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Reuters • Julie Zhu

Oman Air launches Muscat–Singapore flights and plans North Asia expansion

Oman Air will launch flights from Muscat to Singapore, aiming to leverage Oman’s largely untapped tourism appeal in the Gulf. The carrier’s CEO said the airline is also considering an expansion into North Asia within the next year, building on the new route’s demand outlook.

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2026-06-30T21:29:28.798872-07:00

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Reuters • Joey Roulette

Astrobotic, Firefly, Intuitive Machines win more NASA moon lander missions

By Reuters: NASA on Tuesday awarded $590 million worth of contracts to Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines for more uncrewed lunar lander missions in late 2028 ‌as the agency seeks to ramp up commercial moon activities under its Artemis program.

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NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities

Space.com

NASA Awards Artemis Moon Base Landing Contracts, Eyes Nuclear-Powered Rover Mission “PROMISE”

Also: SpaceNews.com, Ars Technica, Space Policy Online, Bloomberg, Via Satellite, NASA/JPL, Space Explored, New York Times, Aerospace America, GeekWire, CBS News, NBC News and 19 more

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2026-06-30T12:17:35.514226-07:00

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Reuters

Saab signs $2.54 billion Gripen fighter jet deal with Ukraine

By Reuters: Swedish defence equipment maker Saab signed a contract on Tuesday to deliver 16 Gripen E fighter aircraft to Ukraine in a deal worth about 24.6 billion Swedish crowns ($2.54 billion).

defence-blog.com

Ukraine and Sweden sign Gripen E fighter purchase deal

edrmagazine.eu

Saab signs contract for Gripen E for Ukraine

Also: aerospaceglobalnews.com, defence-industry.eu and 3 more

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2026-06-30T13:16:57.416868-07:00

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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Air India Express to debut Navi Mumbai int'l ops

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2026-06-30T21:45:05.764140-07:00

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Reuters • Christine Chen, Julie Zhu

Asian airlines' Europe windfall fades as Gulf rivals rebound

By Reuters: Asian airlines that gained passengers and charged higher fares on European routes after the start of the Iran conflict are seeing those advantages erode as Gulf carriers restore flights and offer lower ‌ticket prices, industry data shows.

Also: CAPA

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2026-06-30T20:24:47.585016-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

MIAT - Mongolian Airlines mulls 10 Airbus jets

By ch-aviation: MIAT - Mongolian Airlines (OM, Ulaanbaatar) is looking to purchase ten Airbus aircraft, road and transport minister Borkhuu Delgersaikhan told local media during an event on June 25, 2026.

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2026-06-30T21:00:20.496461-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Philippine Airlines eyes US dollar bond issue

By ch-aviation: Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino International) is looking into a potential US dollar-denominated senior notes offering, according to a recent filing by parent PAL Holdings with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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2026-06-30T19:30:06.461898-07:00

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Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

Delta Announces Opening of Phase 1 of Second Delta One Lounge at LAX

By Breitflyte: Delta Air Lines has today announced the opening pf Phase 1 of the second Delta One Lounge at LAX. When Phase 2 is complete in 2028, the airline’s lounge footprint at LAX will total 60,000 square feet, and will offer over 1,000 seats to guests.