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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Syrianair eyes 10 additional jets by end-2026 as it pursues expansion

Syrianair is targeting the addition of 10 aircraft by the end of 2026 as part of broader growth plans. The prospective fleet increase signals an effort to expand the Syrian flag carrier’s operating scale, though the available reporting does not identify aircraft types, sourcing or financing arrangements.

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2026-09-27T22:50:11.006468-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

Airline Weekly • Gordon Smith, Jay Shabat

Wizz Air Faces Uncertainty as the Low-Cost Growth Model Comes Under Pressure

By Airline Weekly: Uncertainty is at the heart of this week's feature story on Wizz Air — a company built for an era of cheap fuel, rapid growth, and relentless capacity expansion.

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2026-09-27T22:05:05.163511-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Airbus A350 Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Qantas joins carriers backing Midway ETOPS ahead of ULR ops

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation brief Illustration of Qantas Airbus A350-1000, © Airbus By Dirk Andrei Salcedo 28Sep2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith ) has joined carriers including ZIPAIR and WestJet in calls to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to retain Midway Island airport as an Extended-range Twin-engine Operations Performance Standards (ETOPS) option, stressing that losing it would increase costs and disrupt transpacific operations.

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2026-09-27T18:35:11.877454-07:00

PaxEx Europe Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing 747 Delta Air Lines Lufthansa

Reuters

Boston-bound Delta flight makes emergency landing in Portugal due to smoke in cabin

By Reuters: A Delta flight from Barcelona to Boston made an emergency landing on Sunday ‌afternoon in Porto, Portugal, the airline operator said.

Dj's Aviation

Lufthansa to Take Two Boeing 787-9s Originally Destined for Other Airlines

Simple Flying

Lufthansa Uses Two Boeing 747s to Repatriate 371 Passengers After In-Flight Emergency Diversion

Also: Economic Times and airlive.net

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2026-09-27T15:06:05.018707-07:00

Leadership Airlines

ch-aviation • Ana Sesar

SriLankan Airlines appoints new Acting Chief Executive Officer

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2026-09-27T14:20:09.654448-07:00

Europe Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Policy & Regulation

Bloomberg • Alex Wickham

Burnham Declines to Support Plan for Third Runway at Heathrow

By Bloomberg: UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s suggestion that he could block plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport set up a dispute with influential Labour interest groups just as the governing party’s annual conference got underway.

Also: Economic Times

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2026-09-27T03:05:11.972916-07:00

BizAv Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Single-pilot operations with larger Citation jets banned over safety and compliance concerns

By FlightGlobal: US FAA rescinds long-standing exemption for Part 25 aircraft after reviewing accident rate and oversight weakness. US regulators are to rescind exemptions allowing single pilots to operate transport-category Cessna Citation business jets, after analysing accident rates and poor compliance with rules.

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2026-09-27T01:50:03.906036-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing Boeing 737

Reuters

2026-09-26T11:50:11.242085-07:00

Syrianair eyes 10 additional jets by end-2026 as it pursues expansion

Wizz Air Faces Uncertainty as the Low-Cost Growth Model Comes Under Pressure

Qantas joins carriers backing Midway ETOPS ahead of ULR ops

Boston-bound Delta flight makes emergency landing in Portugal due to smoke in cabin

Lufthansa to Take Two Boeing 787-9s Originally Destined for Other Airlines

Lufthansa Uses Two Boeing 747s to Repatriate 371 Passengers After In-Flight Emergency Diversion

SriLankan Airlines appoints new Acting Chief Executive Officer

Burnham Declines to Support Plan for Third Runway at Heathrow

Single-pilot operations with larger Citation jets banned over safety and compliance concerns

Boeing identifies 737 MAX software glitch that could disable automated landing navigation, WSJ reports

FAA reviews Boeing 737 MAX software glitch after airlines reject affected version

India's Akasa Air mulls order for 200 more B737 MAX

Syrianair eyes 10 additional jets by YE26 amid growth plans

Wizz Air Faces Uncertainty as the Low-Cost Growth Model Comes Under Pressure

Qantas joins carriers backing Midway ETOPS ahead of ULR ops

Boston-bound Delta flight makes emergency landing in Portugal due to smoke in cabin

SriLankan Airlines appoints new Acting Chief Executive Officer

Burnham Declines to Support Plan for Third Runway at Heathrow

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Boeing 737 Max software issue could delay Max 10 certification and entry into service

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