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Reuters

Air India de-rosters two more pilots after preliminary positive drug tests linked to Phuket-Delhi incident

Air India has expanded mandatory psychoactive-substance screening after two additional pilots returned preliminary positive results following the Phuket-Delhi A320neo incident. The pilots have been temporarily de-rostered while final test results are awaited; the airline had already ordered testing for its entire pilot workforce after an earlier positive result.

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