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• Ricardo Meier
Porter Airlines will add four seasonal international routes from London International Airport this winter, connecting the southwestern Ontario city nonstop with destinations in Florida, Mexico and Jamaica. The new services will be operated with Embraer E195-E2 aircraft and include two Florida routes, according to the reports.
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Porter Airlines will add four seasonal international routes from London International Airport this winter, connecting the southwestern Ontario city nonstop with destinations in Florida, Mexico and Jamaica. The new services will be operated with Embraer E195-E2 aircraft and include two Florida routes, according to the reports.
Australian regional operator Regional Express is changing departure procedures after incidents in which Saab 340B turboprops drifted from their planned course shortly after takeoff. Pilots were required to take manual control and restore the flightpath, prompting renewed emphasis on verifying waypoint entries before departure.
Sepehran Airlines Flight IS4310, a Boeing 737-500 carrying 127 people from Tehran-Mehrabad, veered off the runway while landing at Mashhad Airport in Iran on Aug. 25. The aircraft suffered a nose-gear collapse, and all occupants were safely evacuated, according to the reports.
Aeroméxico is considering a share-repurchase program worth approximately $100 million per year, a prospective capital-allocation move that would return cash to shareholders. The available report does not provide further details on timing, authorization, funding or the conditions attached to the plan.
Abra Group and SKY Airline have completed a share-swap transaction, formalizing a closer corporate relationship between the aviation groups. The announcement marks a completed ownership transaction involving SKY Airline, although the available information does not disclose the deal’s financial terms or operational implications.
Delta will resume nonstop New York–Tel Aviv service next month, joining United and other carriers expected to restore the route by spring. Six airlines are planning flights between New York/Newark and Tel Aviv, signaling renewed confidence in Israel’s tourism market and operating environment.
A jet-fuel shortage in Namibia is forcing airlines to redirect flights and could persist through the weekend after contaminated cargo disrupted supplies. Trading house Vitol Group is urgently sourcing replacement fuel for customers, creating an operational constraint for carriers serving the country.
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Delta Air Lines plans to restore daily nonstop flights between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport on Sept. 6, using Airbus A330-900neos. The route will become Delta’s only current Israel service, following a suspension linked to the war involving Israel, the United States and Iran.
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