Skift
• Meghna Maharishi
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.
AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
By AeroTime: A Honeywell Aerospace led alliance of 18 European companies have made a significant breakthrough developing a megawatt-class hydrogen-electric propulsion system.
ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
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.
Bloomberg
• Benedikt Kammel
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.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
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.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
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.
AirInsight
• Ernest Arvai
By AirInsight: It looks like nothing was found at this location. Maybe try to search for something else?.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
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.
The Daily Debrief
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Skift
• Deepthi Nair
