IndiGo Financial Strain: InterGlobe Aviation deferred senior salary increments after a Q1FY27 net loss of Rs 237.6 crore, citing fuel-cost pressure and a plan to “test higher levels of yields.” IATA Leadership Change: IATA named World Economic Forum managing director Saadia Zahidi as its first female director-general, starting Nov. 1, with Sandrine Le Borgne as interim chief. Electric Aviation Milestones: Heart Aerospace won FAA clearance for the HX-1 all-electric demonstrator’s maiden sortie, while Vertical Aerospace wrapped a Farnborough week highlighting public eVTOL transition flights. Airline Network Moves: Etihad will resume Nigeria service with daily Lagos flights from March 2027 and a codeshare with Air Peace; Contour announced Dominica–Trinidad direct service from Oct. 5, 2026; Jet2 expanded Summer 2027 Jersey routes. Operational Disruptions & Labor: WestJet offered free one-time changes amid looming strike risk; United scrapped 10 O’Hare regional routes due to FAA flight caps. Safety/Incidents: Propair paused North Bay–Toronto service after weak demand; an Enugu Air runway incident in Benin was described as a crash-landing with no fatalities reported. Geopolitics: UAE residents were warned as US-Iran tensions escalated, with airlines reviewing schedules despite normal UAE airport operations.