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Skift • Meghna Maharishi

Southwest expects new lounges to drive loyalty and attract higher-spend customers

Southwest Airlines CFO Tom Doxey said the carrier expects loyalty benefits from lounges it plans to open next year, as the airline seeks to attract more high-spend customers and strengthen the value of its customer proposition.

Also: FlightGlobal

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2026-09-17T08:14:55.752732-07:00

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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

How the 737 MAX Is Performing for US Airlines |

By AirInsight: As MAX deliveries recover, AirInsight's data show how the aircraft is performing in terms of stage length, payload, and fuel burn across the US fleet.

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2026-09-17T08:50:07.637260-07:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Final Etihad A380 stored during the pandemic returns to Abu Dhabi

By AeroTime: The final Etihad Airways Airbus A380 stored during the COVID-19 pandemic has returned to Abu-Dhabi after spending over five years in storage in southern France.

Also: Aviation A2Z and Simple Flying

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2026-09-17T07:06:54.417035-07:00

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Reuters

China creates Italy-sized no-fly zone around Beijing after rare crash

By Reuters: China is establishing a vast airspace security zone roughly the size of Italy around Beijing, barring all but commercial, approved business and emergency flights, months after a small aircraft crashed into the capital's tallest building.

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2026-09-17T09:21:24.038472-07:00

Honeywell Hydrogen Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

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

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

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.

Also: inspire.eaa.org

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

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Bloomberg • Benedikt Kammel

Ryanair Dangles $1.6 Billion Baltic Investment as Rival Stumbles

By Bloomberg: Ryanair Holdings Plc proposed a five-year investment plan in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that includes more routes and planes, as the Irish discount carrier seeks to capitalize on the woes of Air Baltic Corp AS that just sought creditor protection.

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

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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

Southwest expects new lounges to drive loyalty and attract higher-spend customers

How the 737 MAX Is Performing for US Airlines |

Final Etihad A380 stored during the pandemic returns to Abu Dhabi

China creates Italy-sized no-fly zone around Beijing after rare crash

Honeywell Aerospace led alliance makes hydrogen-electric propulsion breakthrough

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

Ryanair Dangles $1.6 Billion Baltic Investment as Rival Stumbles

Cabin panels collapse during Iranian Boeing 737 rejected takeoff

China creates Italy-sized no-fly zone around Beijing after rare crash

How the 737 MAX Is Performing for US Airlines |

Final Etihad A380 stored during the pandemic returns to Abu Dhabi

Southwest Airlines Hopes to Capture More High-Spend Customers With New Lounges

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

Honeywell Aerospace led alliance makes hydrogen-electric propulsion breakthrough

Airbus ZEROe research wins Clean Aviation funding boost

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

Boeing vs Airbus: Can Boeing Beat in Deliveries by 2030?

Egypt's Nile Air outlines fleet and network plans

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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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