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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

VietJetAir expects to receive more than 600 Airbus and Boeing aircraft by 2035

VietJetAir expects to receive more than 600 Airbus and Boeing aircraft through 2035 as the Vietnamese low-cost carrier expands its international network and aviation-services businesses. The planned fleet growth points to an aggressive long-term capacity and diversification strategy across passenger operations and related aviation activities.

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2026-08-06T17:14:57.044060-07:00

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The Air Current • Elan Head

New policy moves FAA further from EASA on eVTOL certification

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2026-08-06T16:44:40.857784-07:00

Airports Orders Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Aviation Week • Adrian Schofield

Cathay Pacific Signals Plans For Significant New Orders

By Aviation Week: Cathay Pacific plans to order nearly 50 more aircraft, aiming for a 300-strong fleet by 2033, driven by Hong Kong Airport’s three-runway expansion.

Also: Aviation Week

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2026-08-06T09:59:17.641368-07:00

Airports Aviation Safety & Regulation Airbus A320

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Stunning Security Lapse: Man Crept On Board JetBlue Plane at Maintenance Hangar in Fort Lauderdale And Was Found Sleeping in Bathroom

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A man was found sleeping in the bathroom of a JetBlue plane at a Fort Lauderdale maintenance facility after scaling a security fence, police say.

Also: Aviation A2Z and al.com

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2026-08-06T15:10:41.142747-07:00

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Aviation Source • Len Varley

Brussels Airlines Freezes Long-Haul Fleet Expansion Amid Profitability Challenges

By Aviation Source: Brussels Airlines has decided to freeze its long-haul fleet expansion plans, citing weaker-than-expected profitability, Belgium strikes, and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.

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2026-08-06T14:11:50.763030-07:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Apollo to take easyJet private in £5.7 billion cash deal

By AeroTime: Apollo has agreed a recommended £5.7 billion cash acquisition of easyJet at £7.15 per share, hours after rival bidder Castlelake withdrew.

Airline Geeks

EasyJet Agrees to $7.7B Takeover By Apollo

Reuters

EasyJet agrees $7.7 billion takeover by Apollo as Castlelake walks away

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2026-08-06T06:59:08.235759-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Bloomberg • Angus Whitley, Danny Lee

New Airlines Target Qantas’s Grip on Lucrative Australian Market

By Bloomberg: A trio of new airlines are eyeing Australia in what’s shaping up to be the biggest assault on Qantas Airways Ltd.’s iron grip on domestic air travel since the company listed in 1995.

Also: ch-aviation

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2026-08-06T14:15:23.164949-07:00

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View from the Wing • Gary Leff

American Airlines Ends Free Coach-To-Business Upgrades On Three-Cabin Domestic Routes

By View from the Wing: American Airlines is changing complimentary elite upgrades on domestic flights with separate premium economy and business class cabins: coach passengers will upgrade only to premium economy, while business class upgrades will start from premium economy.

CNBC

American Airlines will stop upgrading elite flyers to business from coach on long domestic flights

thriftytraveler.com

AAdvantage Overhaul: American Elites Lose (Some) Biz Class Upgrades, Expanded Wi-Fi & More

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2026-08-06T09:15:06.834689-07:00

VietJetAir expects to receive more than 600 Airbus and Boeing aircraft by 2035

New policy moves FAA further from EASA on eVTOL certification

Cathay Pacific Signals Plans For Significant New Orders

Stunning Security Lapse: Man Crept On Board JetBlue Plane at Maintenance Hangar in Fort Lauderdale And Was Found Sleeping in Bathroom

Brussels Airlines Freezes Long-Haul Fleet Expansion Amid Profitability Challenges

Apollo to take easyJet private in £5.7 billion cash deal

EasyJet Agrees to $7.7B Takeover By Apollo

EasyJet agrees $7.7 billion takeover by Apollo as Castlelake walks away

New Airlines Target Qantas’s Grip on Lucrative Australian Market

American Airlines Ends Free Coach-To-Business Upgrades On Three-Cabin Domestic Routes

American Airlines will stop upgrading elite flyers to business from coach on long domestic flights

AAdvantage Overhaul: American Elites Lose (Some) Biz Class Upgrades, Expanded Wi-Fi & More

Cathay Pacific Signals Plans For Significant New Orders

VietJetAir expects over 600 aircraft by 2035

New policy moves FAA further from EASA on eVTOL certification

Stunning Security Lapse: Man Crept On Board JetBlue Plane at Maintenance Hangar in Fort Lauderdale And Was Found Sleeping in Bathroom

New Airlines Target Qantas’s Grip on Lucrative Australian Market

Brussels Airlines Freezes Long-Haul Fleet Expansion Amid Profitability Challenges

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