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Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airlines   Spirit Airlines  
FL360aero • Delta Flight DL

Spirit Airlines’ Former Headquarters Sells for $93.25 Million in Bankruptcy Auction

An affiliate of Boston-based Hill City Capital won Spirit Airlines’ former Dania Beach, Florida, headquarters campus with a $93.25 million bid at an August 11 bankruptcy-court auction. The transaction remains subject to court approval, converting a recently established corporate asset into proceeds for the restructuring process.

2026-08-13T22:35:07.117027-07:00
NTSB   Europe   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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Associated Press • Josh Funk, Rio Yamat

NTSB: Engine Debris Shattered Ryanair Plane Window, Nearly Sucking Passenger Out

By Associated Press: Investigators say broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair plane shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety.

Also: AeroTime, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Air Current, Seattle Times, FlightGlobal, FL360aero, Economic Times, CBS News, CNA and 5 more
2026-08-13T11:35:08.448175-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Heart Aerospace flies full-scale electric aircraft demonstrator for first time

By Air Data News: Heart Aerospace's X1 demonstrator completed its first flight on Wednesday, August 12, at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York, a major test of the technologies under development for the company's ES-30 hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

Also: CAPA and defence-industry.eu
2026-08-13T10:33:17.056478-07:00
Routes   Europe   North America   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airbus A320   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Delta to launch first transatlantic route from Austin to Paris

By FlightGlobal: Carrier also announces service to San Diego from Austin, Texas. Delta Air Lines plans to launch a daily nonstop flight from Austin, Texas, to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in March 2027.

Also: Dj's Aviation, thriftytraveler.com, One Mile at a Time, Simple Flying, Aviation Week, Business Traveller and upgradedpoints.com
2026-08-13T12:35:04.637056-07:00
China   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

China lays out civil aviation strategy through 2030

By ch-aviation: The Chinese government has renewed its five-year plan for civil aviation, which sets a goal for the sector's safety, service capacity, and infrastructure to reach world-class standards by 2030.

2026-08-13T17:05:16.426758-07:00