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AirInsightErnest Arvai

Delta partners with Maeve to develop hybrid‑electric regional aircraft targeting 40% fuel‑burn reduction

By AirInsight: Delta Air Lines is partnering with Maeve in developing an all-new hybrid-electric regional aircraft that promises a 40% fuel-burn reduction and lower emissions.

2025-09-17T08:49:33.249652-07:00
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ReutersJonathan Stempel

Families of Air India Flight 171 victims sue Boeing and Honeywell over alleged faulty fuel cutoff switch

By Reuters: The families of four passengers killed in the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787 said in a lawsuit that the accident resulted from allegedly faulty fuel switches, which the U.S.

2025-09-17T12:22:06.245827-07:00
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BloombergJulie Johnsson

President Trump's 747 Has Close Encounter With Spirit Airlines Jet Over New York Airspace

By Bloomberg: A Spirit Airlines Inc. passenger jet got a little too close for comfort with a Boeing Co. 747 jumbo ferrying US President Donald Trump to London on Tuesday as the aircraft traveled through New York’s famously congested skies.

2025-09-17T04:25:59.912430-07:00
ATC   Airports  
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Aviation24Bart Noëth

Air Corsica flight held nearly an hour after Ajaccio air traffic controller reportedly fell asleep

By Aviation24: An unusual incident occurred at Ajaccio Airport on Monday evening, 15 September, when a flight from Paris-Orly was forced to hold for nearly an hour.

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