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Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) COMAC

The Air Current • Will Guisbond

COMAC conducts maiden flight of the C919-600 in Shanghai

COMAC has flown the C919-600 for its maiden flight in Shanghai, introducing a shortened variant of the program’s narrowbody family. The flight marks a major technical milestone for the -600 configuration and advances the aircraft’s path toward certification and market entry.

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2026-07-28T22:11:54.303538-07:00

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

Skift • Peden Doma Bhutia

China’s Outbound Travel Recovery Has a New Problem: Not Enough Planes

By Skift: The biggest constraint on China’s outbound travel isn’t demand, it’s the availability of flights, according to a Dragon Trail survey.

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2026-07-28T21:42:33.153960-07:00

Africa Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Uzbekistan Airways pinned for $120mn loss in ops ineffciency

By ch-aviation: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has said that Uzbekistan Airways (HY, Tashkent International) is losing USD120 million in annual revenue due to operational inefficiencies, according to a presidential office communiqué.

1 Source

2026-07-28T21:28:02.449034-07:00

Antitrust Codeshare Middle East Orders Airline Industry & Market Trends Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airbus A320 Air India Airlines Boeing 737

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways get interim JV nod

By ch-aviation: Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) and ANA - All Nippon Airways (NH, Tokyo Haneda) have received interim authorisation from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to plan the expansion of their joint venture to Australia, ahead of a proposed five-year approval.

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Air India losses swell in ‘most challenging’ year

Wall Street Journal

Singapore Airlines Posts First Quarterly Loss Since Pandemic on Fuel Costs, Air India

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6 Sources

2026-07-28T19:13:24.483738-07:00

Event Farnborough Airshow Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus Boeing

Leeham News • Howard Hardee

Airbus walks line between shareholder returns and clean-sheet ambitions

By Leeham News: July 28, 2026, © Leeham News: Neither half of the global airliner manufacturing duopoly emerged from the Farnborough International Airshow with a totally new trajectory, but Boeing went home with a surprisingly large share of the total aircraft orders secured—reinforcing the perception of growing trust in Boeing.

Also: CAPA

2 Sources

2026-07-28T16:59:21.812220-07:00

Routes M&A Orders Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

Bloomberg • Angus Whitley

Australian Airline Startup Koala Plots New Model to Dodge Qantas

By Bloomberg: Australian startup Koala Airlines Pty said it’s in talks with more than 10 foreign carriers to provide domestic flights for their passengers after they arrive in the country, a new business model designed to avoid competition with Qantas Airways Ltd.

1 Source

2026-07-28T16:00:26.036981-07:00

Airports M&A Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Juneyao Air parent raises pledged stake to 34.5%

By ch-aviation: Shanghai Juneyao Group pledged 7.7 million shares in Juneyao Air (HO, Shanghai Hongqiao) to Huaxia Bank's Shanghai branch on July 24, 2026, to provide debt performance guarantees.

1 Source

2026-07-28T17:59:03.265376-07:00

Orders Airlines Embraer

ch-aviation • Dominik Sipinski

Luxair to add 3 E190-E2s

By ch-aviation: Luxair (LG, Luxembourg) has converted three purchase rights for E190-E2s into firm orders, and secured one incremental purchase right.

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2026-07-28T15:00:07.122908-07:00

COMAC conducts maiden flight of the C919-600 in Shanghai

China’s Outbound Travel Recovery Has a New Problem: Not Enough Planes

Uzbekistan Airways pinned for $120mn loss in ops ineffciency

Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways get interim JV nod

Air India losses swell in ‘most challenging’ year

Singapore Airlines Posts First Quarterly Loss Since Pandemic on Fuel Costs, Air India

Airbus walks line between shareholder returns and clean-sheet ambitions

Australian Airline Startup Koala Plots New Model to Dodge Qantas

Juneyao Air parent raises pledged stake to 34.5%

Luxair to add 3 E190-E2s

Comac's shortened C919-600 makes maiden flight in Shanghai

China’s Outbound Travel Recovery Has a New Problem: Not Enough Planes

Uzbekistan Airways pinned for $120mn loss in ops ineffciency

Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways get interim JV nod

Juneyao Air parent raises pledged stake to 34.5%

Airbus walks line between shareholder returns and clean-sheet ambitions

Safran lifts full-year forecast for CFM Leap engine deliveries

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United CEO eyed Delta merger in 2025

Saudia inks expanded codeshare pact with SkyTeam partners ahead of Delta’s new Atlanta-Riyadh service

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