ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
Air India is on track to add 100 aircraft to its fleet over the next two years, signaling continued fleet expansion as the airline advances its growth and renewal plans.
Wall Street Journal
• John Anderson
By Wall Street Journal: Documentarian Rory Kennedy’s follow-up to her 2022 investigation into the 737 MAX tragedies argues that a profits-over-quality company culture was to blame.
ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: Somali Airlines (2025) is targeting a return to scheduled operations in mid-September 2026, more than 35 years after suspending services, with the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) saying preparations for the relaunch had been completed.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: ATR has identified 209 new domestic air routes across Indonesia it says would be viable, pointing to an untapped market of 16 million passengers.
ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.
Skift
• Gordon Smith
By Skift: Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, ANA, and Singapore Airlines all faced a fuel shock in Q2. Skift breaks down five different outcomes.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Parata Air (WE, Yangyang) has secured approval from South Korean regulators for scheduled flights between Seoul Incheon and Los Angeles International, with the route set to launch around April 2027.
Australian Aviation
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
By FlightGlobal: Both airlines do not rule out further collaboration in future, including with competitors. Japan’s two largest carriers will coordinate their schedules on the Tokyo Haneda-Okayama domestic route, as part of a broader move to maintaining a “sustainable” domestic network.
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
