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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
FLC Group, parent of Bamboo Airways, is asking Vietnam’s authorities for approval to study expansion plans for the country’s Qui Nhon and Pleiku airports under public-private partnership (PPP) models. The initiative is positioned as a framework to grow airport capacity to support Bamboo’s network development.
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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Singapore Airlines Group is open to injecting further capital into Air India (AI, Delhi International), saying its board would consider any funding request against the group's other investment requirements and Air India's business strategy.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The head of the U.S.
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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Air Niugini (PX, Port Moresby) will resume 3x weekly flights between Port Moresby and Auckland International on November 17, 2026, restoring a route it last served in 1998.
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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has extended the deadline for Asia Pacific Airlines (Guam) to begin its planned 7x weekly Hong Kong International-Manila Ninoy Aquino International fifth-freedom cargo service to October 31, 2026.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: The world’s largest aircraft lessor AerCap has placed an order for 15 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, further expanding its already dominant position in the 787 fleet.
Politico
• ARI HAWKINS, Phelim Kine
By Politico: China’s demands for parts and service guarantees to avoid the impact of possible future U.S. export restrictions has stymied a purchase agreement.
Reuters
By Reuters: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency on Wednesday asked airlines not to operate within the airspace of Jordan after it and other U.S. Gulf allies were struck by Iran in the renewed conflict.
Washington Post
• Stella Canino-Quiñones
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
FlightGlobal
• Cooper Cullen
