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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Spirit Airlines sells final 27 Airbus aircraft in bankruptcy wind-down

Spirit Airlines has secured bankruptcy-court approval to sell 27 Airbus aircraft, with equipment noteholders acquiring 23 jets and engine lessor FTAI Aviation acquiring four. The transaction’s reported value ranges from $421 million for the final sale to $668 million in court-approved consideration, advancing the carrier’s wind-down.

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2026-09-24T06:37:14.551737-07:00

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Leeham News • Bjorn Fehrm

How Do Doubled Jet-Fuel Prices Affect Airlines?

By Leeham News: Subscription Required Jet fuel prices have doubled since January, and analysts forecast we might not have seen the peak yet (Figure 1).

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2026-09-24T06:36:59.698223-07:00

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AeroTime • Miquel Ros

Volotea downsizes to cut costs while negotiating debt payment terms

By AeroTime: Volotea will cut its fleet from 44 aircraft to a figure between 30 and 35. No details have been provided about which specific bases may be affected by this measure.

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2026-09-24T07:08:46.062686-07:00

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Reuters

Vertical Aerospace hires Jefferies to review strategic options

By Reuters: British electric aviation company Vertical Aerospace said on Thursday it had hired Jefferies to review strategic alternatives, including potential strategic and financial partnerships, ‌as it seeks support for the next phase of development of its eVTOL aircraft.

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2026-09-24T05:50:17.798346-07:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Vertical Aerospace launches review to ‘explore financing next phase of growth’

By AeroTime: Vertical Aerospace is launching a review to 'explore financing the next phase of growth' following the 'most significant year' in its history.

Also: Reuters

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2026-09-24T05:52:05.318301-07:00

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Reuters • Alexandra Alper

US, Japanese officials discussed China's yttrium curbs ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, document shows

By Reuters: US and Japanese government officials and company officials met to discuss supply bottlenecks affecting access to Chinese yttrium, a rare earth metal vital to aerospace and chipmaking, two weeks before President Donald Trump's ‌summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a document seen by Reuters shows.

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2026-09-24T05:37:44.968269-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Malta Air 737 landed with critically-low fuel after airport erroneously rejected diversion

By FlightGlobal: Manchester initially refused to accept Ryanair Group flight forced to abort approaches during Scottish storm. UK investigators have determined that a Ryanair Group Boeing 737-800 landed at Manchester with critically-low fuel reserves, having erroneously been denied earlier permission to divert to the airport.

The Independent

Ryanair flight declares mayday after ATC communication breakdown leaves aircraft critically low on fuel

airlive.net

Captain of Ryanair flight FR7073 transmitted hijack code before returning to Porto

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2026-09-24T04:05:32.992371-07:00

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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Ethiopian Airlines halts Tigray flights amid fighting

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation Ethiopian Airlines De Havilland DHC-8-Q400, © De Havilland Aircraft of Canada By Hilka Birns 24Sep2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International ) has again suspended flights from Addis Ababa International to Makale (also known as Mekelle), Axum , and Shire/ Indaselassie , in Ethiopia's northern Tigray, effective September 23, 2026, citing the "current situation" in the region amid reports that Tigrayan forces had taken control of Mekelle airport.

Wings

Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray capital as soldiers take over airport

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2026-09-24T03:50:36.201338-07:00

Spirit Airlines sells final 27 Airbus aircraft in bankruptcy wind-down

How Do Doubled Jet-Fuel Prices Affect Airlines?

Volotea downsizes to cut costs while negotiating debt payment terms

Vertical Aerospace hires Jefferies to review strategic options

Vertical Aerospace launches review to ‘explore financing next phase of growth’

US, Japanese officials discussed China's yttrium curbs ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, document shows

Malta Air 737 landed with critically-low fuel after airport erroneously rejected diversion

Ryanair flight declares mayday after ATC communication breakdown leaves aircraft critically low on fuel

Captain of Ryanair flight FR7073 transmitted hijack code before returning to Porto

Ethiopian Airlines halts Tigray flights amid fighting

Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray capital as soldiers take over airport

Volotea downsizes to cut costs while negotiating debt payment terms

Spirit Airlines’ final Airbus aircraft sold in $421 million bankruptcy deal

How Do Doubled Jet-Fuel Prices Affect Airlines?

Vertical Aerospace launches review to ‘explore financing next phase of growth’

Vertical Aerospace hires Jefferies to review strategic options

US, Japanese officials discussed China's yttrium curbs ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, document shows

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