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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
AirAsia Group is seeking up to $1 billion in funding, according to Commercial Aviation News. The available report does not specify the financing structure, timing, intended use of proceeds, or whether the capital would support fleet, liquidity, or broader corporate priorities.
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• Sanja Stefanjesko
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CNBC
By CNBC: The $6.2 billion reconstruction of the main terminal at the primary international airport serving the D.C. region is set to begin in late 2027.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Embraer is approaching certification of a technology that will give its E190-E2 and E195-E2 a capability not currently available on other commercial airliners: automatically performing the rotation and initial phase of takeoff.
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
By FlightGlobal: German airline group is installing the SpaceX in-flight wi-fi service on all of its carriers’ aircraft. Lufthansa Group has installed SpaceX’s Starlink in-flight wi-fi service on its first aircraft, kicking off a programme that will see 850 jets operated by all of its airlines equipped with the system by 2029.
Air Data News
Reuters
By Reuters: Luxury tour agency &Beyond told Reuters on Wednesday that a helicopter carrying its guests had crashed in Kenya's Samburu County.
Skift
• Meghna Maharishi
By Skift: Delta Air Lines is upping its ambitions in Texas, a longtime stronghold of American Airlines and Southwest.
The Air Current
• Elan Head
By The Air Current: Whisper used a modified Swift 3 glider to test its electric ducted fans, marking its first flight tests with a human pilot on board.
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