ground crews would go on strike at Amsterdam airport on July 9 unless their demands were met.

Skydiving plane with 15 people onboard goes off runway at New Jersey airport
By CNN: A skydiving plane with 15 people onboard went off the end of the runway at a New Jersey airport, southeast of Philadelphia, Wednesday evening, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Southwest installs 'third set of eyes' in cockpit to boost safety
By Fox Business: Southwest Airlines is outfitting its Boeing 737 fleet with new Honeywell software that alerts pilots to runway risks, aiming to prevent disaster before it happens.

Boeing Judge Urged to Accept US Deal in 737 Max Crash Case
By Bloomberg: The US Justice Department urged a judge in Texas to accept a proposed settlement agreement reached with Boeing Co. that would allow the planemaker to avoid a criminal charge in a longstanding case over two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets.

Boeing and DOJ Seek Court Approval for Controversial Crash Settlement

Airbus to sell more A330neo jets to Malaysia Airlines, sources say
By Reuters: Europe's Airbus is close to winning an order from Malaysia Aviation Group for more A330neo long-haul jets, industry sources said on Wednesday.

Atlas Air Warns of Widebody Freighter Capacity Shortage to 2040
By ch-aviation: Cargo airlines will face a shortage of widebody freighter capacity for the next decade and beyond, according to Atlas Air's chief executive officer Michael...

Brazil's Embraer delivers 61 aircraft in Q2, a 30% rise year-on-year
By Reuters: Brazilian planemaker Embraer said on Wednesday it delivered 61 aircraft in the second quarter of 2025, a 30% increase from a year earlier.