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Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airlines  
Bloomberg • Tassia Sipahutar

AirAsia Indonesia weighs share sale and liability restructuring as trading suspension persists

PT AirAsia Indonesia is considering restructuring part of its liabilities and selling shares as it seeks to repair a balance sheet that has kept the low-cost carrier’s stock suspended since July. The measures signal continued financial pressure and uncertainty around the airline’s path to restoring normal trading.

2026-09-30T19:05:04.856152-07:00
Leadership   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing  
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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Boeing names Ackerman to lead certification process review, with eye toward next airliner

By FlightGlobal: In his new role, Ackerman will help 'shape a future-state certification model', Boeing's chief say. Boeing has named veteran executive Doug Ackerman to a new position that involves assessing the company's certification processes and helping prepare those processes for its next generation of aircraft.

2026-09-30T17:51:05.268542-07:00
Middle East   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing 737  
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Reuters • Alexander Cornwell, Joanna Plucinska

Israel to tighten pilot security checks after alleged flydubai cockpit attack

By Reuters: Israel is ​set to ramp up security checks on pilots flying into the country, a spokesperson for the prime minister's office said, after it said a co-pilot ‌on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv had stabbed the pilot and attempted to crash the plane.

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2026-09-30T10:35:37.519265-07:00
Helicopter   Africa   Accident  
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Reuters

Zimbabwe helicopter crash kills six, government spokesperson says

By Reuters: A helicopter carrying six people crashed in Zimbabwe's ​Marondera rural area, east of Harare, ‌on Wednesday, killing all on board, government spokesperson Nick Mangwana said on X.

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2026-09-30T11:51:32.914365-07:00
Middle East   PaxEx   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing 737  
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Reuters • Alexander Cornwell, Rami Amichay

Passengers foil bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, Israel says, after co-pilot stabs pilot

By Reuters: Passengers on a flydubai flight reached Israel safely on Wednesday after customers and crew foiled a co-pilot's attempt to crash the aircraft, Israeli officials said, in a struggle that began when he stabbed the pilot and sent the jet plunging ​nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds.

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2026-09-30T00:29:41.962615-07:00
Europe   M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   TAP Air Portugal   Lufthansa  
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Bloomberg • Henrique Almeida

Air France, Lufthansa Submit Improved Bids for Portugal’s TAP

By Bloomberg: Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France-KLM submitted improved final offers for a stake in Portuguese airline TAP as the government moves closer to selecting a strategic partner.

2026-09-30T09:49:52.894572-07:00
eVTOL   Archer Aviation  
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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

US judge tosses Archer’s China-ties claims against competitor Joby

By FlightGlobal: The judge also left in place several of Joby's trade-secret-theft claims against Archer. A US Federal judge has tossed Archer Aviation's claims that it suffered harm after competitor Joby Aviation allegedly misled the US government by hiding ties to China and to China's communist party.

2026-09-30T13:05:01.718839-07:00