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Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

UK court freezes VietJet assets as lessor seeks more than $250 million in aircraft lease debt

The UK Commercial Court has frozen VietJet’s worldwide assets while FW Aviation pursues recovery of more than $250 million in aircraft leasing debt. The case puts a substantial leasing claim against the airline at the center of an international asset-freeze dispute.

2026-10-18T20:19:26.187361-07:00
Israel   Europe   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
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Bloomberg • Sherif Tarek

Flight From Tel Aviv Makes Emergency Landing After Threat

By Bloomberg: An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna with 57 people aboard made an emergency landing in Bulgaria following a threat, the airline said, just weeks after a FlyDubai pilot tried to hijack an Israel-bound plane.

Also: Financial Times and theaviationhub.co.uk
2026-10-18T17:04:48.518379-07:00
Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Fiji Airways board approves five-year turnaround plan

By ch-aviation: The board at Fiji Airways (FJ, Nadi) has approved a five-year strategy aimed at restoring "sustainable profitability" and avoiding any call on a FJD200 million Fijian dollar (USD88 million) government borrowing guarantee, chief executive Paul Scurrah told a parliamentary committee on October 13, 2026.

2026-10-18T18:35:01.992279-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   North America   Policy & Regulation  
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Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

(JA) U.S. Restricts Drone Flights Along the Mexican Border to Counter Cartels

By Bloomberg: メキシコ国境から北へ1.9キロ範囲で無許可ドローンの飛行を禁止 国防総省や国土安全保障省と連携－年初にレーザー使用巡りトラブル Expand 米アリゾナ州ノガレスの米国・メキシコ国境沿いにある国境の壁 Photographer: Ash Ponders/Bloomberg Allyson Versprille 2026年10月19日 at 2:24 UTC 米運輸省は16日、メキシコとの国境沿いで無許可のドローン（無人機）を飛ばすことを即時禁止すると発表した。麻薬カルテルの違法活動への対策を含む国境警備を支援する狙い。 一時的な飛行制限は、国境から北へ約1.9キロの範囲で、高度約122メートルまでの無許可ドローンの飛行を禁止する。運輸省は発表資料で 国防総省 、 国土安全保障省 と連携して措置を講じたと説明した。 利用規約 商標について 個人情報保護方針 採用情報 広告について 広告の選択 サポート ©2026 Bloomberg L.P.

2026-10-18T19:55:37.391392-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Orders   Airbus A320  
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CAPA

Qantas Freight and Australia Post receive first A321P2F in Western Sydney

By CAPA: Qantas Freight and Australia Post received (19-Oct-2026) the first of three A321P2F aircraft in Western Sydney , adding up to 20% capacity to the carrier's dedicated freighter network and increasing capability to "reliably uplift" up to 20,000 Australia Post and StarTrack parcels per flight.

2026-10-18T18:04:53.231240-07:00