ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines plans to establish a new operating base at Kaohsiung International Airport in the first quarter of 2027. The move would expand the carrier’s presence in southern Taiwan and potentially support future network growth from the region.
Associated Press
• Associated Press
By Associated Press: Investigators are trying to understand why a small plane crashed into a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter.
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
By FlightGlobal: AirAsia is to suspend operations to Sydney as part of a wider network “recalibration”, and as it cuts its widebody fleet.
Bloomberg
• Nguyen Xuan Quynh
By Bloomberg: Vietnam’s government has ordered an urgent assessment of aircraft safety and said it’s seeking closer coordination with German authorities in a probe into a Vietnam Airlines aircraft that had a close call at Munich Airport last weekend.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Asiana Airlines at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
Bloomberg
• Angus Whitley
By Bloomberg: Air traffic controllers in Sydney have warned of “grave concerns” about flight safety because of new local airspace rules, the safety regulator said, just as the number of near misses and incidents at the airport mounts.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: A U.S. appeals court overturned on Thursday the Trump administration's September 2025 order that sought to force Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to unwind a joint venture.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
FlightGlobal
• Graham Rapier
By FlightGlobal: Flights to Athens and Paris form part of the carrier’s strategy to operate 12 intercontinental routes from Seattle by 2030.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
Politico
• Oriana Pawlyk
