Inflight Online
• Keith Mwanalushi
Etihad Airways has begun a four-weekly Boeing 777 service to Dhaka, adding capacity and connectivity to meet strong UAE–Bangladesh travel demand. The new schedule also strengthens global onward options via Abu Dhabi for the Bangladeshi diaspora, with the aircraft operated on four rotations per week.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Vietjet Air is seeking regulatory approval to launch a domestic airline operation in Australia, a move that would make it the first international carrier to challenge Qantas and Virgin Australia directly in more than 10 years.
ch-aviation
• Armin Kific
By ch-aviation: Passenger operations are expected to commence at three Tanzanian airports by September 2026, following the completion of development projects initiated by the Tanzanian government at the start of the decade.
Inflight Online
• Satu Dahl
By Inflight Online: The line-fit Neo Space Group in-flight connectivity has now been activated on board Saudia's Airbus A321XLR aircraft, NSG has announced.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Philippine Airlines will resume nonstop flights between Manila and Dubai starting October 2, 2026, restoring direct service between the Philippines and one of the Middle East’s major travel and commercial hubs.
Ars Technica
• Jeremy Hsu
By Ars Technica: NASA’s quiet supersonic flight tests could eventually go on a national tour.
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: Xplorate Pacific achieves BVLOS approval, enabling round-the-clock drone monitoring over critical energy corridors in Australia.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways has told its workforce of nearly 20,000 cabin crew that they are free to sleep in any spare passenger seat, including those in First Class, on certain long-haul flights operated by planes that the airline never bothered installing proper crew bunk facilities on.
AeroTime
• Gabriele Petrauskaite
