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AirInsight
• Addison Schonland
Delta’s On-Time Rate Improved—But So Did Its Operational Chaos
By AirInsight: Delta Air Lines’ on-time rate improved in the first half of 2026 — 78.7% to 79.3%, good for second among the major US carriers. By the metric most coverage and DOT reporting leads with, Delta looks fine, maybe even a little better than last year.
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FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
First serial MC-21-310 flown to Moscow for customer painting preparation
By FlightGlobal: Production-standard twinjet undertakes long-distance flight days after maiden sortie. Russia’s United Aircraft has flown the initial serially-built Yakovlev MC-21-310 to Moscow for testing and preparation for painting in customer colours.
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FL360aero
• Delta Flight DL
From New Headquarters to Bankruptcy Asset: Spirit Airlines’ $93.25 Million Dania Beach Campus Sale
By FL360aero: $93.25 million sale: Spirit Airlines’ former Dania Beach headquarters campus was won at auction by an affiliate of Boston-based Hill City Capital for $93.25 auction: The winning bid was submitted during the bankruptcy-court auction on August 11, with the transaction still subject to court approval.
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CNBC
• Priyanka Salve
Tata chairman’s shock exit move puts JLR owner's bets on chips, iPhones and Air India at risk
By CNBC: Tata Sons Chairman's sudden exit plan has sparked concerns over the Indian multinational's commitment to invest big bucks in projects of national importance.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
Nok Air Plans to Resume International Flights With Bangkok–Hyderabad Service in October 2026
By ch-aviation: Nok Air (DD, Bangkok Don Mueang) plans to resume international operations on October 14, 2026, with 4x weekly Bangkok Don Mueang-Hyderabad International flights using B737-800s, according to ch-aviation schedules data.
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Associated Press
• Josh Funk, Rio Yamat
NTSB: Engine Debris Shattered Ryanair Plane Window, Nearly Sucking Passenger Out
By Associated Press: Investigators say broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair plane shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety.
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Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Heart Aerospace flies full-scale electric aircraft demonstrator for first time
By Air Data News: Heart Aerospace's X1 demonstrator completed its first flight on Wednesday, August 12, at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York, a major test of the technologies under development for the company's ES-30 hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
