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SpiceJet’s Bankruptcy Cases to Be Reheard After Last-Minute Lessor Settlement

An Indian court will rehear bankruptcy petitions filed by aircraft lessors against cash-strapped SpiceJet before a new bench, after the airline reached a last-minute settlement with one lessor. The ruling delays proceedings and resets a closely watched test of lessors’ remedies against distressed airlines in India.

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2026-08-19T00:28:51.221264-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Klimov developing turboprop demonstrator for An-2 modernisation

By FlightGlobal: VK-1600S powerplant to be based on helicopter engine. Russia’s United Engine is preparing to build a demonstrator of a new engine for smaller aircraft types including a modernised Antonov An-2.

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2026-08-19T00:05:12.139366-07:00

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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Somali Airlines now targets late-3Q26 restart

By ch-aviation: Somali Airlines (2025) is targeting a return to scheduled operations in mid-September 2026, more than 35 years after suspending services, with the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) saying preparations for the relaunch had been completed.

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2026-08-18T22:50:29.342308-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Turkish Airlines to resume Havana despite Cuba fuel curbs

By ch-aviation: Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Airport) plans to resume flights to Havana International on October 25, 2026, more than six months after suspending its Cuba operations amid the country's ongoing jet fuel shortage.

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2026-08-19T00:20:21.185267-07:00

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Wall Street Journal • John Anderson

‘Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing’ Review: The Cost of Cutting Corners on Netflix

By Wall Street Journal: Documentarian Rory Kennedy’s follow-up to her 2022 investigation into the 737 MAX tragedies argues that a profits-over-quality company culture was to blame.

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2026-08-18T22:05:37.607391-07:00

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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Air India on track to induct 100 jets over next two years

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2026-08-18T20:50:14.734228-07:00

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AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

ATR sees 16 million-passenger market in untapped Indonesian routes

By AeroTime: ATR has identified 209 new domestic air routes across Indonesia it says would be viable, pointing to an untapped market of 16 million passengers.

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2026-08-18T20:49:56.594661-07:00

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2026-08-18T17:50:20.044210-07:00

SpiceJet’s Bankruptcy Cases to Be Reheard After Last-Minute Lessor Settlement

Klimov developing turboprop demonstrator for An-2 modernisation

Somali Airlines now targets late-3Q26 restart

Turkish Airlines to resume Havana despite Cuba fuel curbs

‘Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing’ Review: The Cost of Cutting Corners on Netflix

Air India on track to induct 100 jets over next two years

ATR sees 16 million-passenger market in untapped Indonesian routes

South Korea's Parata Air eyes US flights in early 2Q27

JAL and ANA Coordinate Schedules on Route Under New Japanese Regulatory Framework

Korean Air to return to Melbourne after 13 years

India's SpiceJet bankruptcy cases to be reheard in setback for lessors

Turkish Airlines to resume Havana despite Cuba fuel curbs

Klimov developing turboprop demonstrator for An-2 modernisation

Somali Airlines now targets late-3Q26 restart

‘Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing’ Review: The Cost of Cutting Corners on Netflix

Air India on track to induct 100 jets over next two years

Five Asia-Pacific Airlines, One Huge Fuel Shock, Five Different Outcomes

India's Akasa Air inks leaseback deal for seven B737-8s

Chinese firms dominate Ethiopia's Bishoftu airport shortlist

ANA, JAL to start schedule coordination as part of domestic network reforms

ATSB finds Qantas A380 flew two long-haul sectors with maintenance lamp left inside wing

Air India Expands Pilot Drug Testing After Phuket–Delhi Incident as Malaysia Airlines Screens Cockpit and Cabin Crews

Google wins Spirit Airlines’ business-data trove for $10 million to train AI models

BFU probes Vietnam Airlines 787-9 tail strike and late takeoff at Munich

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