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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Chinese firms dominate shortlist for Ethiopia’s $12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport

Chinese companies and joint ventures involving Chinese firms account for most shortlisted positions to build Ethiopia’s planned Bishoftu International Airport, a $12.5 billion project that would become a major piece of the country’s future aviation infrastructure.

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2026-08-18T18:35:17.042016-07:00

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

Skift • Gordon Smith

Five Asia-Pacific Airlines, One Huge Fuel Shock, Five Different Outcomes

By Skift: Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, ANA, and Singapore Airlines all faced a fuel shock in Q2. Skift breaks down five different outcomes.

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2026-08-18T18:50:01.988210-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

ANA, JAL to start schedule coordination as part of domestic network reforms

By FlightGlobal: Both airlines do not rule out further collaboration in future, including with competitors. Japan’s two largest carriers will coordinate their schedules on the Tokyo Haneda-Okayama domestic route, as part of a broader move to maintaining a “sustainable” domestic network.

Also: Aviation A2Z

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2026-08-18T19:21:14.927347-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

South Korea's Parata Air eyes US flights in early 2Q27

By ch-aviation: Parata Air (WE, Yangyang) has secured approval from South Korean regulators for scheduled flights between Seoul Incheon and Los Angeles International, with the route set to launch around April 2027.

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2026-08-18T17:50:20.044210-07:00

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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Biman Bangladesh Reissues Tender for Three Boeing 787s

By ch-aviation: Illustration of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787-9,.

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2026-08-18T19:21:23.668003-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Hong Kong Air Cargo launches Navi Mumbai charters

By ch-aviation: Hong Kong Air Cargo (RH, Hong Kong International) has launched 3x weekly cargo charters between Hong Kong International and Navi Mumbai International, becoming the first foreign carrier to operate at the new Indian airport.

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2026-08-18T17:06:27.052409-07:00

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Aviation Source • Len Varley

SAS Set to Launch Nonstop Copenhagen–Mumbai Flights in October

By Aviation Source: SAS returns to India after a 17-year absence, with the launch of a nonstop service connecting Copenhagen and Mumbai set for 1 October 2026.

Aviation A2Z

SAS to Launch Five Weekly Copenhagen–Mumbai Flights in October 2026

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SAS revises Mumbai operations, to start from October 1

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2026-08-18T14:30:36.875052-07:00

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Air New Zealand taps former Air India CEO Campbell Wilson for board

By Reuters: Air New Zealand said on Wednesday it will appoint former Air India CEO and managing director Campbell Wilson ‌and former CFO Robert McDonald, as directors on its board, effective September 24, when it holds its annual shareholders' meeting.

Also: Economic Times

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2026-08-18T15:28:49.328267-07:00

Chinese firms dominate shortlist for Ethiopia’s $12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport

Five Asia-Pacific Airlines, One Huge Fuel Shock, Five Different Outcomes

ANA, JAL to start schedule coordination as part of domestic network reforms

South Korea's Parata Air eyes US flights in early 2Q27

Biman Bangladesh Reissues Tender for Three Boeing 787s

Hong Kong Air Cargo launches Navi Mumbai charters

SAS Set to Launch Nonstop Copenhagen–Mumbai Flights in October

SAS to Launch Five Weekly Copenhagen–Mumbai Flights in October 2026

SAS revises Mumbai operations, to start from October 1

Air New Zealand taps former Air India CEO Campbell Wilson for board

Biman Bangladesh Reissues Tender for Three Boeing 787s

ANA, JAL to start schedule coordination as part of domestic network reforms

Five Asia-Pacific Airlines, One Huge Fuel Shock, Five Different Outcomes

Chinese firms dominate Ethiopia's Bishoftu airport shortlist

South Korea's Parata Air eyes US flights in early 2Q27

Hong Kong Air Cargo launches Navi Mumbai charters

Fiji Airways secures US$90.5mn borrowing guarantee

American Airlines to add seatback screens, bigger first class in race to catch up to Delta and United

Etihad to Launch Seasonal Abu Dhabi–Gothenburg Service With Narrowbody Aircraft

North Atlantic Airspace-Scale Contrail Trial Underway

Air India Expands Pilot Drug Testing After Phuket–Delhi Incident as Malaysia Airlines Screens Cockpit and Cabin Crews

Google wins Spirit Airlines’ business-data trove for $10 million to train AI models

BFU probes Vietnam Airlines 787-9 tail strike and late takeoff at Munich

Airbus A220 fleet strategies diverge as Lufthansa City prepares debut and airlines reset growth plans

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