Reuters
• Allison Lampert, Gabriel Araujo
IATA’s vice president says postponing aircraft orders due to Iran-war-driven uncertainty and higher jet-fuel prices would be costly for Middle Eastern airlines in the long run. The warning underscores how the conflict is reshaping fleet and investment decisions beyond near-term route adjustments.
Bloomberg
• Kate Duffy
By Bloomberg: Finnair is in discussions with SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon.com’s Leo to equip its fleet with inflight Wi-Fi, the latest European airline to consider Elon Musk’s internet service for its jets.
Bloomberg
• Leen Al-Rashdan, Siddharth Philip
By Bloomberg: Airbus SE is closing in on a widebody order from SAS AB as the Scandinavian carrier seeks to lock in delivery slots and expand its long-distance network.
Associated Press
• Leer En Español
By Associated Press: Lebanon’s government has inaugurated the country’s second international airport which is expected to open to the public within weeks.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The TSA is replacing the controversial Known Crewmember program after flight attendants kept on getting caught trying to smuggle weapons and narcotics through the checkpoint.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways has suspended the rollout of free, ultra-fast Starlink Wi-Fi until the end of October at the earliest. What's going on?.
Wall Street Journal
• Bojan Pancevski
By Wall Street Journal: Moscow’s Vnukovo airport is home to a sleek white Bombardier Global 7500—a $75 million Western-built jet that caters to the world’s wealthy and business elites.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Metal debris was found in the engine of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 after it diverted back to Austin. The FAA says its investigating.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
