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FlightGlobal • Joseph Dainty

airBaltic plans to cut 500–700 jobs, up to 23% of workforce, in restructuring

The Latvian carrier has notified the State Employment Agency of a planned collective redundancy process affecting staff across its Baltic bases. The cuts would reduce a workforce of about 3,000 by roughly 17% to 23%; airBaltic says its flight schedule will not be affected.

Aviation A2Z • Atharva

airBaltic Pilot Salary in 2026

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2026-10-05T08:49:53.367267-07:00

BizAv Accident

Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

6 Presumed Dead After Coast Guard Ends Search for Missing G100 Passengers

By Flying Magazine: Operator Latitude Air Ambulance said it must “face the heartbreaking reality” that six people are presumed dead after Coast Guard suspends search.

2 Sources

2026-10-05T08:50:22.128931-07:00

China Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) COMAC

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Leeham News • Karl Sinclair

About That 1,100-Aircraft Comac Backlog

By Leeham News: Securing market share in the commercial aviation business is one of the most difficult industrial endeavors one can attempt.

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2026-10-05T10:05:01.486593-07:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airlines

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Airways Flight to Chicago Loses Cabin Pressurization, Deploys Oxygen Masks

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Passengers on board a transatlantic British Airways flight to Chicago O’Hare raced to put on oxygen masks that dropped from the ceiling on Monday afternoon after the aircraft failed to pressurize as it flew at 9,000 feet over Ireland.

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2026-10-05T10:15:21.329641-07:00

Orders Airbus United Airlines

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

United takes first GTF Advantage-powered A321XLR

By ch-aviation: United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) has taken delivery of its first A321-200NY(XLR) extra long-range aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF Advantage engines, marking the first delivery of an aircraft equipped with the upgraded engine variant.

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2026-10-05T08:49:54.982878-07:00

BizAv Airbus

Corporate Jet Investor • Yves Le Marquand

Family offices relying ‘more heavily’ on business aviation, finds Airbus study

By Corporate Jet Investor: Increasingly international family offices are relying more heavily on business aviation to support global growth, according to new research from Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ).

Also: AINonline and Corporate Jet Investor

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2026-10-05T05:20:16.263058-07:00

BizAv M&A

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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

Solairus closes Clay Lacy management, charter units takeover

By ch-aviation: Solairus Aviation (TWY, Novato) has completed the acquisition of the aircraft management and charter divisions of Clay Lacy Aviation (CLY, Van Nuys) as of October 1, 2026.

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2026-10-05T10:15:21.559048-07:00

Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Embraer

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Binter seeks financing and plans to receive nine more Embraer E195-E2 jets

By Air Data News: Binter has secured €455 million (US$510 million) in financing for nine Embraer E195-E2 jets that it plans to receive from 2027, a figure that includes four aircraft that were still listed as purchase rights when the airline placed its latest order in July.

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2026-10-05T08:49:46.505714-07:00

airBaltic plans to cut 500–700 jobs, up to 23% of workforce, in restructuring

airBaltic Pilot Salary in 2026

6 Presumed Dead After Coast Guard Ends Search for Missing G100 Passengers

About That 1,100-Aircraft Comac Backlog

British Airways Flight to Chicago Loses Cabin Pressurization, Deploys Oxygen Masks

United takes first GTF Advantage-powered A321XLR

Family offices relying ‘more heavily’ on business aviation, finds Airbus study

Solairus closes Clay Lacy management, charter units takeover

Binter seeks financing and plans to receive nine more Embraer E195-E2 jets

Family offices relying ‘more heavily’ on business aviation, finds Airbus study

British Airways Flight to Chicago Loses Cabin Pressurization, Deploys Oxygen Masks

Solairus closes Clay Lacy management, charter units takeover

About That 1,100-Aircraft Comac Backlog

Air Baltic to slash hundreds of jobs under restructuring

6 Presumed Dead After Coast Guard Ends Search for Missing G100 Passengers

Mumbai Airport Plans to Move a Third of Terminal 2's International Departures. Airlines Are Pushing Back

Wizz Air pushes back Abu Dhabi return as EASA updates security advice

Air Canada completes purchase of shares worth $561mn

airBaltic staff brace for hundreds of job cuts across Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn

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Medical Gulfstream G100 carrying six disappears en route from Bermuda to Boston; Coast Guard searches off Nantucket

U.S. airlines resist Boeing’s latest 737 MAX software versions amid FAA safety review

U.S. airlines resist Boeing’s latest 737 MAX software versions amid FAA safety review

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