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Europe Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airlines

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Spain’s Alba Star suspends flights and prepares insolvency filing as Romania’s Dan Air enters insolvency

Spanish charter operator Alba Star has temporarily halted flights amid a liquidity squeeze and is preparing to file for insolvency after sale talks failed to produce a deal. Romania’s Dan Air has also entered insolvency and plans to restructure, according to the available report.

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2026-11-10T22:04:53.042639-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Cathay orders additional A330neos, A321neos

By FlightGlobal: Airline exercises purchase rights from previous orders. Cathay Pacific Group has ordered more A330-900 and A321neo aircraft, as part of its long-term growth plans.

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2026-11-10T22:05:13.799966-08:00

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Skift • Deepthi Nair

Ras Al Khaimah Airport Courts Wynn’s Jet Set but Waits on Airlines

By Skift: Ras Al Khaimah airport is upgrading its terminal and adding a VVIP terminal ahead of Wynn’s UAE casino resort, now pushed to September 2027.

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2026-11-10T22:15:16.281112-08:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

DRPK's Air Koryo resumes second domestic route

By ch-aviation: Air Koryo (JS, Pyongyang) operated flights between Pyongyang and Samjiyon in northeastern North Korea on October 22 and 23, 2026, using its An-148-100 aircraft.

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2026-11-10T19:55:39.996224-08:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu temporarily bars larger aircraft

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2026-11-10T19:05:11.003954-08:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Philippine tourism dept seeks return of turboprops in Manila

By ch-aviation: The Philippines' Department of Tourism is seeking to reverse the ban on turboprop operations at Manila Ninoy Aquino International, citing higher travel costs and inconvenience following their relocation to other airports.

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2026-11-10T18:55:27.564196-08:00

FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Alaska and Hawaiian pilots agree to joint contract

By FlightGlobal: The joint labour contract is critical step in the $1.9b merger of the two airlines. Pilots of the merged Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines have agreed in principle to a new contract.

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2026-11-10T18:04:46.995751-08:00

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Bloomberg • Aryan Gupta

India Airlines Cut Diwali Flights for First Time Since Covid

By Bloomberg: India’s airlines operated fewer routes during the peak Diwali travel season, signaling that rising costs and operational disruptions are beginning to cool momentum in one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets.

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2026-11-10T18:13:33.297701-08:00

Spain’s Alba Star suspends flights and prepares insolvency filing as Romania’s Dan Air enters insolvency

Cathay orders additional A330neos, A321neos

Ras Al Khaimah Airport Courts Wynn’s Jet Set but Waits on Airlines

DRPK's Air Koryo resumes second domestic route

Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu temporarily bars larger aircraft

Philippine tourism dept seeks return of turboprops in Manila

Alaska and Hawaiian pilots agree to joint contract

India Airlines Cut Diwali Flights for First Time Since Covid

Romania's Dan Air enters insolvency, plans restructuring

Cathay orders additional A330neos, A321neos

Ras Al Khaimah Airport Courts Wynn’s Jet Set but Waits on Airlines

DRPK's Air Koryo resumes second domestic route

Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu temporarily bars larger aircraft

Philippine tourism dept seeks return of turboprops in Manila

Viet Nam seeks extension for Long Thanh airport works

S Korea's Parata Air to cancel 3.9mn shares over losses

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Airbus A350-1000ULR sets commercial-airliner distance record as Qantas prepares Project Sunrise

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