Bloomberg
• Henrique Almeida
Air France-KLM and Deutsche Lufthansa submitted improved final offers for a strategic stake in TAP Air Portugal, intensifying competition as Portugal moves closer to choosing a partner for the airline’s reprivatization.
APEX
• APEX Staff
By APEX: APEX joins aviation leaders urging Congress to fund the $30 billion Modern Skies Act to modernize air traffic control and improve passenger experience.
AINonline
• Amy Wilder
By AINonline: Younger high-net-worth individuals may shift to charter, avoid capital gains tax burden.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways has resumed the rollout of free ultra-fast Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi after pausing the program for nearly four months over the height of the summer travel rush.
Reuters
• Alexander Cornwell, Rami Amichay
By Reuters: The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv tried to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but passengers subdued him while other pilots landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia, Israeli officials said on Wednesday.
Airline Geeks
Flying Magazine
ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: An official committee of unsecured creditors has been announced as part of airBaltic's Chapter 11 restructuring process, according to documents filed with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
AINonline
• Amy Wilder
By AINonline: Rule as proposed addresses only Part 121 carriers.
Reuters
By Reuters: Ethiopian Airlines on Wednesday signed a deal to buy 10 Boeing cargo planes, and its chief executive said the state-owned airline had the option to buy eight more.
The Daily Debrief
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• Joseph Dainty
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• Clement Charpentreau
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• Miquel Ros
