ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
IndiGo leadership says Airbus A350 widebodies will play a central role in expanding the airline’s international network. The comments underscore the strategic importance of long-haul fleet planning as India’s largest airline develops its global growth ambitions.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: French Polynesia's government has proposed lending XPF8.5 billion CFP francs (USD82.9 million) to Air Tahiti Nui (TN, Papeete) to refurbish the cabins of its four B787-9s, subject to approval by the territorial assembly.
Wall Street Journal
• Kelly Cloonan
By Wall Street Journal: WestJet flight attendants ratified a new collective agreement following a strike that grounded hundreds of flights in Canada earlier this month.
PaxEx.Aero
• Seth Miller
By PaxEx.Aero: JetBlue will let a whole lot more passengers into its BlueHouse lounges starting this week, news announced in conjunction with the grand opening of the Boston location.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: A critical Jet A-1 shortage at Nadi airport, following the rejection of a contaminated fuel shipment, has disrupted flight operations, with most operators required to tanker fuel into Fiji until at least August 31, 2026.
Skift
• Gordon Smith
By Skift: Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul are merging into South Korea's biggest low-cost airline, completing the reshuffle triggered by Korean Air's Asiana takeover.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Fiji Airways (FJ, Nadi) has secured immediate US authority to broaden its scheduled and charter operations while its application for an amended foreign air carrier permit awaits final approval.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: UPS is investing more than $2 billion in global air hubs and healthcare logistics after sharply reducing low-margin Amazon package volume.
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
