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Last Updated: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, 4:25 AM PDT
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Aer Lingus to operate largest-ever transatlantic network in 2026 with new Raleigh–Durham route
By AeroTime: Aer Lingus will operate its largest ever transatlantic network in 2026 with the addition of a new Raleigh-Durham link.

Kuiper’s APEX Debut and the Inflight Connectivity Buzz Around Starlink
By PaxEx.Aero: Kuiper made a splash at APEX Global Expo this year, showing up with its first customer in hand. Starlink also always grabs a lot of attention. But it was the quieter conversations away from the main floor that were, as always, most interesting.

Fort Lauderdale as a Strategic Battleground: JetBlue Seeks to Capitalize as Spirit Struggles
By Cranky Flier: There is no market more interesting than Fort Lauderdale right now — or will be depending upon what happens with Spirit — and JetBlue is doing what it can to seize the moment.

End State Solutions and Avtrain Form Transatlantic Partnership to Streamline Certification for Aerospace Autonomy
By eVTOL Insights: End State Solutions (ESS), a specialist aerospace certification consultancy in the U.S, and Avtrain, a leading European aerospace regulatory expert,.

Wisk Partners with Fullerton, California to Advance Autonomous Air Mobility in Southern California
By eVTOL Insights: Wisk Aero announced this week a partnership with the City of Fullerton, California to partner with potential infrastructure development for.

(DE) A new, mysterious Airbus A380 operator appears on the horizon
By aerotelegraph.com: In Dresden machen die Elbe Flugzeugwerke den Airbus A380 mit dem Kennzeichen 9H-MIP wieder flott - allerdings nicht für Global Airlines. Die Suche nach dem neuen Betreiber führt zu einem britischen Unternehmer aus der Kreuzfahrtbranche.

An-24 crash probe urges better training on altimeter and chart pressure references
By FlightGlobal: Russian investigators have urged carriers to reinforce training for pilots on the displayed altitudes on airport charts - as well as procedures for setting QNH or QFE altimeter references - following the fatal terrain collision involving an Angara Airlines Antonov An-24.