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Leadership Airline Industry & Market Trends Air India Airlines

Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

Air India appoints Ethiopian Airlines turnaround veteran Tewolde Gebremariam as CEO

Air India has named Tewolde Gebremariam, the former chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines Group, to lead the carrier after Campbell Wilson’s departure. Gebremariam takes charge as Air India moves into its next phase of growth and execution under its transformation strategy.

FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

Air India names former Ethiopian Airlines head Gebremariam as chief executive

Skift • Peden Doma Bhutia

Air India Names New CEO: Former Ethiopian Airlines Boss to Lead Turnaround

Also: Bloomberg, Aviation A2Z, Live From A Lounge, airwaysmag.com, Economic Times, Airline Economics, ANI News Agency, One Mile at a Time and AeroTime

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2026-08-05T06:14:34.811855-07:00

eVTOL AI Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

Atoms and Joby Aviation Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop Vertiport Network

By eVTOL Insights: Atoms, the Industrial AI and infrastructure company, and Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE: JOBY), the company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced a strategic partnership to acquire and develop vertiport sites across the United States.

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2026-08-05T03:12:44.232723-07:00

Africa Airline Industry & Market Trends Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Skift • Rafat Ali

What IndiGo and Ethiopian Say About the Rise of the Rest

By Skift: Ethiopian and IndiGo are the two most consequential airlines to emerge from the Global South, and they were built in opposite ways.

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2026-08-05T06:51:24.995288-07:00

Europe Aircraft Finance & Leasing airBaltic Airlines

ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Latvian Government Approves airBaltic Plan, but Funding Remains Unresolved

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2026-08-05T07:00:23.712372-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Allegiant to further trim its off-peak schedule as it integrates Sun Country

By FlightGlobal: Ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant Air details the financial impact of its Sun Country merger, which was completed in May.

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2026-08-05T07:45:20.785601-07:00

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Aircraft Interiors International • Web Team

AirFi squeezes IFE file sizes for more efficient streaming

By Aircraft Interiors International: AirFi, a developer of ancillary aviation technologies, has launched AirFunnl, a media delivery stack for inflight entertainment (IFE).

Also: Inflight Online and Aviation Business News

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2026-08-05T04:00:16.982087-07:00

eVTOL Bombardier BizAv Europe Military Aircraft Procurement Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

2Excel Aviation eyes Electra’s EL9 Ultra Short as potential fleet addition

By FlightGlobal: Innovative design could provide a 'cleaner, more flexible alternative to legacy aircraft', UK company says.

Also: Aerospace Testing Intnl and Canadian Aviator

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2026-08-05T05:32:08.601371-07:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs AI Aerial Firefighting North America

AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Volatus Aerospace backs new autonomous aircraft to battle Canadian wildfires

By AeroTime: Volatus is backing a new class of autonomous aircraft to battle Canadian wildfires after forming a strategic partnership with Singular Aircraft.

Also: UK Defence Journal and marketforecast.com

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2026-08-05T06:15:04.758340-07:00