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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Unsecured creditors’ committee named in airBaltic Chapter 11

An official committee of unsecured creditors has been formed in airBaltic’s Chapter 11 restructuring, according to documents filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The committee gives unsecured claimants a formal role in the carrier’s court-supervised restructuring process.

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2026-09-30T07:16:25.731394-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Airways Resumes Starlink Rollout: Airbus A350s Now Being Equipped With Free Ultra-Fast In-Flight Wi-Fi

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways has resumed the rollout of free ultra-fast Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi after pausing the program for nearly four months over the height of the summer travel rush.

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2026-09-30T07:19:55.733631-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation Airlines

AINonline • Amy Wilder

Coalition Urges FAA To Widen Duty and Rest Rule

By AINonline: Rule as proposed addresses only Part 121 carriers.

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2026-09-30T07:05:55.982303-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation

Flying Magazine • Peter Garrison

Off Target: The High Cost of Trying to Salvage a Bad Approach

By Flying Magazine: It wasn't that important for one Georgia pilot to get it right on the approach.

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2026-09-30T05:06:06.920901-07:00

Air Cargo & Freight Logistics 777X Africa Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing

Reuters

Ethiopian Airlines agrees to buy 10 Boeing cargo planes, has option for 8 more

By Reuters: Ethiopian Airlines on Wednesday signed a deal to buy 10 Boeing cargo planes, and its chief executive said the state-owned airline had the option to buy eight more.

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Ethiopian Airlines signs for 8 B777-8Fs, 2 B777Fs

Air Data News

Ethiopian Airlines orders eight Boeing 777-8F freighters, adds two 777Fs

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2026-09-30T03:19:48.490537-07:00

Middle East Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airlines Boeing 737

Reuters • Alexander Cornwell, Rami Amichay

Passengers overcame co-pilot who tried to crash flydubai flight, Netanyahu says

By Reuters: The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv tried to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but passengers then held him down while other pilots landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Airline Geeks

Israel-Bound 737 Drops 17,000 Feet, Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Violent Struggle Between Pilots

Flying Magazine

Flydubai Jet Plunges Thousands of Feet During Pilot Altercation

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2026-09-30T00:29:41.962615-07:00

Africa Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Export Controls & Trade Compliance

DefenseNews.com • Linus Höller

UAE turns to Russian shadow airline for missions in Africa: Investigation

By DefenseNews.com: The company behind these planes, Aviacon Zitotrans, has been sanctioned by the United States, Canada and Ukraine for its support in Russia’s war effort.

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2026-09-30T05:20:14.794603-07:00

Routes Europe Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Policy & Regulation Airlines

ch-aviation • Armin Kific

Wizz Air keeps Belgrade base after rule changes shelved

By ch-aviation: Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has welcomed a decision made by Serbian authorities to postpone the implementation of revised rules authorising foreign airlines in the country, with the low-cost carrier confirming that it will maintain its Belgrade Nikola Tesla base for the upcoming 2026/2027 winter season.

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2026-09-30T03:50:15.785510-07:00

Unsecured creditors’ committee named in airBaltic Chapter 11

British Airways Resumes Starlink Rollout: Airbus A350s Now Being Equipped With Free Ultra-Fast In-Flight Wi-Fi

Coalition Urges FAA To Widen Duty and Rest Rule

Off Target: The High Cost of Trying to Salvage a Bad Approach

Ethiopian Airlines agrees to buy 10 Boeing cargo planes, has option for 8 more

Ethiopian Airlines signs for 8 B777-8Fs, 2 B777Fs

Ethiopian Airlines orders eight Boeing 777-8F freighters, adds two 777Fs

Passengers overcame co-pilot who tried to crash flydubai flight, Netanyahu says

Israel-Bound 737 Drops 17,000 Feet, Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Violent Struggle Between Pilots

Flydubai Jet Plunges Thousands of Feet During Pilot Altercation

UAE turns to Russian shadow airline for missions in Africa: Investigation

Wizz Air keeps Belgrade base after rule changes shelved

British Airways Resumes Starlink Rollout: Airbus A350s Now Being Equipped With Free Ultra-Fast In-Flight Wi-Fi

Unsecured creditors’ committee named in airBaltic Chapter 11

Coalition Urges FAA To Widen Duty and Rest Rule

Off Target: The High Cost of Trying to Salvage a Bad Approach

Wizz Air keeps Belgrade base after rule changes shelved

Avelo expands McKinney base with four new US routes ahead of airport’s opening

FLYONE Armenia orders two Airbus A321neo

Avelo expands McKinney base with four new US routes ahead of airport’s opening

Flydubai Flight Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Transmitting Hijack Code

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BFU finds brake-pedal inputs before Vietnam Airlines 787 overran Munich runway

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