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FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

airBaltic targets smaller A220 fleet and up to €325 million recapitalisation in restructuring plan

Latvia’s airBaltic plans to reduce its Airbus A220-300 fleet by roughly one-third, concentrating its network around Riga and expanding ACMI flying as it seeks to restore financial health. The carrier is pursuing an initial €225 million interim recapitalisation, with total funding needs reported at up to €325 million.

Aviation24 • André Orban

airBaltic unveils major restructuring plan, cutting fleet to 36 aircraft and seeking €225 million in emergency financing

PaxEx.Aero • Seth Miller

AirBaltic Slashes Fleet, Trading Growth for (Potential) Profitability

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2026-08-11T06:35:55.747652-07:00

Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus A350 Airbus

Leeham News • Scott Hamilton

First delivery of A350F could slip to 2028, though Airbus reaffirms timeline

By Leeham News: Subscription required By Scott Hamilton Aug. 11, 2026, © Leeham News: The first delivery of the Airbus A350F could be slipping from late 2027 to 2028, LNA has learned.

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2026-08-11T06:06:06.137196-07:00

PaxEx Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection) Delta Air Lines

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Hackers Allegedly Disrupt Delta Flight’s Wi-Fi and Broadcast Fake Login Page

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The alleged incident happened on Delta flight DL-591, which departed Las Vegas Harry Reid Airport at around 8:30 am on Monday, after being delayed overnight from Sunday.

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2026-08-11T06:50:18.545780-07:00

Orders Airline Industry & Market Trends Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Embraer

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Long waits for larger jets are opening opportunities for Embraer E2, CEO says

By Air Data News: Airbus and Boeing have more than 12,000 A320neo-family and 737 MAX aircraft awaiting delivery, although the smaller E2 cannot replace them on delivery lead times for larger single-aisle aircraft are creating new sales opportunities for Embraer's E-Jets E2 family , according to Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto .

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2026-08-11T06:51:31.714685-07:00

Europe Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Istanbul Airport leaps past London-Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport

By AeroTime: London-Heathrow Airport has said that the "case for expansion has never been clearer" after Istanbul Airport was crowned Europe's busiest in July 2026.

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2026-08-11T07:22:26.395722-07:00

eVTOL

Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Electric VTOL Aircraft Responds to Two 911 Calls in North Carolina

By Flying Magazine: Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft responds to two emergency calls under public aircraft operations.

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2026-08-11T05:06:47.995086-07:00

MRO Africa ATR

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Kenya's Jambojet lands first third-party MRO customer

By ch-aviation: Jambojet (JM, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) has secured Ghanaian airline PassionAir as its first third-party MRO customer, resulting in DHC-8-Q400, 9G-BPD (msn 4204), arriving for C-check heavy maintenance at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta after being ferried from Accra via Bangui between August 5-6, ADS-B data confirms.

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2026-08-11T05:36:07.000568-07:00

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