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Helicopter Europe

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Norway to use competitive dialogue for air ambulance tender

Norway plans to use a competitive dialogue process for its air ambulance tender. The available report does not specify the tender’s scope, participating suppliers, aircraft requirements or timeline, leaving those details—and the potential implications for operators and manufacturers—unclear.

1 Source

2026-10-13T23:55:09.674606-07:00

Middle East Aircraft Finance & Leasing

Bloomberg • Kari Soo Lindberg

Dubai Aerospace Seeks $2.1 Billion Loan, Mainly From Asian Banks

By Bloomberg: Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd. is seeking a $2.1 billion-equivalent loan, according to people familiar with the matter, in another sign of Asian banks’ willingness to lend to certain borrowers in the Middle East, despite the continuing conflict in Iran.

1 Source

2026-10-14T00:05:17.957780-07:00

eVTOL AI

eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

Horizon Aircraft Selects AEE Avionics Platform for Cavorite X7 Demonstrator

By eVTOL Insights: Canadian aerospace company Horizon Aircraft has selected Germany-based AEE Aircraft Electronics Engineering GmbH to supply its MIAU 1000 avionics platform for the powered-lift control system of its Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft demonstrator.

1 Source

2026-10-14T00:15:13.323795-07:00

Africa Orders Boeing 737

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Nigeria's Air Peace adds first B737-900

By ch-aviation: Air Peace (P4, Lagos) has added two pre-owned new-generation B737s to is fleet – including its first B737-900 – both formerly operated by Georgian Airways.

1 Source

2026-10-14T00:36:06.404947-07:00

BizAv Dassault Aviation

ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

AXIS Aviation adds Falcon 6X in Austria, CJ in San Marino

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1 Source

2026-10-13T23:05:39.010660-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Policy & Regulation

Aviacionline • Pablo Diaz

Argentina authorizes JetSMART Chile to operate domestic flights under ninth freedom

By Aviacionline: The Chilean parent company of JetSMART is cleared to operate domestic and international services with third- to ninth-freedom rights and no route restrictions.

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2026-10-13T22:05:15.451698-07:00

Orders Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airbus Airbus A320 Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Maldivian seeks two A220-300s to replace A320

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1 Source

2026-10-13T22:05:11.759475-07:00

BizAv

AINonline • Charles Alcock

Flight Pro International Upgrades Connect Trip-planning Software

By AINonline: More operations support data now available, plus options for alerts.

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2026-10-13T22:04:54.412857-07:00

Norway to use competitive dialogue for air ambulance tender

Dubai Aerospace Seeks $2.1 Billion Loan, Mainly From Asian Banks

Horizon Aircraft Selects AEE Avionics Platform for Cavorite X7 Demonstrator

Nigeria's Air Peace adds first B737-900

AXIS Aviation adds Falcon 6X in Austria, CJ in San Marino

Argentina authorizes JetSMART Chile to operate domestic flights under ninth freedom

Maldivian seeks two A220-300s to replace A320

Flight Pro International Upgrades Connect Trip-planning Software

Norway to use competitive dialogue for air ambulance tender

Nigeria's Air Peace adds first B737-900

Argentina authorizes JetSMART Chile to operate domestic flights under ninth freedom

Dubai Aerospace Seeks $2.1 Billion Loan, Mainly From Asian Banks

Horizon Aircraft Selects AEE Avionics Platform for Cavorite X7 Demonstrator

AXIS Aviation adds Falcon 6X in Austria, CJ in San Marino

Batik Air Malaysia aims for 80 aircraft fleet, more A330s

China's Loong Air targets A321-200NY(XLR) from 2029

Australia's Rex to resume Burketown flights in mid-4Q26

AirAsia talks with Malaysian gov't over funding

Israel’s crew-citizenship restrictions disrupt flights after UAE says Flydubai co-pilot planned airport attack

Delta A330neo evacuated at Tel Aviv after anonymous bomb threat; security inspection finds no credible threat

AirAsia seeks RM4.2 billion in funding amid talks with Malaysian government

Heathrow’s third runway faces pressure over approval and funding as Birmingham proposes £2bn expansion

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