ch-aviationDirk Andrei Salcedo

Singapore Airlines places operations executives into key Air India roles amid record losses and regulatory scrutiny

Singapore Airlines Group has seconded operations executives into key Air India operational roles, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The move comes as Air India faces record losses and heightened regulatory scrutiny, following leadership and safety oversight issues.

2026-04-26T19:56:06.123696-07:00
ch-aviationDirk Andrei Salcedo

Garuda Indonesia adds damp leased widebodies for Hajj ops

By ch-aviation: Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has commenced its 2026 Hajj operations with a mix of in-house and damp-leased widebody aircraft, including A330-300s operated by Thai AirAsia X, World2Fly (Portugal), and World2Fly (Spain), and an A330-900N operated by Lion Air.

2026-04-26T18:34:40.086256-07:00
BreitflyteJoe Breitfeller

Korean Air Celebrates Delivery of 5,000th Airbus A320 Family Sharklet

By Breitflyte: Korean Air has marked a major milestone with the delivery of their 5,000th Sharklet for the Airbus A320 Family, highlighting the success of their aerostructures business, and reinforcing the company’s role in the global aerospace supply chain.

2026-04-26T08:34:47.949534-07:00
BloombergAllyson Versprille, Siddharth Philip, Sri Taylor

Jet Fuel’s Mad Rise and Trump’s Meddling Cloud Airline Outlook

By Bloomberg: Airlines around the world are raising prices for bags and seats, dialing back profit forecasts and openly discussing ways to link up with rivals as the chokehold from war-related fuel costs tightens.

2026-04-26T05:22:03.380278-07:00