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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

JSX places deposit-backed order for 50 Heart ES-36 hybrid-electric airliners, with options for 50 more

Heart has unveiled a redesigned ES-36 hybrid-electric airliner alongside a deposit-backed order from JSX for 50 aircraft and options for an additional 50. The agreement provides an early commercial commitment for Heart’s flagship program and signals JSX’s interest in emerging lower-emission regional aircraft.

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2026-09-23T04:06:58.899360-07:00

ATC Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Policy & Regulation

Reuters • David Shepardson

US air traffic vulnerabilities exposed by old computers, severed cables and stalled upgrades

By Reuters: America's aging air traffic control system — reliant on outdated telecom systems, decades-old Compaq computers and replacement parts bought on eBay — keeps failing.

Also: Travel Radar and tsi-mag.com

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2026-09-23T03:20:26.767299-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

Icelandair mechanics call off strike action

By FlightGlobal: Flight engineers downed tools just after midnight on 23 September, leading to flight cancellations, but have since gone back to work.

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2026-09-23T05:05:17.852722-07:00

Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Export Controls & Trade Compliance Airlines

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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Iran’s Airlines Now Welcomed At Fewer Airports

By AirInsight: Iran's black-market parts keep old jets airborne. New US sanctions target something that can't be smuggled: a foreign airport's willingness to land them.

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2026-09-23T05:16:21.032540-07:00

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Bloomberg • Gerry Doyle, Kate Duffy

Ryanair Trims Winter Flight Frequency as Oil Prices Tick Upward

By Bloomberg: Ryanair Holdings Plc will keep cutting flight frequencies to avoid exposure to unhedged fuel prices during the slow winter months, or shift capacity to markets with lower fees such as Italy and Scandinavia.

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2026-09-23T05:51:20.926668-07:00

Africa Airports Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

Reuters

Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian government has begun, as fighting erupts

By Reuters: Forces from the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray launched a major offensive against the federal government on Wednesday, a senior Ethiopian official said, shattering a four-year-old peace deal and threatening a wider regional conflict.

Also: Euronews

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2026-09-23T03:51:32.790701-07:00

Airports Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Global passenger traffic in H1 2026 reflects ‘marked slowdown from 2025’s pace’

By AeroTime: Airports Council International's (ACI) latest Annual World Airport Traffic report claims that there has been a "marked slowdown from 2025’s pace".

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2026-09-23T03:38:33.242151-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation Airlines ATR

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

France's Air Corsica has five ATR72-600s inactive amid probe

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2026-09-23T04:35:50.583435-07:00

JSX places deposit-backed order for 50 Heart ES-36 hybrid-electric airliners, with options for 50 more

US air traffic vulnerabilities exposed by old computers, severed cables and stalled upgrades

Icelandair mechanics call off strike action

Iran’s Airlines Now Welcomed At Fewer Airports

Ryanair Trims Winter Flight Frequency as Oil Prices Tick Upward

Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian government has begun, as fighting erupts

Global passenger traffic in H1 2026 reflects ‘marked slowdown from 2025’s pace’

France's Air Corsica has five ATR72-600s inactive amid probe

Ryanair Trims Winter Flight Frequency as Oil Prices Tick Upward

Iran’s Airlines Now Welcomed At Fewer Airports

Icelandair mechanics call off strike action

France's Air Corsica has five ATR72-600s inactive amid probe

Heart Unveils Redesigned Flagship Hybrid-Electric Airliner, JSX Order

Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian government has begun, as fighting erupts

GPS failure on Embraer E2 jets disrupts operators' flight schedules

Unintended nose-down trim preceded hard landing that fractured ERJ-145 wing

Iran Flights Head to China and Thailand in Defiance of US Sanctions

Germany's Condor eyes $230mn cost cuts by 4Q28

Telecommunications failures disrupt air traffic control across the US Northeast and UK

Airbus invests £150 million to convert former A380 facility for A321neo wing production

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