B[The Israeli Ministry of Transportation tightens restrictions on foreign crew members on flights to Israel] On October 5, Israeli sources said that in view of the recent incident of an Omani co-pilot attacking the captain of a flydubai airliner, the Israeli Ministry of Transportation recently issued a notice to foreign air operators, strictly prohibiting crew members with single or dual nationality from 27 countries, including Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, from operating or taking flights to Israel. B[Sources say that the Dubai Air co-pilot originally planned to fly the plane into the Israeli airport terminal] October 5th, according to Israeli news on October 4, local time, Hamam Hammami, the Omani co-pilot who attacked the captain on the Dubai Air passenger plane on September 30, testified during the trial in the United Arab Emirates that he originally planned to drive the passenger plane "directly into" the Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. According to reports, Hammami chose to attack the captain when the passenger plane was flying over Jordan. He originally planned to let the plane fly normally until it was about to arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport. When the Israeli military plane had no time to intercept, he drove the plane into the airport terminal. The injured captain opened the cockpit door at all costs, thwarting Hammami's attempt. Israeli sources said Hammami told the interrogation that he had planned the attack before he was hired by flydubai. He researched which airlines flew to Tel Aviv and tried to apply, eventually being hired by flydubai. (CCTV News) B[Airbus Forecast: China will need more than 8,800 new passenger aircraft in the next 20 years] Airbus released its global aviation market forecast for 2026-2045 on September 8. Airbus Global Senior Vice President Wang Cui said that in the next two decades, China will need 8,830 new passenger aircraft, which accounts for more than 20% of the total global demand for new passenger aircraft (42,060 aircraft) during the same period. China is now Airbus's largest single market in the world. China's air passenger turnover will continue to rise at a compound annual growth rate of 5.2%. The number of annual flights per capita in China will increase from 0.5 in 2025 to 1.4 in 2045. By 2045, China's in-service passenger aircraft fleet will increase to 9,860. To meet this demand, China will need 7,480 new single-aisle aircraft and 1,350 new wide-body aircraft. (CCTV Finance) A[Overnight global news you need to know on Tuesday: Four major European telecommunications giants conspired to form a group to challenge Musk Starlink; LME copper futures hit a record high, and spot gold and silver fell]
1. Due to the Labor Day holiday in the United States, the U.S. stock market will be closed for one day. Dow Jones Index futures ended up down 0.62%, S&P 500 stock index futures fell 0.17%, and Nasdaq 100 stock index futures rose 0.13%.
2. Europe's four major mobile communication operators are currently in preliminary consultations and plan to form an alliance to bid for satellite spectrum and provide direct satellite-connected mobile phone services. The potential partnership would compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink in Europe.
3. U.S. President Trump has intensively published a series of posts containing AI-generated images on the media platform Truth Social, including claiming that he has earned hundreds of billions of dollars for the United States through stock and other asset positions.
4. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the sale of aircraft produced by Bombardier.
5. The U.S. Central Command stated on September 7, local time, that as of that day, the U.S. military had asked 94 merchant ships to change course during its maritime blockade operation against Iran.
6. Iran announced a new missile. Iran claims that the ballistic missile named "Qasim Bashir" has a longer range and higher accuracy, and it symbolizes Iran's "shift from passive deterrence to active deterrence."
7. Finland announced on the 7th that it has completed the construction of the border fence system between Finland and Russia, and may further expand the scope of fence construction in the future.
8. The Houthi armed forces said that Saudi warplanes carried out air strikes in the Hazm area of Jawf Province in Yemen.
9. Türkiye plans to increase defense spending by 229% in the next three years.
10. The EU announced an investment of approximately 200 million euros to deepen cooperation with Greenland.
11. Spot gold fell 0.58% to US$4,404.30 per ounce; spot silver fell 0.06% to US$66.1710 per ounce.
12. Most international precious metal futures closed higher, with LME copper futures hitting a record high and finally closing up $94 at $14,510/ton; LME aluminum futures closed up $18 at $3,312/ton; LME zinc futures closed up $38 at $3,984/ton.
13. The major European stock indexes closed with mixed gains, with the UK's FTSE 100 index falling by 0.12%, France's CAC40 index rising by 0.35%, Germany's DAX30 index falling by 0.25%, and the FTSE Italy MIB index rising by 0.21%.
14. The U.S. dollar index fell on the 7th. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the U.S. dollar against six major currencies, fell 0.27% on the day and closed at 98.914 in late foreign exchange trading.
15. The Russian Ministry of Finance stated that as of September 1, the size of Russia’s National Wealth Fund was US$154.1 billion, accounting for 5.6% of the expected GDP in 2026.
16. Euronext’s stock derivatives trading volume decreased by 13.7% month-on-month and 5.6% year-on-year in August.
17. Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells said that Australia may pass a new law requiring Internet companies to allow users to turn off algorithm options.
18. Airbus delivered a total of 57 aircraft in August and received 67 new orders. From January to August this year, Airbus delivered a total of 475 aircraft.
19. Universal Music completed a 250 million euro stock buyback plan.
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