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SAF   Policy & Regulation   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Airlines  
Skift • Meghna Maharishi

Virgin Atlantic CEO Warns Against Higher SAF Costs Without Clear Environmental Gains

Virgin Atlantic CEO Corneel Koster criticized growing mandates for sustainable aviation fuel, arguing that customers should not be asked to pay more while SAF supply remains constrained and the promised environmental benefits are not being delivered. His comments highlight the tension between policy targets, fuel availability and airline cost pressures.

2026-09-24T08:35:20.583054-07:00
Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Airlines  
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eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

Heart Aerospace Unveils 36-Seat ES-36 Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft

By eVTOL Insights: Featured News Heart Aerospace Unveils 36-Seat ES-36 Thomas Sleightholm Heart Aerospace has unveiled the ES-36, a 36-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft that will replace the company’s previously announced ES-30 design.

2026-09-24T08:37:22.846481-07:00
Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Aalto HAPS and Sceye Near Commercial Operations With Japanese Support

By Space Intel Report: PARIS — Stratospheric platform builders Aalto HAPS and Sceye, both of which have spent years perfecting operations of their very different designs, said they have flown enough to have mastered operations and are within months of starting commercial operations with selected government and commercial customers.

2026-09-24T09:35:37.991103-07:00
ATC   Europe   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
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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.

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