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Air India de-rosters two more pilots after preliminary drug-test positives following Phuket incident

Air India has de-rostered two pilots after preliminary drug tests returned positive results following the Phuket–Delhi A320neo incident. Final tests are pending. The airline had ordered screening for all pilots after marijuana was detected in one pilot; Malaysia Airlines separately reported negative results from its mandatory pilot testing.

Also: Economic Times and CNA
2026-08-17T01:28:20.555036-07:00
Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   airBaltic   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airlines   City Airlines  
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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

AirAsia’s $19 Billion A220 Bet Followed by a 25% Capacity Retreat

By AirInsight: AirAsia signed the biggest order in A220 history in May. By August it was cutting a quarter of its capacity. 'Pre-war levels' explains why..

2026-08-17T00:32:25.384166-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing  
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Vietnam aviation body says passenger plane returned to Munich after tail strike, tyre-pressure warnings

By Reuters: Vietnam's aviation authority said warnings of a tail strike on the runway and low tyre pressure were triggered ​shortly after a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 took off ‌from Munich on Sunday, prompting the aircraft to return to the German airport at the weekend.

2026-08-16T23:05:23.755480-07:00
Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Workforce & Skills Development   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Taiwan's Starlux Airlines plans US$132mn training base

By ch-aviation: Starlux Airlines (JX, Taipei Taoyuan) will invest TWD4.2 billion New Taiwan dollars (USD132 million) in a multipurpose building as part of its Taoyuan Aerotropolis development, which will serve as a training base for pilots, cabin crew, and other frontline personnel.

2026-08-16T23:32:33.966728-07:00