ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
India’s aviation regulator plans to review SpiceJet’s operations and financial position, bringing renewed regulatory scrutiny to the airline’s ability to sustain safe and reliable service while managing its financial responsibilities.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Sun PhuQuoc Airways (9G, Hanoi Noi Bai International) has received approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam to operate A330 aircraft and expand its operating network to Europe, parent Sun Group said on September 30, 2026.
Bloomberg
• Allyson Versprille
By Bloomberg: An air traffic controller didn’t provide an Amazon.com Inc. cargo plane with wind information prior to it crashing at Miami International Airport last month, killing five people on the ground, according to accident investigators.
Bloomberg
• Allyson Versprille, Will Guisbond
By Bloomberg: The US Federal Aviation Administration may convene a review panel as soon as Friday to investigate the severity of a software glitch in Boeing Co. 737 Max aircraft that risks increasing a pilot’s workload during certain landing scenarios, according to people familiar with the matter.
Reuters
airwaysmag.com
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: The proposed integration of Pelita Air (IP, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) into Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) will not be completed in 2026, chief operating officer of sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia, Dony Oskaria, said on September 29.
Wall Street Journal
• Drew Fitzgerald
By Wall Street Journal: Boeing’s BA 3.35%increase; up pointing triangle white-collar workers approved the company’s latest contract offer, pulling the aerospace giant away from a potential strike that could have interrupted its fragile recovery.
Skift
• Rafat Ali
By Skift: United has a lead with Starlink and is smart to tout it. Travel history suggests the lead won't last nearly as long as the enthusiasm.
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
By FlightGlobal: The airlines operate 175 aircraft combined and will maintain separate brands. Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines has completed its acquisition of Czech Airlines and its low-cost unit Smartwings, 10 months after emerging as a bidder.
The Daily Debrief
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Aviation24
• André Orban
AINonline
• Amy Wilder
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
