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Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) COMAC

The Air Current • Will Guisbond

COMAC conducts maiden flight of the C919-600 in Shanghai

COMAC has flown the C919-600 for its maiden flight in Shanghai, introducing a shortened variant of the program’s narrowbody family. The flight marks a major technical milestone for the -600 configuration and advances the aircraft’s path toward certification and market entry.

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2026-07-28T22:11:54.303538-07:00

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Aviation Source • Len Varley

Air New Zealand to Operate First International Flights at New Western Sydney Airport

By Aviation Source: From 26 October, Air New Zealand will operate three return services a week to Western Sydney Airport (WSI), becoming the new airport's inaugural international airline.

1 Source

2026-07-28T22:22:24.050995-07:00

AI Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Reuters • Julie Zhu, Lisa Baertlein

AI race redraws Asian air cargo, replacing e-commerce as growth engine

By Reuters: The global race to build artificial intelligence is redrawing Asia's air cargo map, prompting airlines to redesign networks around growing semiconductor manufacturing hubs as cross-border e-commerce loses momentum.

Also: Economic Times

2 Sources

2026-07-28T22:28:41.578712-07:00

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Skift • Peden Doma Bhutia

China's Outbound Travel Recovery Has a New Problem: Not Enough Planes

By Skift: The biggest constraint on China’s outbound travel isn’t demand, it’s the availability of flights, according to a Dragon Trail survey.

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2026-07-28T21:42:33.153960-07:00

Africa Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Uzbekistan Airways pinned for $120mn loss in ops ineffciency

By ch-aviation: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has said that Uzbekistan Airways (HY, Tashkent International) is losing USD120 million in annual revenue due to operational inefficiencies, according to a presidential office communiqué.

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2026-07-28T21:28:02.449034-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways get interim JV nod

By ch-aviation: Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) and ANA - All Nippon Airways (NH, Tokyo Haneda) have received interim authorisation from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to plan the expansion of their joint venture to Australia, ahead of a proposed five-year approval.

FlightGlobal

Air India losses swell in ‘most challenging’ year

Wall Street Journal

Singapore Airlines Posts First Quarterly Loss Since Pandemic on Fuel Costs, Air India

Also: CAPA, Aviation A2Z, CAPA and aerospaceglobalnews.com

7 Sources

2026-07-28T19:13:24.483738-07:00

Event Farnborough Airshow Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus Boeing

Leeham News • Howard Hardee

Airbus walks line between shareholder returns and clean-sheet ambitions

By Leeham News: July 28, 2026, © Leeham News: Neither half of the global airliner manufacturing duopoly emerged from the Farnborough International Airshow with a totally new trajectory, but Boeing went home with a surprisingly large share of the total aircraft orders secured—reinforcing the perception of growing trust in Boeing.

Also: CAPA

2 Sources

2026-07-28T16:59:21.812220-07:00

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Bloomberg • Angus Whitley

Australian Airline Startup Koala Plots New Model to Dodge Qantas

By Bloomberg: Australian startup Koala Airlines Pty said it’s in talks with more than 10 foreign carriers to provide domestic flights for their passengers after they arrive in the country, a new business model designed to avoid competition with Qantas Airways Ltd.

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2026-07-28T16:00:26.036981-07:00