A US court has accepted airBaltic’s voluntary Chapter 11 filing, allowing it to access financing and restructure obligations to creditors and lessors. The airline has secured a conditional €350 million financing commitment and aims to emerge by June 2027 with a smaller fleet and lower operating costs.

Air Arabia Saudi (Air Arabia Alliance) has received its AOC from Saudi Arabia’s GACA, clearing the way to begin low-cost operations from Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport. Initial destinations will be announced shortly, extending Air Arabia’s multi-hub joint-venture model into Saudi Arabia despite challenging first-half 2026 trading conditions.

European ATFM delays fell 17% during summer 2026, but restrictions still affected 681,000 flights, or around 21% of services. Eurocontrol says capacity and staffing shortages remain the main challenge, warning that 13 of Europe’s 68 area control centres are expected to miss 2026 capacity targets as traffic continues to grow.