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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Drone attacks halt flights at all four Moscow airports

Restrictions on arrivals and departures at Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky disrupted air traffic across the Moscow region amid Ukrainian drone attacks. Sheremetyevo evacuated passengers to shelters, while reported drone debris on a runway area added to operational concerns; some services resumed after the shutdown.

tass.com

All Moscow airports suspend aircraft arrivals, departures

Kyiv Independent • Francis Farrell

Ukrainian drone attack triggers shut down of Moscow airports, drone debris reported on tarmac

Also: RTE and tass.com

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2026-10-23T07:34:36.036976-07:00

Frequent-flyer programs PaxEx Airlines

Bloomberg • British Airways, Kate Duffy

British Airways Raises Spend Requirements for Loyalty Status

By Bloomberg: British Airways is raising the spending requirements for frequent flyers to win or retain higher loyalty status, the latest change to its revamped loyalty program that’s been criticized by some customers.

Also: Live and Let's Fly

2 Sources

2026-10-23T08:05:54.589135-07:00

Aircraft Finance & Leasing Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Bloomberg • Constantine Courcoulas, Danny Lee

VietJet Faces Aircraft, Cash Seizures in FitzWalter Debt Fight

By Bloomberg: VietJet Aviation JSC faces seizure of ticket revenues and aircraft after a UK court appointed receivers to help recover more than $250 million owed to a London-based buyout fund — effectively hobbling the carrier’s operations outside of Vietnam.

1 Source

2026-10-23T07:28:54.389647-07:00

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AINonline • Charles Alcock

Signature and UrbanV Start Advanced Air Mobility Ground Support Network

By AINonline: Handling operations for new aircraft will start at Signature Aviation FBOs.

1 Source

2026-10-23T08:04:58.735481-07:00

Aircraft Finance & Leasing airBaltic Airbus Lufthansa

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

airBaltic wet leases five A220s to Lufthansa Group in winter

By ch-aviation: airBaltic (BT, Riga) will provide five A220-300 to Lufthansa Group airlines under wet-lease agreements in winter 2026/27, amid its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States.

1 Source

2026-10-23T08:05:18.070991-07:00

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Aircraft Finance & Leasing airBaltic

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

airBaltic wet-leases five A220s to Lufthansa Group in winter

By ch-aviation: airBaltic (BT, Riga) will provide five A220-300 to Lufthansa Group airlines under wet-lease agreements in winter 2026/27, despite its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States.

1 Source

2026-10-23T07:35:21.021549-07:00

Boeing Boeing 737 Southwest Airlines

FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

Southwest dismisses widebody rumours but leaves door open on 737 Max 10

By FlightGlobal: US carrier indicates there is an ‘opportunity’ to amend pilot contracts should it decide to go for the larger Max variant.

1 Source

2026-10-23T07:05:22.861944-07:00

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Vitória, Brazil launches first int’l service

By ch-aviation: GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes Boeing B737-800,.

1 Source

2026-10-23T06:55:17.718028-07:00

Drone attacks halt flights at all four Moscow airports

All Moscow airports suspend aircraft arrivals, departures

Ukrainian drone attack triggers shut down of Moscow airports, drone debris reported on tarmac

British Airways Raises Spend Requirements for Loyalty Status

VietJet Faces Aircraft, Cash Seizures in FitzWalter Debt Fight

Signature and UrbanV Start Advanced Air Mobility Ground Support Network

airBaltic wet leases five A220s to Lufthansa Group in winter

airBaltic wet-leases five A220s to Lufthansa Group in winter

Southwest dismisses widebody rumours but leaves door open on 737 Max 10

Vitória, Brazil launches first int’l service

airBaltic wet leases five A220s to Lufthansa Group in winter

RAF aircraft will be used to fight wildfires for first time

British Airways Raises Spend Requirements for Loyalty Status

Signature and UrbanV Start Advanced Air Mobility Ground Support Network

Drone attacks shut all four Moscow airports for second time in two days

airBaltic wet-leases five A220s to Lufthansa Group in winter

FAA Weighs Restoring Citation Single-Pilot Operations

RAF aircraft will be used to fight wildfires for first time

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