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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.

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2026-09-24T08:35:20.583054-07:00

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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.

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2026-09-24T08:37:22.846481-07:00

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Bloomberg • Sonja Wind

Lufthansa Chairman Warns of ‘Greater Efforts’ to Spur Turnaround

By Bloomberg: Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s supervisory board chairman warned that “significantly greater efforts” may be needed to improve the airline’s flagging performance, saying it “lost ground” to rivals partly because of self-inflicted wounds.

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2026-09-24T08:51:24.804970-07:00

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AINonline • Charles Alcock

Garmin Autoland Approved for Use on Pilatus Aircraft’s PC-12 PRO

By AINonline: Safety Autoland system is standard equipment on the latest PC-12 model.

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2026-09-24T09:21:51.985777-07:00

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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.

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

Europe Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airlines

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Spain's Volotea restructures, cuts fleet, workforce, board

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2026-09-24T07:55:32.071475-07:00

Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Export Controls & Trade Compliance Airlines

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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2026-09-24T07:53:07.064351-07:00

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Aviation Week • Ben Goldstein

Bye Aerospace Makes First Flight With eFlyer 2 Prototype

By Aviation Week: Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 2 electric trainer has completed its first flight.

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Bye Aerospace completes first flight of all-electric eFlyer 2 trainer

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2026-09-24T06:06:24.823595-07:00

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

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

Lufthansa Chairman Warns of ‘Greater Efforts’ to Spur Turnaround

Garmin Autoland Approved for Use on Pilatus Aircraft’s PC-12 PRO

Finnair adapts pilot training for daily GPS interference in Baltic

Spain's Volotea restructures, cuts fleet, workforce, board

Iranian Flights to Gulf Hubs Canceled as New U.S. Sanctions Take Effect

Bye Aerospace Makes First Flight With eFlyer 2 Prototype

Bye Aerospace completes first flight of all-electric eFlyer 2 trainer

Garmin Autoland Approved for Use on Pilatus Aircraft’s PC-12 PRO

New Report Highlights General Aviation’s $340B Impact

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

Lufthansa Chairman Warns of ‘Greater Efforts’ to Spur Turnaround

Virgin Atlantic CEO: Don't Make Customers Pay More for SAF Without the Environmental Benefit

Finnair adapts pilot training for daily GPS interference in Baltic

New Report Highlights General Aviation’s $340B Impact

Spirit Airlines’ final Airbus aircraft sold in $421 million bankruptcy deal

Volotea downsizes to cut costs while negotiating debt payment terms

How Do Doubled Jet-Fuel Prices Affect Airlines?

Turkish Airlines finalizes order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, with options for 50 more

Qantas to launch first nonstop Sydney–New York service in mid-2028 with A350-1000ULR

Heart Aerospace redesigns ES-30 as ES-36, securing JSX commitment for up to 100 aircraft

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