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Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Workforce & Skills Development   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Boeing and SPEEA reach revised four-year contract agreement, pending 17,000-member ratification

Boeing and the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace have reached revised terms on a four-year contract after members rejected the company’s earlier offer. The agreement still requires approval from the union representing roughly 17,000 engineers and other professional employees, leaving the outcome uncertain.

2026-09-14T07:05:29.248537-07:00
Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

IAG completes $1.2bn of $1.7bn share buyback

By ch-aviation: IAG International Airlines Group, the parent of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling Airlines, and LEVEL, has completed EUR1 billion euros (USD1.16 billion) of its planned EUR1.5 billion (USD1.74 billion) shareholder-return programme, with the repurchased shares held in treasury pending cancellation.

2026-09-14T08:20:24.937634-07:00
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.

Also: Bloomberg, Airline Economics and Bloomberg
2026-09-14T05:35:24.796550-07:00
Middle East   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
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Reuters • Federico Maccioni

Etihad Airways says passenger numbers have rebounded from Iran war impact

By Reuters: Etihad Airways' passenger-carrying capacity is higher than a year ago, its chief executive said on Monday, as Gulf carriers recover from disruption to airlines at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran that ​has affected this year's revenue.

Also: Airline Economics and economymiddleeast.com
2026-09-14T05:37:20.820757-07:00
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.

Also: Live and Let's Fly, AeroTime, FL360aero, Skift, FlightGlobal, Bloomberg, Airline Economics, One Mile at a Time, Aviation Business News, Simple Flying, airwaysmag.com, aerospaceglobalnews.com and 4 more
2026-09-14T00:04:58.508558-07:00