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AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

UK court freezes VietJet assets as lessor seeks more than $250 million in aircraft lease debt

The UK Commercial Court has frozen VietJet’s worldwide assets while FW Aviation pursues recovery of more than $250 million in aircraft leasing debt. The case puts a substantial leasing claim against the airline at the center of an international asset-freeze dispute.

2026-10-18T20:19:26.187361-07:00
defense   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Satellite   Europe   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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New York Times • Constant Méheut

Zelensky Says Trump Risks ‘Historic Mistake’ If He Backs Russia

By New York Times: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine pressed Sunday for more information on possible restrictions to Starshield, a U.S.-provided satellite internet service used by the Ukrainian military.

Also: spacecitizens.substack.com, The Hill, India Defense News, Seeking Alpha and 11 more
2026-10-18T05:06:53.688821-07:00
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Bloomberg • Sherif Tarek

Flight From Tel Aviv Makes Emergency Landing After Threat

By Bloomberg: An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna with 57 people aboard made an emergency landing in Bulgaria following a threat, the airline said, just weeks after a FlyDubai pilot tried to hijack an Israel-bound plane.

Also: Financial Times and theaviationhub.co.uk
2026-10-18T17:04:48.518379-07:00
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Fiji Airways board approves five-year turnaround plan

By ch-aviation: The board at Fiji Airways (FJ, Nadi) has approved a five-year strategy aimed at restoring "sustainable profitability" and avoiding any call on a FJD200 million Fijian dollar (USD88 million) government borrowing guarantee, chief executive Paul Scurrah told a parliamentary committee on October 13, 2026.

2026-10-18T18:35:01.992279-07:00