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Spirit AeroSystems said on Friday it did not buy parts directly from an Italian sub-contractor under scrutiny over flawed parts on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, but had taken action over parts Spirit had purchased indirectly.

A senior U.S. House Democrat who oversaw a massive investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX said on Friday the indictment of a former chief technical pilot should not be the end of the accountability in the two fatal crashes that killed 346 people.

Airbus is in talks with Italy's Leonardo to assess any impact from problems at one of its suppiers, Brindisi-based MPS, which has been linked to flawed components on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, the European planemaker said.

Shares in Leonardo rose as much as 3% in early trade on Friday a day after falling when Boeing said parts supplied by the Italian defence group sourced from a sub-contractor had been improperly manufactured.

An Italian sub-contractor at the centre of the latest snags to emerge on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has worked for a broad set of aerospace companies including Spirit AeroSystems, according to industry sources and documents.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday disclosed it circulated Boeing Co's application seeking approval to launch and operate 147 satellites to provide broadband internet access for a vote.

Emirates airline's President Tim Clark on Tuesday called on Boeing to be more transparent about delays to the planemaker's 777X programme.

* Boeing held flight for China's aviation regulator in August

* Boeing held flight for China's aviation regulator in August

Vietnam's Bamboo Airways will sign a deal valued at nearly $2 billion with General Electric to purchase GEnx engines to power Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, the airline said on Tuesday.

* CEO sees 'significantly' higher ticket prices next summer (Adds details from analyst call)

Raytheon Technologies Corp, which has commercial aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus as customers, expects to face inflation pressure in the coming years, its chief executive officer said on Wednesday.

Boeing revised up long-term demand forecasts on Tuesday, as a snapback in commercial air travel in domestic markets like the United States tempers the more gloomy industry predictions seen at the height of coronavirus lockdowns last year.

Budget airline SpiceJet said on Monday it has settled with another lessor of Boeing Co's MAX aircraft, CDB Aviation, as it looks to start operating the aircraft by the end of September after India cleared the 737 MAX to fly last month.

* Wizz bid for easyJet - short-cut to success or distraction?

* Downplays possibility of talks with rival Airbus (Adds shares, comment by subsidiary's CEO)

* Downplays possibility of talks with rival Airbus (Adds quotes, bullet points)

Ryanair is willing to wait years if necessary to place a new major order with Boeing as prices are too high, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told Reuters in an interview in which he also downplayed the chance of a deal with rival Airbus.

A Delaware judge ruled on Tuesday that Boeing's board of directors must face a lawsuit from shareholders over two fatal 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people in less than six months.