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Bloomberg • Kamlesh Bhuckory

Mauritius Studies Etihad Partnership as It Moves to Open Airspace to More Carriers

Mauritius is evaluating a strategic partnership with Etihad Airways that could include new flights and direct investment by the Abu Dhabi-based airline. The initiative forms part of a broader effort to liberalize Mauritius’ airspace and attract additional international connectivity and aviation capital.

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2026-09-08T03:37:38.009465-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Ryanair Blames Malfunctioning Passport Kiosks For European Border Chaos as Summer Relief From Full Checks Comes to an End

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: !a woman passing through an automated passport gate in Milan.

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2026-09-08T03:51:11.123091-07:00

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Cranky Flier • Brett

American Should Prioritize Latin America With Its A321XLR Fleet

By Cranky Flier: American recently announcing its European-focus for the deployment of its A321XLR, I couldn’t help but wonder if this is the best use of these airplanes.

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2026-09-08T04:05:47.972326-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

D328eco regional turboprop tests its new landing gear on older Dornier 328

By Air Data News: Deutsche Aircraft has started flight testing the landing gear developed for the D328eco, using an older Dornier 328 as a flying testbed while development of the new regional turboprop continues.

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Deutsche Aircraft completes first flights of landing gear testbed

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2026-09-08T02:51:06.291234-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Rare DC-8 freighter suffers runway excursion at Kinshasa

By FlightGlobal: Circumstances of accident unclear as Congolese investigation authority seeks preservation of evidence.One of the few remaining Douglas DC-8s in service, operated by Trans Air Cargo Service, has suffered a runway excursion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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2026-09-08T03:20:50.029903-07:00

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Inflight Online • Keith Mwanalushi

Malaysia Aviation Group announces network and services updates

By Inflight Online: MAG outlines new routes, frequency increases and MAGCS development under LTBP3.0, including Malaysia Airlines’ return to Busan and Firefly’s entry into Kunming.

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2026-09-08T04:20:52.382600-07:00

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