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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

777 Partners co-founder pleads guilty to wire and securities fraud

A co-founder of 777 Partners pleaded guilty to wire and securities fraud, after prosecutors alleged the private equity firm lacked the funds it claimed were available for investments in airlines and sports teams. The firm was behind two low-cost airlines, making the case relevant to its aviation investments and their financial backing.

View from the Wing • Gary Leff

Budget Airline Group Ordered Boeing Jets—Now A Co-Founder Is Guilty Of A $500 Million Fraud

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2026-10-16T07:16:28.125989-07:00

MRO Bombardier BizAv Workforce & Skills Development

Corporate Jet Investor • Fayaz Hussain

Bombardier invests $50m in Wichita

By Corporate Jet Investor: Bombardier has inaugurated a new North American Learning Centre in Wichita, Kansas, as part of an approximately $50m investment.

Also: AINonline, Aviation Week and mrobusinesstoday.com

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2026-10-16T02:04:37.236300-07:00

BizAv Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Cirrus Opens Duluth Warehouse to Support Vision Jet, SR Series Growth

By Flying Magazine: Facility opening comes just two months after Cirrus expanded its manufacturing hub in North Dakota.

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2026-10-16T06:04:42.927672-07:00

SAF Europe Policy & Regulation Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

ReFuelEU sustainable aviation fuel mandate here to stay: European Commission

By FlightGlobal: Targets for enforced SAF uptake will remain in place despite objections from airlines, European regulators tell industry.

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2026-10-16T06:05:07.268601-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

Leeham News • Bjorn Fehrm

Bjorn's Corner: Aircraft Structures Part 23. Wrapup.

By Leeham News: After 22 parts and five months, it’s time to summarize what we have covered in our aircraft structures series. We started with aircraft structures that were skeleton-like and then covered with fabric to create a smooth aerodynamic surface (Figure 1).

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2026-10-16T06:35:37.631707-07:00

BizAv Europe

ch-aviation • Armin Kific

Denmark's Nordic Seaplanes granted 1H27 relocation reprieve

By ch-aviation: Nordic Seaplanes deHavilland Canada DHC-6-300,.

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2026-10-16T06:54:55.680971-07:00

Antitrust Airlines

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Unsuccessful bidder challenges Chalair contract award

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2026-10-16T05:35:29.961080-07:00

Aircraft Finance & Leasing Airbus A320 Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Egypt's flyplus adds wet-leased A320-200 capacity

By ch-aviation: flyplus (NE) has added another A320-200 on wet lease from Jazeera Airways (J9, Kuwait), with 9K-CAO (msn 6124) entering service on October 1, 2026, ch-aviation has learned.

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2026-10-16T04:05:29.042095-07:00

777 Partners co-founder pleads guilty to wire and securities fraud

Budget Airline Group Ordered Boeing Jets—Now A Co-Founder Is Guilty Of A $500 Million Fraud

Bombardier invests $50m in Wichita

Cirrus Opens Duluth Warehouse to Support Vision Jet, SR Series Growth

ReFuelEU sustainable aviation fuel mandate here to stay: European Commission

Bjorn's Corner: Aircraft Structures Part 23. Wrapup.

Denmark's Nordic Seaplanes granted 1H27 relocation reprieve

Unsuccessful bidder challenges Chalair contract award

Egypt's flyplus adds wet-leased A320-200 capacity

Co-Founder of Private Equity Company Behind Two Low-Cost Airlines Pleads Guilty to Wire and Securities Fraud

Bjorn's Corner: Aircraft Structures Part 23. Wrapup.

Denmark's Nordic Seaplanes granted 1H27 relocation reprieve

Bombardier invests $50m in Wichita

ReFuelEU sustainable aviation fuel mandate here to stay: European Commission

Cirrus Opens Duluth Warehouse to Support Vision Jet, SR Series Growth

UK's Titan Airways retires sole A330-300(P2F)

IndiGo inks $328mn finance deal for eight A320 family jets

Samson Sky Appoints Italian Designer for Switchblade Flying Car Interior

Vertical Aerospace adds ANH Structure and NG LITEF to its list of Valo eVTOL suppliers

Portugal selects Lufthansa for up to 49.9% stake in TAP, choosing its proposal over Air France-KLM

Portugal selects Lufthansa for up to 49.9% stake in TAP, choosing its proposal over Air France-KLM

Portugal selects Lufthansa for up to 49.9% stake in TAP, choosing its proposal over Air France-KLM

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