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STARLUX chairman awarded US$2.1bn dividend as carrier pushes growth from 30-aircraft base

Taiwan's STARLUX has been ordered to pay its chairman a US$2.1bn dividend amid an ongoing legal challenge, even as the carrier positions itself as a growing premium operator. The airline has a 30-aircraft fleet and flies within Asia and to the United States.

2026-02-25T18:55:21.598095-08:00
PaxEx   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
Reuters

Qantas posts record first-half profit, but shares sink on international weakness

By Reuters: Australia's Qantas Airways on Thursday reported record first-half underlying earnings bolstered by resilient travel demand, but its shares fell more than 6% after the market was disappointed by the results in its international segment.

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2026-02-25T14:13:05.773191-08:00
Helicopter   North America   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus  
Vertical Mag

Vertical Features: CFIT Prevention Guidance and Airbus H175 Prospects in Canada

By Vertical Mag: | To ensure delivery of future emails, add [email protected] to your contacts. | |---| | | ![]() | Latest Issue Read Now | ![]() | | | ![]() | | How pilots can prevent CFIT: Essential skills to stop Controlled Flight Into Terrain How to develop the skills required to reduce the risk of controlled flight into terrain.

2026-02-25T17:41:01.555519-08:00
MRO   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing   Boeing 757  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

FAA orders urgent five-day inspections of 156 U.S. Boeing 757s with scimitar blended winglets after wing-panel cracks

By FlightGlobal: The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an immediately effective airworthiness directive requiring airlines to inspect 156 US-registered Boeing 757s fitted with scimitar blended winglets within five days, after cracks were discovered in wing panels during maintenance checks.

2026-02-25T15:10:39.911138-08:00
Supply Chain   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
Reuters

Air New Zealand posts wider-than-expected H1 loss and launches strategic review amid engine maintenance delays and weak demand

By Reuters: Air New Zealand said on Thursday it was carrying out a strategic review to "reset" its business as persistent engine maintenance delays, weak travel demand and higher costs continue to plague the airline, driving it into a half-year loss.

2026-02-25T13:13:11.512795-08:00
Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

Aerolíneas Argentinas doubles 2025 operating profit to $112.7M and eyes 18 new aircraft

By Aviacionline: Aerolíneas Argentinas doubles operating profit in 2025 and eyes 18 new aircraft Aerolíneas Argentinas closed 2025 with a $112.7 million operating profit and eliminated state transfers for the first time in 17 years.

2026-02-25T03:21:16.092035-08:00