Icelandair chief executive Bogi Nils Bogason will temporarily assume the role of chief operating officer, following the formal departure of Sylvia Kristin Olafsdottir from the position. Olafsdottir’s retirement, which was first announced in July, takes effect on 12 September. Recruitment for her replacement remains ongoing, and Bogason will hold both the chief executive and interim operations chief roles until a permanent appointment is made. In recent months, Olafsdottir has been actively involved in transitioning her responsibilities to ensure continuity, Icelandair states. "I would like to thank Sylvia for her important contribution to Icelandair and great cooperation over the past years, and I wish her all the best in her new ventures," says Bogason.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed fines totalling $3.14 million against Boeing for safety violations between September 2023 and February 2024, including those related to the 5 January 2024 door-plug blowout. The regulator said on 12 September that these include "interference with safety officials' independence". "The FAA utilised its maximum statutory civil penalty authority consistent with law," it says. The agency explains that it identified hundreds of quality-system violations at Boeing's 737 factory in Renton, Washington, and Boeing subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems' 737 factory in Wichita, Kansas. It also says Boeing presented two unairworthy aircraft to the FAA for airworthiness certificates and failed to follow its quality system. Furthermore, the FAA found that "a non-ODA Boeing employee pressured a Boeing ODA unit member to sign off on a Boeing 737 Max airplane so Boeing could meet its delivery schedule, even though the ODA member determined the aircraft did not comply with applicable standards". The FAA's Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) office, established in 2019, oversees and ensures consistency of the regulator's oversight program for companies that issue certificates and conduct certain inspections on its behalf. Boeing has 30 days after receiving the FAA's penalty letters to respond. "We regret the January 2024 door-plug accident and continue to work on strengthening our safety culture and improving first-time quality and accountability across our operations," Boeing says. "Last year, under the oversight of the FAA, we instituted a safety and quality plan with key performance indicators to enhance safety management and quality assurance in airplane production. Our team continues to implement these improvements, such as investing in workforce training, strengthening production system compliance and encouraging employees to speak up."

Lufthansa Group is awaiting Russian government approval to sell its entire 49% stake in catering company Aeromar, having finished negotiations with the prospective buyer. The German group advised that although the sale process is ongoing, it "only requires" approval from the Russian authorities to conclude. Russian news agency Interfax identifies flag carrier Aeroflot, which already holds 51% of Aeromar, as the buyer of Lufthansa's stake. Lufthansa declined to confirm the buyer's identity. Aeroflot lists Aeromar as a joint-stock Aeroflot Group company. Lufthansa started the sale process for its stake in 2022. In the group's annual report for that year, it wrote down the value of its investment in Aeromar by €17 million. The unit, it said, would "no longer have any value due to the economic restrictions in connection with the Russia-Ukraine conflict". Aeromar describes itself as Russia's largest airline-food production company, also providing services for cleaning and equipping aircraft, as well as airborne and ground sales.