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Bloomberg • Benedikt Kammel

Ryanair proposes $1.6 billion Baltic expansion as airBaltic seeks creditor protection

Ryanair has proposed a five-year, $1.6 billion investment across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, including additional aircraft and routes. The plan comes as airBaltic pursues creditor protection, positioning Ryanair to capitalize on weakness at the Baltic region’s established network carrier.

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2026-09-17T06:20:34.219574-07:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing Boeing 737

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Cabin panels collapse during Iranian Boeing 737 rejected takeoff

By Air Data News: Severe vibrations caused parts of the cabin interior of an Iranian Boeing 737-300 to detach during a rejected takeoff at Mashhad International Airport, with video showing passengers trying to hold overhead components as the aircraft shook violently.

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2026-09-17T05:06:06.390493-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

AURA AERO's X-VOLT hybrid-electric testbed returns to flight

By ch-aviation: AURA AERO (Toulouse Francazal) returned the X-VOLT hybrid-electric demonstrator to flight on September 16. The aircraft serves as a flying testbed for the company's future 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft, the ERA.

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2026-09-17T06:50:41.615247-07:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation ATR

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Pitch-down input preceded ATR 72 freighter’s hard touchdown on nose-gear

By FlightGlobal: Turboprop sustained landing-gear damage after bouncing three times at East Midlands. UK investigators have determined that a nose-down elevator input preceded the heavy touchdown of an ATR 72-500 on its nose-gear at East Midlands airport.

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2026-09-17T04:35:40.680180-07:00

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AirInsight • Ernest Arvai

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2026-09-17T04:50:08.197208-07:00

Honeywell Hydrogen Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Honeywell Aerospace led alliance makes hydrogen-electric propulsion breakthrough

By AeroTime: A Honeywell Aerospace led alliance of 18 European companies have made a significant breakthrough developing a megawatt-class hydrogen-electric propulsion system.

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2026-09-17T06:37:24.227633-07:00

Europe Hydrogen Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives Airbus

FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Airbus ZEROe research wins Clean Aviation funding boost

By FlightGlobal: EU body unveils total of 19 projects that will share €290 million under its penultimate round. Airbus’s ZEROe programme has received a boost after a pair of research and technology projects supporting its development were selected for EU Clean Aviation funding.

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2026-09-17T04:19:56.920505-07:00

Airlines

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Egypt's Nile Air outlines fleet and network plans

By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Nile Air at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.

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2026-09-17T03:20:30.203538-07:00

Ryanair proposes $1.6 billion Baltic expansion as airBaltic seeks creditor protection

Cabin panels collapse during Iranian Boeing 737 rejected takeoff

AURA AERO's X-VOLT hybrid-electric testbed returns to flight

Pitch-down input preceded ATR 72 freighter’s hard touchdown on nose-gear

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Honeywell Aerospace led alliance makes hydrogen-electric propulsion breakthrough

Airbus ZEROe research wins Clean Aviation funding boost

Egypt's Nile Air outlines fleet and network plans

AURA AERO's X-VOLT hybrid-electric testbed returns to flight

Honeywell Aerospace led alliance makes hydrogen-electric propulsion breakthrough

Ryanair Dangles $1.6 Billion Baltic Investment as Rival Stumbles

Cabin panels collapse during Iranian Boeing 737 rejected takeoff

Pitch-down input preceded ATR 72 freighter’s hard touchdown on nose-gear

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Europe to reward airlines for contrail-forecasting, as avoidance trials ramp up

Portugal's OMNI Aviação enters insolvency, AOC suspended

Two Britons among three people killed in plane crash in Switzerland

Boeing says 777-9 testing could extend into 2027 over GE9X issue

Three killed, two injured after NBC NewsChopper 4 helicopter crashes while covering LA collision

US court approves airBaltic’s Chapter 11 financing and first-day relief

Malaysia tests contingency plans as AirAsia seeks more than $1 billion in funding

Etihad to add four-suite First Class cabin to Airbus A330neo fleet from 2027

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