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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Spirit Airlines sells final 27 Airbus aircraft in bankruptcy wind-down

Spirit Airlines has secured bankruptcy-court approval to sell 27 Airbus aircraft, with equipment noteholders acquiring 23 jets and engine lessor FTAI Aviation acquiring four. The transaction’s reported value ranges from $421 million for the final sale to $668 million in court-approved consideration, advancing the carrier’s wind-down.

Also: View from the Wing and Bloomberg Law

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2026-09-24T06:37:14.551737-07:00

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Aviation Week • Ben Goldstein

Bye Aerospace Makes First Flight With eFlyer 2 Prototype

By Aviation Week: Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 2 electric trainer has completed its first flight.

AeroTime

Bye Aerospace completes first flight of all-electric eFlyer 2 trainer

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2026-09-24T06:06:24.823595-07:00

Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Export Controls & Trade Compliance Airlines

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Reuters • Federico Maccioni, Timour Azhari

Iranian Flights to Gulf Hubs Canceled as New U.S. Sanctions Take Effect

By Reuters: Iranian flights to Gulf neighbours including travel hub Dubai appeared to have been cancelled on Thursday after a US deadline passed for global firms to halt work with Iran's airlines, a major step in a campaign President Donald Trump calls "economic D-Day".

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2026-09-24T07:53:07.064351-07:00

Europe Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airlines

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Spain's Volotea restructures, cuts fleet, workforce, board

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2026-09-24T07:55:32.071475-07:00

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Reuters • Gianluca Lo Nostro

Finnair adapts pilot training for daily GPS interference in Baltic

By Reuters: Finnair has adapted its pilot training and operations to deal ‌with daily GPS interference in the Baltic region, a growing challenge that is drawing interest from airlines elsewhere, CEO Turkka Kuusisto told Reuters on Thursday.

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2026-09-24T08:20:21.000566-07:00

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AeroTime • Miquel Ros

Volotea downsizes to cut costs while negotiating debt payment terms

By AeroTime: Volotea will cut its fleet from 44 aircraft to a figure between 30 and 35. No details have been provided about which specific bases may be affected by this measure.

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2026-09-24T07:08:46.062686-07:00

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Leeham News • Bjorn Fehrm

How Do Doubled Jet-Fuel Prices Affect Airlines?

By Leeham News: Subscription Required Jet fuel prices have doubled since January, and analysts forecast we might not have seen the peak yet (Figure 1).

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2026-09-24T06:36:59.698223-07:00

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Vertical Aerospace hires Jefferies to review strategic options

By Reuters: British electric aviation company Vertical Aerospace said on Thursday it had hired Jefferies to review strategic alternatives, including potential strategic and financial partnerships, ‌as it seeks support for the next phase of development of its eVTOL aircraft.

Also: AeroTime

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2026-09-24T05:50:17.798346-07:00

Spirit Airlines sells final 27 Airbus aircraft in bankruptcy wind-down

Bye Aerospace Makes First Flight With eFlyer 2 Prototype

Bye Aerospace completes first flight of all-electric eFlyer 2 trainer

Iranian Flights to Gulf Hubs Canceled as New U.S. Sanctions Take Effect

Spain's Volotea restructures, cuts fleet, workforce, board

Finnair adapts pilot training for daily GPS interference in Baltic

Volotea downsizes to cut costs while negotiating debt payment terms

How Do Doubled Jet-Fuel Prices Affect Airlines?

Vertical Aerospace hires Jefferies to review strategic options

Finnair adapts pilot training for daily GPS interference in Baltic

Spain's Volotea restructures, cuts fleet, workforce, board

Iranian Flights to Gulf Hubs Canceled as New U.S. Sanctions Take Effect

Bye Aerospace Makes First Flight With eFlyer 2 Prototype

Volotea downsizes to cut costs while negotiating debt payment terms

Spirit Airlines’ final Airbus aircraft sold in $421 million bankruptcy deal

Vertical Aerospace launches review to ‘explore financing next phase of growth’

Malta Air 737 landed with critically-low fuel after airport erroneously rejected diversion

US, Japanese officials discussed China's yttrium curbs ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, document shows

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