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Emirates expands Premium Economy to 10 more cities, deploys A350s and retrofitted 777s across 84+ routes

Emirates will roll out its Premium Economy cabin to ten additional cities, extending the product across more than 84 routes by deploying retrofitted Boeing 777s and new A350s. The carrier is also increasing A350 daily services — including a third daily Dubai–Cape Town A350 from July 1 and added frequencies to Copenhagen and Phuket.

Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

Emirates Adds Premium Economy to 10 More Cities, Increases A350 Daily Service to Copenhagen, Phuket and Cape Town

Simple Flying • Abid Habib

Why Emirates' A350 — not the A380 — is the smarter choice for Cape Town

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2026-01-08T01:13:54.412686-08:00

China Supply Chain Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines COMAC

AirInsight • Addison Schonland

COMAC’s State Advantages Aren’t Delivering: Slow Production Frustrates Airlines and Limits Scale

By AirInsight: State ownership and captive customers haven’t solved COMAC’s core problem: slow industrial execution that frustrates airlines and limits scale.

2026-01-08T06:49:09.533083-08:00

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Skift • Meghna Maharishi

Frontier Airlines Names Company President James Dempsey as CEO

By Skift: Frontier Airlines announced Thursday that company president James Dempsey will be the next chief executive.

Also: FlightGlobal, Airline Economics and Frontier Airlines

2026-01-08T06:09:17.801409-08:00

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Airline Economics • Calum Wilson

Turkish Airlines launches 100 billion TRY ($2.3bn) investment plan to boost Türkiye’s aviation infrastructure

By Airline Economics: Turkish Airlines has launched a 100bn Turkish lira ($2.3bn) investment initiative that aims to strengthen Turkiye's “aviation infrastructure and further advance its competitive edge”.

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Turkish Airlines to invest $2.3B in ground operations — cargo, MRO, training, catering and IT

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Turkish Airlines unveils TRY100bn ($2.32bn) investment to build eight cargo, MRO and catering facilities

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2026-01-08T06:49:12.080554-08:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Airways cuts short‑haul Business Class food and drink to reduce costs

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways is reducing food and drink offerings in short-haul Business Class to cut costs, impacting passenger experience.

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

UK probe: Live-weather app helped limit injuries after BA A380 turbulence south of Greenland

By FlightGlobal: UK investigators have highlighted the benefit of access to real-time weather apps, after a turbulence incident south of Greenland involving a British Airways Airbus A380.

2026-01-08T07:32:54.130609-08:00

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Archer To Build Next Wave of Aviation AI Technology With NVIDIA IGX Thor

By news.archer.com: At CES 2026, Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) announced plans to develop and deploy the next generation of artificial intelligence technologies for aviation using the NVIDIA IGX Thor platform.

2026-01-08T06:06:11.528219-08:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Vertical Aerospace adds senior talent as VX4 prototypes and Valo US debut approach

By AeroTime: A new injection of fresh talent has been introduced at Vertical Aerospace as the eVTOL aircraft developer starts 2026 with two full-scale VX4 prototypes.

Also: Urban Air Mobility News

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Emirates expands Premium Economy to 10 more cities, deploys A350s and retrofitted 777s across 84+ routes

Emirates Adds Premium Economy to 10 More Cities, Increases A350 Daily Service to Copenhagen, Phuket and Cape Town

Why Emirates' A350 — not the A380 — is the smarter choice for Cape Town

COMAC’s State Advantages Aren’t Delivering: Slow Production Frustrates Airlines and Limits Scale

Frontier Airlines Names Company President James Dempsey as CEO

Turkish Airlines launches 100 billion TRY ($2.3bn) investment plan to boost Türkiye’s aviation infrastructure

Turkish Airlines to invest $2.3B in ground operations — cargo, MRO, training, catering and IT

Turkish Airlines unveils TRY100bn ($2.32bn) investment to build eight cargo, MRO and catering facilities

British Airways cuts short‑haul Business Class food and drink to reduce costs

UK probe: Live-weather app helped limit injuries after BA A380 turbulence south of Greenland

Archer To Build Next Wave of Aviation AI Technology With NVIDIA IGX Thor

Vertical Aerospace adds senior talent as VX4 prototypes and Valo US debut approach

Emirates to launch Premium Economy in 10 more cities

British Airways cuts short‑haul Business Class food and drink to reduce costs

UK probe: Live-weather app helped limit injuries after BA A380 turbulence south of Greenland

Turkish Airlines launches 100 billion TRY ($2.3bn) investment plan to boost Türkiye’s aviation infrastructure

COMAC’s State Advantages Aren’t Delivering: Slow Production Frustrates Airlines and Limits Scale

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