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Skift • Gordon Smith

Asia-Pacific Airlines Take Five Different Paths Through a Q2 Fuel Shock

Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, ANA and Singapore Airlines faced the same sharp fuel-cost pressure in the second quarter, but produced markedly different outcomes. Their varied responses highlight how fleet mix, network exposure, pricing power and financial resilience shape airline performance during an operating-cost shock.

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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 • Hilka Birns

Chinese firms dominate Ethiopia's Bishoftu airport shortlist

By ch-aviation: Chinese companies or joint ventures involving Chinese firms represent the majority of the total shortlisted positions for the construction of Ethiopia's forthcoming USD12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport.

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

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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 • Paul Ash

India's Akasa Air inks leaseback deal for seven B737-8s

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2026-08-18T20:05:26.167263-07:00

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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.

Also: AeroTime

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

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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

Asia-Pacific Airlines Take Five Different Paths Through a Q2 Fuel Shock

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

Chinese firms dominate Ethiopia's Bishoftu airport shortlist

Biman Bangladesh Reissues Tender for Three Boeing 787s

India's Akasa Air inks leaseback deal for seven B737-8s

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

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

India's Akasa Air inks leaseback deal for seven B737-8s

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

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

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

Fiji Airways secures US$90.5mn borrowing guarantee

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

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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