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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Vertical opens Kemble assembly site for Valo, with capacity for 37 aircraft annually

Vertical has opened its Kemble production facility, which is designed to build up to 37 Valo aircraft annually. The site is intended to support certification and initial customer deliveries, while the company has yet to decide whether to proceed with additional full-scale factories.

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2026-09-24T22:05:22.859932-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Viet Nam's Sun PhuQuoc Airways takes first A330-200

By ch-aviation: Sun PhuQuoc Airways (9G, Hanoi Noi Bai International) has taken delivery of its first A330-200, which is also its first widebody aircraft, VN-A969 (msn 1415), its parent Sun Group announced.

1 Source

2026-09-24T20:50:36.358949-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

SIA and DHL renew cargo partnership

By FlightGlobal: SIA took delivery of the five 777Fs between 2022 and 2023. Singapore Airlines and logistics giant DHL Express have renewed an operating contract for five Boeing 777 freighters.

Air Cargo News

Singapore Airlines to continue operating 777Fs for DHL out of Changi

stattimes.com

DHL, SIA renew Boeing 777 freighter agreement

7 Sources

2026-09-24T19:50:22.135708-07:00

Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation Airbus Airbus A320

The Air Current • Jon Ostrower

New A321neo quality defect adds pressure to Airbus delivery schedule

By The Air Current: Airbus is alerting its airline customers to a quality defect that could reduce corrosion resistance inside the fuselage structure of hundreds of A321neos, affecting both already delivered aircraft and single-aisles still in its factories, people familiar with the matter tell The Air Current.

Bloomberg

Airbus Grappling With Fresh Quality Issue on A321 Jet Model

Reuters

Airbus identifies A321neo quality defect but says no safety risk

5 Sources

2026-09-24T14:06:14.643428-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Vietnam Airlines deploys $179mn of 2025 share proceeds

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1 Source

2026-09-24T18:50:50.117590-07:00

Routes Policy & Regulation Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Reuters • David Shepardson

US airlines oppose China's bid to add more flights

By Reuters: The head of industry group Airlines for America said on Thursday that US carriers oppose adding more direct flights from China to the United States even as Chinese ‌President Xi Jinping raised the idea.

Also: Economic Times

2 Sources

2026-09-24T15:28:45.911060-07:00

Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing Boeing 737

Reuters • Dan Catchpole, Rajesh Kumar Singh

Alaska Air expects Boeing 737 MAX 10 certification this month

By Reuters: Alaska Air expects Boeing's 737 MAX 10 to be certified by the end of September and plans to take delivery of its first aircraft next spring, Chief Operating Officer Jason Berry told Reuters on Thursday.

1 Source

2026-09-24T12:05:32.607374-07:00

GA Aerial Firefighting Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation

AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Vertical opens Kemble assembly site for Valo, with capacity for 37 aircraft annually

Viet Nam's Sun PhuQuoc Airways takes first A330-200

SIA and DHL renew cargo partnership

Singapore Airlines to continue operating 777Fs for DHL out of Changi

DHL, SIA renew Boeing 777 freighter agreement

New A321neo quality defect adds pressure to Airbus delivery schedule

Airbus Grappling With Fresh Quality Issue on A321 Jet Model

Airbus identifies A321neo quality defect but says no safety risk

Vietnam Airlines deploys $179mn of 2025 share proceeds

US airlines oppose China's bid to add more flights

Alaska Air expects Boeing 737 MAX 10 certification this month

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Vertical opens first assembly site but decision on ‘full-scale’ factories awaits

Viet Nam's Sun PhuQuoc Airways takes first A330-200

SIA and DHL renew cargo partnership

Vietnam Airlines deploys $179mn of 2025 share proceeds

US airlines oppose China's bid to add more flights

New A321neo quality defect adds pressure to Airbus delivery schedule

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