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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) requiring inspection of 471 Boeing… New FAA directive requires checks on 471 Boeing 737 MAX jets appeared first on AeroTime.

Boeing’s 777X program has run into a new customer problem. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr confirmed the airline is preparing to reject

Qantas Eyes Further Widebody Orders To Continue Fleet Refresh As narrowbody orders ramp up, Qantas will need to add to its backlog to complete long-term Airbus A330 and A380 replacement. theresa.c.petr… Fri, 08/07/2026 - 08:00 Author Adrian Schofield Content source Aviation Week & Space Technology Primary Category Airlines & Lessors

NASA Administrator Isaacman Imagines The State Of Space In 110 Years A well-mapped Solar System and fusion-powered probes may be routine. peri.meyers@in… Fri, 08/07/2026 - 08:00 Author Irene Klotz Content source Aviation Week & Space Technology Content summary In the Year 2136 Primary Category Budget, Policy & Regulation

News Desk DUBAI: Asenal Football Club and Emirates have today announced a long-term renewal of one of the longest-running and most recognisable partnerships in world sport. The agreement will see Emirates continue as the Champion’s front-of-shirt, training kit and stadium naming rights partner through to 2033, extending what is already the Premier League’s longest-running front-of-shirt … The post Arsenal and Emirates renew landmark partnership as one of Premier League’s longest-running relationships enters new era appeared first on Biz Today.

The agency targets a 737 structural concern and an issue that could cause a dual Trent 1000 failure. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking action to address risks involving Boeing 737 Max door-related structural components and concerns about uncontained failures of 787 Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 turbofans. The agency this week issued two regulatory documents,… The post FAA orders Boeing 737 Max inspections, proposes 787 Trent 1000 safety fix first appeared on FlightGlobal.

Middle East Crisis Hits Turkish Airlines’ Profitability Turkish Airlines faces profitability challenges from the Middle East crisis but sees strong summer bookings and rising cargo revenues. jill.angelini@… Thu, 08/06/2026 - 20:46 Author Helen Massy-Beresford Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa Plans To Reject Early-Built 777-9s Lufthansa has joined Emirates with plans to reject early-built Boeing 777Xs, the company’s CEO Carsten Spohr confirmed. cory.hitt@avia… Thu, 08/06/2026 - 13:28 Author Jens Flottau Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Airlines & Lessors

Europe's big three legacy airline groups have all shaved back their capacity growth plans for 2026. High fuel prices are forcing a tighter focus on routes than have sufficient pricing power to be profitable in spite of the additional cost. Air France-KLM, IAG and Lufthansa Group each reported faster growth in fuel costs than in revenues in 1H2026, although healthy demand for air travel helped to soften the impact on profits. Their unit revenues were boosted by enforced capacity cuts at the Gulf hub airlines, driving more traffic into the Asia networks of the European groups. The durability of this factor over 2H2026 will be closely watched and will influenced by the pace and extent of capacity recovery by Gulf competitors. Either way, fuel prices are set to remain well above their levels of before the Iran conflict. Meanwhile, capacity growth in Europe as a whole is set to slow to just 1% in the latter weeks of 2026 (source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation/OAG), an illustration of the cauti

Free for nonsubscribers By Howard Hardee August 7, 2026 © Leeham News: The commercial aerospace sector could be roughly a decade away from achieving high-rate production of major composite aerostructures. Airbus and Boeing are exploring how to produce... Read More The post How far away is out-of-autoclave aerostructure production for Airbus and Boeing? appeared first on Leeham News and Analysis.