Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Governments are widening travel advisories related to Iran, prompting airlines to suspend or reduce services across parts of the Middle East. The measures have renewed disruptions to regional air travel as carriers reassess routings, schedules and passenger safety amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran.
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
By FlightGlobal: Qantas will set up a cabin crew base in Singapore - its largest international hub outside of Australia - as it looks to boost its capacity from Australia.
Reuters
• Allison Lampert, Laurie CHEN, Lewis Jackson, Michael Martina
By Reuters: Suppliers to U.S. aerospace and semiconductor firms face worsening rare earth shortages, with two turning away some clients, industry insiders said, weeks before U.S.
Skift
• Bulbul Dhawan
By Skift: India is getting multiple airports in key hubs, but any major demand disruption could lead to this model falling apart.
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Reuters
By Reuters: Australia's Qantas Airways on Thursday posted record first-half underlying earnings, but its shares plunged 10% after its international division's profit unexpectedly declined due to rising costs and weaker demand for economy-class travel to the U.S.
Australian Aviation
Australian Aviation
ch-aviation
By ch-aviation: An Australian Senate committee report published in February 2026 criticised Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) for the planned April 2026 closure of three...
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an immediately effective airworthiness directive requiring airlines to inspect 156 US-registered Boeing 757s fitted with scimitar blended winglets within five days, after cracks were discovered in wing panels during maintenance checks.
Wall Street Journal
• Jennifer Williams
The Points Guy
• Edward Russell
