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Reuters • Julie Zhu, Sophie Yu

China's three biggest airlines post heavy first-half losses as fuel shock bites

By Reuters: China's three biggest state-owned airlines reported first-half losses for the seventh consecutive year, battered by surging jet fuel prices, with the ‌outlook for the rest of the year clouded by a lacklustre summer season.

Also: Wall Street Journal, Seeking Alpha, Economic Times and Bloomberg
2026-08-30T20:20:13.046839-07:00
Policy & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Philippine Airlines 50-year franchise renewal advances

By ch-aviation: Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino International) moved closer to securing a renewed 50-year legislative franchise after the Philippine House of Representatives approved House Bill 10545 on second reading on August 24, 2026.

Also: Australian Aviation
2026-08-30T21:20:24.328474-07:00
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Qantas seeks fix to Sydney ATC staff shortage

By ch-aviation: Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) has called for chronic air traffic controller shortages at Sydney Kingsford Smith to be addressed after related delays affected around 60,000 of its passengers in July 2026, hurting on-time performance.

2026-08-30T20:05:19.699544-07:00