Reuters
Vietnam's low-cost carrier Vietjet has secured $965 million in financing from Griffin Global Asset Management to acquire six Boeing 737-8 narrowbodies. The funding underwrites planned near-term deliveries and supports the carrier's continued fleet expansion plans.
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By Reuters: Canada introduced new immigration priority categories on Wednesday to bring in skilled workers in fields ranging from research and health care to aviation, and to include certain military recruits.
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