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Associated Press • Hyung-jin Kim

South Korean police seek indictments of seven transport officials over alleged Jeju Air crash cover-up

Police have referred seven South Korean transport ministry officials to prosecutors over allegations they concealed that a localizer at the crash site was unfit. The 2024 Jeju Air accident killed 179 of the 181 people aboard, making it South Korea’s deadliest aviation disaster in decades.

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2026-08-26T20:51:07.267766-07:00
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Reuters • Julie Zhu, Sameer Manekar

Qantas upbeat on revenue, brings forward A380 exit as profit falls

By Reuters: Australia's Qantas Airways gave an upbeat revenue outlook on Thursday and said it would begin retiring its Airbus A380 superjumbos in 2028 after posting a 14% fall in annual underlying profit as fuel prices spiked.

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2026-08-26T16:21:34.997923-07:00
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Bloomberg • Angus Whitley

Qantas CEO Demands Fix for Sydney Airport Controller Shortage

By Bloomberg: Qantas Airways Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Vanessa Hudson called for chronic shortages of air traffic controllers at Sydney Airport to be fixed, saying around 60,000 passengers were affected by flight delays in July alone.

2026-08-26T19:35:44.012719-07:00
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Porter opens international routes from Canada's London with E195-E2

By Air Data News: Porter Airlines will launch four international routes from London, Ontario, this winter, giving the Canadian city new nonstop connections to Florida, Mexico and Jamaica with the Embraer E195-E2.

2026-08-26T11:51:26.231070-07:00