Lufthansa Group has extended its suspension of Tel Aviv flights through 10 November, affecting Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo and SWISS. Group company Eurowings will further extend the suspension of its services to Tel Aviv through 30 November.

Cathay Pacific has introduced new business and premium economy seats for its Boeing 777-300ER fleet. The aircraft's standard coach sections will be refreshed as part of the cabin upgrade, the Oneworld carrier says. It adds that the first retrofitted aircraft was deployed on the Hong Kong-Beijing route on 18 October and that the new interior will be gradually rolled out to other aircraft. Fleets data shows that Cathay has 37 777-300ERs and 17 first-generation 777-300s. Its fleet additionally includes Airbus 48 A350s, 43 A330ceos, 15 A320-family jets and 20 747 freighters. The carrier's backlog comprises orders for 21 777-9s, 30 A330-900s, 33 A320neo-family jets and 6 A350Fs. Cathay notes that the 777-300ER cabin upgrade is part of a HK$100 billion ($12.9 billion) investment program until 2031. "First, we are launching our all-new business and premium economy cabins, and a refreshed economy cabin on our retrofitted 777-300ER," states commercial chief Lavinia Lau. "These will be followed by a new world-leading first-class experience onboard our 777-9s, and a brand-new flat-bed business class product on our Airbus A330s."

The US Federal Aviation Administration has disclosed that it is initiating a review of Boeing's Continued Operational Safety processes to determine if they are meeting the regulator's requirements. The FAA notes that the newly launched three-month review is part of its "aggressive oversight to ensure Boeing has the right tools to sustain lasting changes to its safety culture". It adds that the review will focus on Boeing's response time, risk-assessment quality, resource allocation and adherence to regulatory requirements and FAA policy. Boeing says that it will "continue to co-operate fully and transparently with the FAA", adding: "We support all actions that strengthen safety in aviation." The disclosure of the review follows a 9 October report from the US Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General which concludes that the FAA's audit processes are not comprehensive enough to adequately identify key discrepancies and non-compliances within the Boeing production line. The office says in the report that the compliance and enforcement action system used by the FAA "is not effective for tracking milestones or determining if identified issues are repetitive and thus require elevated FAA action".