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Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing Boeing 737

Reuters • Dan Catchpole, Rajesh Kumar Singh

Alaska Air expects Boeing 737 MAX 10 certification by September, first delivery next spring

Alaska Air expects Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 to receive certification by the end of September, with the airline planning to take delivery of its first aircraft next spring, Chief Operating Officer Jason Berry told Reuters. The timeline provides a target for the aircraft’s entry into Alaska’s fleet.

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2026-09-24T12:05:32.607374-07:00

MRO Aircraft Finance & Leasing Airlines

ch-aviation • Sanja Stefanjesko

Colombia's avianca secures $300mn for MRO service in Brazil

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2026-09-24T10:50:28.312470-07:00

GA BizAv Aviation Safety & Regulation

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.

Also: Flying Magazine and AeroTime

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

Asia-Pacific (APAC)

Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Aalto HAPS and Sceye Near Commercial Operations With Japanese Support

By Space Intel Report: PARIS — Stratospheric platform builders Aalto HAPS and Sceye, both of which have spent years perfecting operations of their very different designs, said they have flown enough to have mastered operations and are within months of starting commercial operations with selected government and commercial customers.

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2026-09-24T09:35:37.991103-07:00

ATC Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Thales

AINonline • Kerry Lynch

FAA Extends Solace Contract for Enhanced SWIM Cloud Services

By AINonline: Solace is providing Enhanced SWIM Cloud Services.

Also: Regional Gateway

2 Sources

2026-09-24T10:06:15.477152-07:00

Middle East Policy & Regulation 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 airlines were barred from neighbouring countries including the UAE and Oman on Thursday in response to new US sanctions, the first big impact of a shift in US policy to target companies in third countries that do business with Iran.

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Dubai Bans Iranian Planes to Avoid Secondary US Sanctions, Gets Hit With Retaliatory Airspace Ban

al-monitor.com

New US sanctions shut down Iranian flights

Also: CNA and intellinews.com

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

Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives Airlines

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

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines Lufthansa

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

Alaska Air expects Boeing 737 MAX 10 certification by September, first delivery next spring

Colombia's avianca secures $300mn for MRO service in Brazil

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

Aalto HAPS and Sceye Near Commercial Operations With Japanese Support

FAA Extends Solace Contract for Enhanced SWIM Cloud Services

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

Dubai Bans Iranian Planes to Avoid Secondary US Sanctions, Gets Hit With Retaliatory Airspace Ban

New US sanctions shut down Iranian flights

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

Lufthansa Chairman Warns of ‘Greater Efforts’ to Spur Turnaround

Alaska Air expects Boeing 737 MAX 10 certification this month

Colombia's avianca secures $300mn for MRO service in Brazil

FAA Extends Solace Contract for Enhanced SWIM Cloud Services

Brazil’s Azul Conecta to start SkyCourier ops in early 4Q26

Aalto HAPS and Sceye Near Commercial Operations With Japanese Support

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

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

United Takes First Pratt GTF Advantage-Powered A321XLR

Finnair adapts pilot training for daily GPS interference in Baltic

Brazil’s Azul Conecta to start SkyCourier ops in early 4Q26

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

FAA Communications Failure Grounds Northeast Flights, Exposing Aging U.S. Air Traffic Control Infrastructure

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