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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Incoming Air India CEO considers merger with low-cost subsidiary

Air India’s incoming chief executive is weighing a merger between the full-service carrier and its low-cost subsidiary, according to Commercial Aviation News. The potential combination could reshape the group’s operating structure and brand portfolio, although no decision or timeline has been reported.

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2026-09-22T17:50:12.482887-07:00

MRO Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

TSB links Dash 8 engine fire to blade failure caused by mechanical resonance

By FlightGlobal: Investigator cites 13 similar incidents. Canadian investigators have traced the 2023 inflight failure of a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400's Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW150A to a fractured low-pressure compressor (LPC) rotor blade.

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2026-09-22T18:20:39.209281-07:00

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CNBC • Leslie Josephs

Qantas to start selling tickets next year for its New York to Sydney nonstop flight

By CNBC: Qantas plans to start selling tickets for its first New York to Sydney nonstop flight.

CAPA

Qantas confirms launch of nonstop Sydney-New York service in mid 2028

CAPA

Qantas to Launch Nonstop Australia–New York Service Under Project Sunrise

Also: Australian Aviation and news.ssbcrack.com

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2026-09-22T16:05:15.351063-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

Qantas Sees Australians Booking Summer Travel Despite Cost Surge

By Bloomberg: Qantas Airways Ltd. is seeing strong bookings for the Australian summer travel season, and still expects to pay dividends to its shareholders despite rising jet fuel prices, Chief Executive Officer Vanessa Hudson said in an interview.

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2026-09-22T16:21:06.065781-07:00

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AINonline • Amy Wilder

GAO Report Finds FAA Gaps in National Airspace Comms Cybersecurity Monitoring

By AINonline: GAO makes nine recommendations to strengthen FAA cybersecurity.

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2026-09-22T13:36:15.906984-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) ATR

AirInsight • Addison Schonland

ATR’s USA Case For The Turboprop

By AirInsight: The turboprop has struggled in the USA since the arrival of the regional jet. But Scope Clause limits new technology regional jets. Has the time for the turboprop arrived?.

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2026-09-22T14:06:12.553765-07:00

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Reuters

Iraq suspends Iranian flights to Baghdad after US sanctions threat, sources say

By Reuters: Iraq ordered its civil aviation authority to suspend Iranian flights to Baghdad airport starting Wednesday, two sources told Reuters, after the United States ‌threatened to sanction any airport that services Iranian carriers.

Also: theaviationhub.co.uk

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2026-09-22T12:50:33.526704-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Lizzie Rix

2026-09-22T10:51:16.003654-07:00

Incoming Air India CEO considers merger with low-cost subsidiary

TSB links Dash 8 engine fire to blade failure caused by mechanical resonance

Qantas to start selling tickets next year for its New York to Sydney nonstop flight

Qantas confirms launch of nonstop Sydney-New York service in mid 2028

Qantas to Launch Nonstop Australia–New York Service Under Project Sunrise

Qantas Sees Australians Booking Summer Travel Despite Cost Surge

GAO Report Finds FAA Gaps in National Airspace Comms Cybersecurity Monitoring

ATR’s USA Case For The Turboprop

Iraq suspends Iranian flights to Baghdad after US sanctions threat, sources say

Electra demonstrates ‘helicopter style’ operations with EL2 Ultra-Short aircraft

Electra Demonstrates Helicopter-Style Operating Procedures for Fixed-Wing Aircraft

Electra Completes Historic AAM Flight Tests at Heliports Across Virginia Airports

TSB links Dash 8 engine fire to blade failure caused by mechanical resonance

Incoming CEO of Air India mulls merger with LCC subsidiary

Qantas Sees Australians Booking Summer Travel Despite Cost Surge

Qantas to start selling tickets next year for its New York to Sydney nonstop flight

ATR’s USA Case For The Turboprop

GAO Report Finds FAA Gaps in National Airspace Comms Cybersecurity Monitoring

US wants another $30 billion for aviation system upgrades

Airlines oppose Canada’s planned privatisation of airports

airBaltic crisis forces SWISS to prepare backup plan for wet-leased A220s

Textron Aviation Rolls Out 500th Citation Latitude

Telecommunications failures disrupt air traffic control across the US Northeast and UK

Airbus invests £150 million to convert former A380 facility for A321neo wing production

BEA reenacts night flight to assess runway-lighting role in Nice near miss

Breeze urges FAA to restrict legacy carriers’ access to JetBlue’s former Spirit slots

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