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October 20, 2026 21:19 UTC — The FAA certified the Boeing 737 MAX 10 on October 20, 2026, years late. Why it took so long, what changes for the MAX fleet, and who gets it first.

October 20, 2026 19:17 UTC — A330neo radio management panel AD: the FAA proposes a wiring and software fix for 12 US A330-900s whose radio panels can lose their data sync.

October 20, 2026 17:33 UTC — The FAA proposes torque checks on main rotor servo-control ball bearing ends for 980 US AS350B3, AS355 and EC130 helicopters. Comments close Dec. 3.

October 20, 2026 17:21 UTC — A330neo bleed valve AD: the FAA orders bleed monitoring computer software 5.0 on A330-800s and -900s after leaking high-pressure valves.

October 20, 2026 15:33 UTC — 737NG overhead video monitors came loose in a hard landing. FAA AD 2026-20-13 orders tethered replacements on 459 US jets from November 23, 2026.

October 20, 2026 15:24 UTC — Lufthansa has suspended Riyadh flights until November 18 and Dammam until November 30, while Riyadh’s airport stays under a permission-only NOTAM.

October 20, 2026 13:14 UTC — Qantas flies its last A380 from Melbourne to Los Angeles as QF93 on October 24, 2026. A daily 787-9 takes over and first class leaves the route.

October 20, 2026 11:37 UTC — Etihad flight EY7 crossed Boston Logan runway 4L without clearance on October 15 after reading back a hold-short, sending a Republic jet around.

October 20, 2026 09:20 UTC — Indonesia haze has hit 2,604 domestic flights since August 11, with 1,420 canceled or postponed, plus Singapore flights to Pontianak and Palembang.

October 20, 2026 06:36 UTC — Amelia Earhart’s Electra is not the Taraia Object: a Purdue expedition to Nikumaroro found deposited trees and a carbonate-coated fragment instead.

October 20, 2026 05:22 UTC — Midway Runway 22L is closed until mid-November to repair its EMAS arrestor bed. What the city said, why wind matters and why the bed exists.

October 20, 2026 03:30 UTC — FAA final AD 2026-20-16 orders fan cowl checks on Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s over cross-engine debris, adopted as proposed, effective Nov 23.

October 20, 2026 03:21 UTC — A330 and A340 fuel LPSOV leak checks are ordered in FAA AD 2026-21-03, covering 115 US jets after closed shut-off valves were found leaking fuel.

October 20, 2026 01:17 UTC — FAA AD 2026-20-14 orders 737NG operators to measure horizontal stabilizer hinge and jackscrew freeplay after reports of pitch oscillation events.

October 19, 2026 23:18 UTC — UAE9788 one year on: Hong Kong’s AAIA found no fault in the 747 parts tested so far and is still testing why the No. 4 thrust lever moved forward.