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Last Updated: Friday, April 18, 2025, 12:58 AM PDT
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Wall Street Journal
• James T. Areddy
How China’s Boeing Ban Threatens to Backfire on Its Own Plane Maker COMAC. The Chinese aircraft manufacturer is dependent on US technology and has few planes in the air
By Wall Street Journal: Upstart manufacturer Comac is dependent on U.S. technology and has relatively few planes in the air.
Associated Press
• Associated Press
Passengers on Southwest flight evacuated after engine fire forces plane's return
By Associated Press: HOUSTON (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight had to be evacuated on Thursday after an engine fire forced it to return to a Houston airport.
Reuters
• Sam Tobin
Vietnam's VietJet owes investment fund over $180 million, UK court rules
By Reuters: Vietnamese budget airline VietJet owes a leasing firm just over $180 million in a dispute over four planes, London's High Court ruled on Thursday.
Reuters
• Asif Shahzad
Pakistan to Issue Expressions of Interest for Sale of Pakistan International Airlines
By Reuters: The Pakistani government will seek expressions of interest next week for the sale of Pakistan International Airlines , the privatisation ministry said on Thursday, days after it reported its first annual profit in over two decades.
AVweb
• Amelia Walsh
US Transportation Secretary Duffy Raises Concerns Over ATC Retirement Age and Staffing Issues
By AVweb: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the move would help alleviate staffing shortages and potential safety risks.
Aerospace America
• Keith Button
Inside tests of Honeywell’s tech for preventing runway collisions
By Aerospace America: Text and voice alerts would notify pilots of nearby aircraftToday’s lexicon of automated cockpit alerts include such classics as “Pull up! Terrain!” If Honeywell Aerospace Technologies has its way, pilots could soon get a new one: “Traffic on runway! Traffic on runway!”The Phoenix-based avionics developer this month concluded the latest round of flight tests and demonstrations of its Surface Alert, or SURF-A.
La Dépêche
• Mathieu Simonnet
Airbus and Boeing: A Joint Duopoly to Deliver 40,000 New Aircraft in 20 Years
By La Dépêche: Pour transporter huit milliards de passagers par an à l’horizon 2040, les compagnies aériennes vont avoir besoin de plus de 40 000 nouveaux avions. Les nouveaux droits de douane américains sur l’aéronautique arrivent...
