Bloomberg
• Luz Ding, Vlad Savov
Alibaba says its Qwen AI app—previously limited to its own use cases—now lets users book China Eastern Airlines flights directly, marking the first major commercial opening of the app’s agentic capabilities to an outside partner. Alibaba also pledged additional partnerships to expand Qwen’s agentic functions.
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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “Air Astana will not resume Russia flights despite BAe exit” today!.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: KAI is pressing forward with efforts to develop an indigenous transmission for the Surion helicopter. Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has completed assembly of a new locally designed main gearbox (MGB) for the KUH-1 Surion helicopter.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong International) is planning to raise about HKD2 billion Hong Kong dollars (USD255.4 million) through a Hong Kong dollar-denominated bond issuance, Reuters reported citing sources and a term sheet.
The Guardian
• Guardian staff reporter
By The Guardian: The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it was investigating a close call at New York’s John F Kennedy international airport between two passenger jets.
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Bloomberg Law
• Siddharth Philip, Sri Taylor
By Bloomberg Law: American Airlines Group Inc. and Alaska Air Group Inc. are pursuing potential revenue-sharing agreements and other strategic partnerships, people familiar with the matter said, in a push for scale as the US carriers grapple with higher costs and fierce competition.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: COMAC (Shanghai Pudong) is restructuring its supply chains to mitigate geopolitical risks following the temporary suspension of CFM International LEAP-1C engine exports mid-2025.
The Air Current
• Jon Ostrower
By The Air Current: Ethiopian Airlines is laying plans to order more than 100 aircraft as part of an ambitious growth strategy, all while navigating near-term turbulence and skyrocketing oil prices from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
DefenseNews.com
• Aaron Mehta
