ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
Taiwan is exploring an order for eight ATR 42-600 aircraft configured for VIP transport and inspection operations, according to the cluster coverage. The move would add a new turboprop capability to support government and mission-tailored aviation requirements.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Business jet shipments reached a 16-year high for the period, while commercial aircraft deliveries increased by only one unit from a Embraer delivered 65 aircraft during the second quarter of 2026, its strongest second-quarter performance since 2010.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur International) parent company Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) is maintaining investment in its workforce, diversifying its non-passenger businesses, and hedging fuel costs as it seeks to reduce the impact of future industry disruptions, group chief executive Nasaruddin Bakar said.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Vietnam Airlines, VietJetAir, and Vietravel Airlines have submitted their initial operating plans for Ho Chi Minh City Long Thanh International ahead of its planned commercial opening in December 2026, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).
AINonline
• Hanneke Weitering
By AINonline: Fired software manager alleges retaliation, discrimination.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Twinjets are scheduled to be delivered from November 2026. Leasing firm Avolon is to acquire 11 Airbus A321neo twinjets currently on order by US low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines.
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
By Flying Magazine: Preliminary NTSB report explores role of military signal jamming in recent accident and need for pilots to maintain robust situational awareness.
AirInsight
• Addison Schonland
By AirInsight: Running Fuel Efficiency Index across every major US single-aisle fleet. The legacy carriers are paying for complexity — and the gap won't close quickly.
Bloomberg
• Mathieu Dion, Siddharth Philip
