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Bloomberg • Gerry Doyle, Kate Duffy

Ryanair pledges no fuel surcharge as O’Leary predicts higher costs will accelerate European airline consolidation

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said the group will not impose a fuel surcharge, citing hedging through summer 2026, while warning that rising jet fuel prices could push rivals into failure. Ryanair plans to reduce winter flying or shift capacity toward lower-fee markets including Italy and Scandinavia.

ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Ryanair proposes $1.6bn investment amid airBaltic troubles

Reuters • Joanna Plucinska

Ryanair CEO pledges not to hit passengers with fuel surcharge

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6 Sources

2026-09-23T05:51:20.926668-07:00

ATC AI Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

Leeham News • Vincent E. Bianco III

Automation Doesn't Reduce ATC Workload. Not at First

By Leeham News: Subscription Required New air traffic control automation increases controller workload before it reduces it, often for years.

1 Source

2026-09-23T06:35:38.223338-07:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Boeing workers union encourages members to accept new offer to avert strike

By AeroTime: SPEEA is encouraging its members to accept Boeing's latest contract proposal when they vote on the latest offer, averting a potential strike.

1 Source

2026-09-23T08:07:24.751408-07:00

eVTOL Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Heart Unveils Redesigned Flagship Hybrid-Electric Airliner, JSX Order

By Flying Magazine: JSX places deposit-backed order for 50 Heart ES-36s with options for 50 more.

AeroTime

Heart Aerospace announces new ES-36 with more payload, JSX 100 aircraft order

FlightGlobal

Heart reveals ES-36 as it rejigs design for the fourth time

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10 Sources

2026-09-23T04:06:58.899360-07:00

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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

SkyWest’s Aging Fleet Leaves Few Options for Regional Jet Renewal

By AirInsight: SkyWest is a big airline with the heft to move OEMs. Its options for fleet updates are too limited to be satisfactory. Something has to give.

1 Source

2026-09-23T06:35:19.145166-07:00

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Reuters • David Shepardson

US air traffic vulnerabilities exposed by old computers, severed cables and stalled upgrades

By Reuters: America's aging air traffic control system — reliant on outdated telecom systems, decades-old Compaq computers and replacement parts bought on eBay — keeps failing.

Wings

Air traffic control calamity disrupting hundreds of US flights spotlights the aging system

Travel Radar

FAA Ground Stop Disrupts Flights Across Major Northeast U.S. Airports After TRACON Failures

Also: The Independent and tsi-mag.com

5 Sources

2026-09-23T03:20:26.767299-07:00

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

AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Iran’s Airlines Now Welcomed At Fewer Airports

By AirInsight: Iran's black-market parts keep old jets airborne. New US sanctions target something that can't be smuggled: a foreign airport's willingness to land them.

2 Sources

2026-09-23T05:16:21.032540-07:00

Workforce & Skills Development Airlines

FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

Icelandair mechanics call off strike action

By FlightGlobal: Flight engineers downed tools just after midnight on 23 September, leading to flight cancellations, but have since gone back to work.

2 Sources

2026-09-23T05:05:17.852722-07:00

Ryanair pledges no fuel surcharge as O’Leary predicts higher costs will accelerate European airline consolidation

Ryanair proposes $1.6bn investment amid airBaltic troubles

Ryanair CEO pledges not to hit passengers with fuel surcharge

Automation Doesn't Reduce ATC Workload. Not at First

Boeing workers union encourages members to accept new offer to avert strike

Heart Unveils Redesigned Flagship Hybrid-Electric Airliner, JSX Order

Heart Aerospace announces new ES-36 with more payload, JSX 100 aircraft order

Heart reveals ES-36 as it rejigs design for the fourth time

SkyWest’s Aging Fleet Leaves Few Options for Regional Jet Renewal

US air traffic vulnerabilities exposed by old computers, severed cables and stalled upgrades

Air traffic control calamity disrupting hundreds of US flights spotlights the aging system

FAA Ground Stop Disrupts Flights Across Major Northeast U.S. Airports After TRACON Failures

Iran’s Airlines Now Welcomed At Fewer Airports

Icelandair mechanics call off strike action

Boeing workers union encourages members to accept new offer to avert strike

Automation Doesn't Reduce ATC Workload. Not at First

SkyWest’s Aging Fleet Leaves Few Options for Regional Jet Renewal

Ryanair Trims Winter Flight Frequency as Oil Prices Tick Upward

Iran’s Airlines Now Welcomed At Fewer Airports

Icelandair mechanics call off strike action

Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian government has begun, as fighting erupts

Global passenger traffic in H1 2026 reflects ‘marked slowdown from 2025’s pace’

GPS failure on Embraer E2 jets disrupts operators' flight schedules

Iran Flights Head to China and Thailand in Defiance of US Sanctions

Telecommunications failures disrupt air traffic control across the US Northeast and UK

Airbus invests £150 million to convert former A380 facility for A321neo wing production

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Breeze urges FAA to restrict legacy carriers’ access to JetBlue’s former Spirit slots

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