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Skift • Gordon Smith

Turkish Airlines Chairman Murat Şeker maps a profitability-first growth path toward an 800-aircraft fleet

Turkish Airlines chairman Murat Şeker outlines a strategy focused on profitability alongside scale as the carrier positions for fleet growth toward the 800-aircraft level. The comments frame growth planning as a disciplined response to market conditions rather than pure capacity expansion.

2026-06-16T02:18:21.808464-07:00
Middle East   PaxEx   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Maldives' BeOnd misses staff pay amid cash crunch

By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “Maldives' BeOnd misses staff pay amid cash crunch” today!.

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2026-06-15T22:04:24.217310-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Airports   M&A   Orders   Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

AVi8 Air Capital to launch Viet Nam-based ACMI carrier

By ch-aviation: AVi8 Air Capital has announced plans to launch a branded franchise ACMI airline based at Ho Chi Minh City to provide additional wet-lease capacity in Southeast Asia, using A320-200 and A321-200(P2F) aircraft.

Also: Airline Economics
2026-06-15T20:22:24.395556-07:00
CrowdStrike Outage   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
Reuters • David Shepardson

US closes probe into 2024 Delta Air Lines meltdown sparked by CrowdStrike outage

By Reuters: The Trump administration said on Monday it ‌had closed an investigation, without seeking any penalties, into a July 2024 meltdown at Delta Air Lines sparked by a global outage that disrupted the travel plans of 1.3 million customers ​and cost the carrier $500 million.

Also: CNA
2026-06-15T16:31:40.680923-07:00