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🔴 Boeing's seventh 777-9 completed its first approximately three-hour flight, supporting extended operations (ETOPS) and function and reliability certification testing ahead of planned 2027 deliveries.

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🔴 Emirates and South African Airways expanded their longstanding codeshare partnership into a reciprocal agreement, allowing Emirates to place its code on nine SAA-operated domestic and regional routes from Johannesburg.

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🔴 Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi encountered severe turbulence after a sudden 300-foot altitude loss during cruise on August 4. The Airbus A320neo carried 137 passengers and eight crew.

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🔴 Somon Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-8, the first 737 MAX operated in Tajikistan, leased from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. The aircraft is the first of two leased from DAE, following the airline's 2025 commitment to acquire up to 14 Boeing 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

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🔴 WestJet has disclosed its final contract proposal to cabin crew, including a 13% wage increase from October 1, 2026, 12% duty-pay premium, retroactive pay to January 1, 2026, annual 2.5% raises through 2029, higher per diems, maternity leave top-up, and expanded vacation provisions. #Airways #News

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🟢 #DidYouKnow | On this day 21 years ago, Air France Flight 358, an Airbus A340-300 (F-GLZQ), overran Toronto Pearson International Airport’s 2,744-meter Runway 24L after landing nearly halfway down the rain-soaked runway during severe thunderstorms.

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🔴 Aerodiana's Cessna Grand Caravan C208 (OB-2001-P) crashed near Peru's Nazca Lines on August 1 while operating a scheduled sightseeing flight from Pisco, killing all 13 occupants, including 11 passengers and two crew. Authorities have opened an investigation.

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