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Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

IAG completes €1 billion of planned €1.5 billion share buyback

International Airlines Group, parent of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and LEVEL, has completed €1 billion of its planned €1.5 billion shareholder-return program. The repurchased shares are being held in treasury pending cancellation, reducing the remaining buyback commitment to €500 million.

2026-09-14T08:20:24.937634-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Workforce & Skills Development   Boeing  
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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Boeing and SPEAA union again reach contract terms, outcome still uncertain

By FlightGlobal: Union members, who rejected Boeing's prior offer, must still approve the deal. Boeing and leaders of the union representing some 17,000 engineers and other professional employees have agreed to another proposed four-year contract after Boeing revised a previously rejected offer.

2026-09-14T07:05:29.248537-07:00
Middle East   Africa   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
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Skift • Peden Doma Bhutia

Etihad CEO Says 'Aircraft Is the Constraint' as China and Africa Drive Growth

By Skift: Etihad Airways is preparing for another significant expansion and says it could grow even faster if it had more widebody aircraft.

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2026-09-14T05:35:24.796550-07:00
Europe   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   airBaltic   Airlines  
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Reuters • Andrius Sytas, Gianluca Lo Nostro

AirBaltic files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as Iran war costs bite

By Reuters: Latvia's airBaltic voluntarily filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in New York, it said on Monday, as it seeks to restructure its debt ​pile and survive a deepening sector-wide crisis brought on by the Iran war.

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2026-09-14T00:04:58.508558-07:00