AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
The Paris Criminal Court convicted Spanish operator Swiftair of involuntary manslaughter on Sept. 28, 2026, over the July 2014 crash of Air Algérie flight AH5017 in Mali. All 116 people aboard the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 were killed in the accident.
Reuters
• Giulia Segreti, Tim Hepher
By Reuters: Airbus and Italy's Leonardo are investigating a glitch at a privately held coatings firm that triggered a quality alert affecting 500 of the planemaker's best-selling A321neo jets, people familiar with the matter said.
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
By FlightGlobal: Passenger volumes in the region dipped 0.6% year-on-year in August. The outlook for the Asia-Pacific region remains “broadly positive”, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), though “uneven” growth is expected across the region.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Azul’s first passenger-configured Cessna SkyCourier was expected to reach the airline’s base at Confins, in Brazil, on Monday, September 28, ahead of import formalities and preparations for service.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Airbus A350-900,.
aerotelegraph.com
By aerotelegraph.com: Avelo Airlines erweitert ihr Streckennetz ab dem Flughafen McKinney nördlich von Dallas um vier Ziele. Ab dem 16. Dezember fliegt die US-Airline jeweils viermal wöchentlich nach Denver und Atlanta.
eVTOL Insights
• Thomas Sleightholm
By eVTOL Insights: Elroy Air has increased the size of its previously announced private investment in public equity (PIPE) commitments to $175 million, with existing investors including Lockheed Martin Ventures and Inflection Point participating.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Business aviation association concerned over US FAA's sudden and sweeping policy change. Business jet representatives are seeking access to safety data following the sudden US FAA decision to rescind single-pilot authorisations for certain Cessna Citation aircraft.
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FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
