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EMBRAER Delivered 66 Aircraft in 3Q26
PR: Embraer delivered 66 aircraft in 3Q26, marking the best third quarter delivery performance in the company’s history. Deliveries increased 2% quarter-over-quarter (qoq) and 6% year-over-year (yoy). In 9M26, Embraer delivered a total of 175 aircraft, 14% more than the 153 aircraft delivered in 9M25, supported by continued progress…
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Boeing’s MAX 10 Is Cleared, Not Fixed
Last Friday, the FAA’s Corrective Action Review Board concluded that the flight-management software glitch holding up the 737 MAX 10 “is not a safety concern,” because “pilots retain full control of the aircraft and the indications to the flight crew are clear and unambiguous.” Certification, which looked days away…
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Alaska’s 787s Face An Uphill Fight
Alaska Airlines is new to twin-aisle operations. It began operating the Hawaiian-ordered fleet of 787-9s, and US DOT data show this is an uphill battle. Alaska now has to feed its own service out of its Seattle hub. Even as this is a ‘long game’, the hurdle is significant,…
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Delta’s Wi-Fi Bet Trails United by a Year
Delta Air Lines chose Amazon’s Leo satellite network over Starlink for its next-generation in-flight Wi-Fi. That’s the actual news. Everything else happening around it this week — a CEO allegedly trash-talking Elon Musk, Musk threatening to end that CEO’s career, and two rival airlines turning the whole thing into…
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Editorial: In Matters of Safety, Can We Fully Trust Boeing?
Issues of safety, transparency, and trust have re-emerged at Boeing. A Wall Street Journal exclusive report over the weekend disclosed a new software issue with the 737 MAX aircraft. While this software glitch won’t create the same self-crashing behavior of the MCAS system, it is a concern. We know…
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