Airbus A220 engine checks: FAA covers Pratt GTFs, Embraer E2
Airbus A220 engine checks: how widely could the Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed compressor inspections reach across A220 and Embraer E2 fleets? On September 17, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking covering certain Pratt & Whitney PW1500G and PW1900G engines. The proposal follows six maintenance-shop findings involving contact between high-pressure-compressor
UPDATED Sept 18 – airBaltic Chapter 11: €350 million and an Airbus A220 reset
airBaltic Chapter 11: can a New York bankruptcy court deliver the financial reset that creditor negotiations could not? Updated September 18, 2026 | Published September 15, 2026 airBaltic Chapter 11: On September 14, 2026, Latvia’s flag carrier and certain subsidiaries voluntarily filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District
Ukraine drone deal: Public debt, private interests
Why should Canadians accept another industrial success story before Ottawa demonstrates the cost and national return? Ukraine drone deal: Canada is committing public resources while contractors gain business opportunities. Those are not equivalent benefits. On September 10, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed new declarations in Calgary, Alberta. Breaking Defense reported
Airbus fleet deals: Vietravel targets 20 A220s
Could Vietravel’s proposed 20 A220s open another chapter in the aircraft’s Asian expansion? Airbus fleet deals: The Vietnamese carrier wants the smaller jet alongside 30 A321-family aircraft, giving the two families different network roles. However, this is not yet a firm 50-aircraft order. Reuters reported on September 11, 2026, that Vietravel Airlines signed a letter
Airbus A220 news: Three tests of a maturing market
What links Breeze’s fleet change, three planned part-outs and a new Singapore simulator? Airbus A220 news: During nine days in September 2026, the aircraft appeared at three different points in its commercial life. First, Airbus announced dedicated training capacity for Asia-Pacific. Next, investors disclosed financing built around interim operation, engine leasing and eventual airframe disassembly.
Bombardier Trade War: Trump’s U.S. Sales Threat
Can Washington exclude a Canadian aircraft manufacturer from the United States (U.S.) without harming American workers? Bombardier Trade War: President Donald Trump raised that question on September 7, 2026. He said Bombardier should lose U.S. market access unless it manufactured aircraft there. However, no Bombardier-specific sales prohibition had appeared by 12:45 p.m. Eastern Time on
Updated – Airbus A220 fleet strategy: airBaltic shrinks, BermudAir grows
How can the same jet sit at the centre of airBaltic’s retreat and BermudAir’s expansion? Published August 14, 2026 | Updated August 19, 2026 | Updated September 9, 2026 A220 fleet strategy: On August 11, 2026, Latvia’s airBaltic disclosed plans to cut its A220-300 fleet from 54 aircraft to 36 by year-end. One day later,
“New America” as replacement for New Mexico, sources say – White House studying
After “Gulf of America” and “Lake America”, Washington’s map-labelling enthusiasm may now be heading for the American Southwest. New Mexico renamed New America: With Washington’s recent enthusiasm for renaming parts of the map showing no sign of slowing, attention has reportedly shifted from lakes and coastlines to state boundaries. According to FliegerFaust sources, officials in
Saab fighter drone: Bombardier’s next defence move?
Could A3-001 become Bombardier’s next military-aircraft opportunity? Saab fighter drone: According to The Aviationist’s report, Saab unveiled A3-001, a full-scale model of a low-observable autonomous combat aircraft, to media on August 21, 2026. Then Saab placed the concept on public display at Malmen Air Base in Linköping, Sweden, on August 22. No Canadian company is
Bombardier Defence Expansion Targets NATO Billions
Can Éric Martel turn a Canadian business-jet leader into a larger military integrator as allied governments open their treasuries? Bombardier defence expansion: On July 30, 2026, Éric Martel, Bombardier Inc.’s president and chief executive officer (CEO) linked acquisitions, aircraft maintenance, and a Canadian military-modification site during the company’s post-results media cycle. Crucially, the immediate development
