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Last Updated: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, 6:11 AM PDT
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Bloomberg
• Julie Johnsson
President Trump's 747 Has Close Encounter With Spirit Airlines Jet Over New York Airspace
By Bloomberg: A Spirit Airlines Inc. passenger jet got a little too close for comfort with a Boeing Co. 747 jumbo ferrying US President Donald Trump to London on Tuesday as the aircraft traveled through New York’s famously congested skies.
The Air Current
• Will Guisbond
FAA memo warns DOT-HQ relocation could harm safety and exceed $250M in costs
By The Air Current: New details emerge about ‘1DOT,’ a plan set to transform the FAA and its workforce.
PaxEx.Aero
• Seth Miller
De Havilland Offers Starlink Inflight Connectivity Option for Dash 8-400 (Q400)
By PaxEx.Aero: De Havilland now officially offers Starlink inflight internet as an option for its Dash 8-400 family of aircraft.
Reuters
Workers at Brazil's Embraer begin indefinite strike
By Reuters: Metalworkers at Brazilian planemaker Embraer went on strike on Wednesday for an indefinite time, demanding wage increases and the signing of a collective labor agreement, the Metal Workers Union from Sao Jose dos Campos said in a statement.
ch-aviation
Etihad in no rush for IPO as it self-funds $20bn expansion
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FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
Vertical Aerospace to assemble early VX4 eVTOLs at Cotswold airport; factory to produce 25+ aircraft a year as UK commitment remains tentative
By FlightGlobal: Vertical Aerospace will build early examples of its VX4 electric air taxi at Cotswold airport in southwest England - home to its flight-test centre - establishing a factory on the site capable of assembling 25 or more aircraft annually.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Gulf Air names former Air Baltic head Gauss as new chief executive
By FlightGlobal: Former Air Baltic chief executive Martin Gauss has resurfaced as the newly-appointed head of Gulf Air. He will take over as the Bahrain-based airline's leader on 4 November, following the departure of current chief Jeffrey Goh.
