ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
Air India Express is set to debut international operations at Navi Mumbai, signaling a new long-haul/leisure-focused growth node for the carrier. The move adds an additional India-based departure point for international connectivity under the airline’s network strategy.
Reuters
• Joey Roulette
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.
Reuters
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
edrmagazine.eu
Reuters
• Julie Zhu
By Reuters: Oman Air is looking to capitalise on the Gulf state's appeal as a largely untapped tourism destination as it launches flights from Muscat to Singapore on Thursday and considers an expansion to North Asia over the next year, its CEO said.
Reuters
• Christine Chen, Julie Zhu
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.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
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.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
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).
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
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.
executivetraveller.com
Live and Let's Fly
Aviacionline
• Edgardo Gimenez Mazó
Associated Press
• JILL LAWLESS
SpaceNews.com
• Commercial Space Federation
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
