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Routes North America Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

China’s Capital Airlines plans to resume North America operations in 4Q26

China’s Capital Airlines plans to resume operations to North America in the fourth quarter of 2026. The announcement points to a future expansion of the carrier’s international network, though the available information does not specify routes, frequencies, aircraft or the timing of ticket sales.

1 Source

2026-08-23T22:05:26.076416-07:00

Middle East Leadership Airlines

AeroTime • Miquel Ros

Oman Air and SalamAir Appoint New CEOs

By AeroTime: Oman’s two major airlines, Oman Air and SalamAir announced, on the same day, the appointment of new CEOs.

1 Source

2026-08-23T21:05:16.550130-07:00

GA Hydrogen Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Australia's Stralis to shut down after hydrogen taxi test

By ch-aviation: Stralis (Brisbane International) will close down weeks after completing its first hydrogen-electric taxi test with Beech (single piston) A36 Bonanza VH-X2H (msn E-394) on July 29, 2026.

1 Source

2026-08-23T19:12:22.195866-07:00

Antitrust Routes Codeshare Policy & Regulation Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • All Nippon Airways (NH

Australian watchdog authorises Singapore Airlines-ANA JV

By ch-aviation: Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) and ANA - All Nippon Airways (NH, Tokyo Haneda) have secured Australian competition approval for their joint venture covering Australia-Japan passenger services until September 10, 2031.

1 Source

2026-08-23T17:50:15.223832-07:00

Orders Airlines Boeing 737 United Airlines

CNBC • Leslie Josephs

United's next decision: What to do with all those Boeing 737 Max 10 seats it ordered years ago

By CNBC: United Airlines wanted to put lie-flat premium seats on its Max 10 planes once they were certified, but that has been delayed by years.

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2026-08-23T05:06:52.465915-07:00

AI M&A Airline Industry & Market Trends Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews Airlines United Airlines

CNBC • Leslie Josephs

United CEO Scott Kirby Discusses Potential Airline Deals, AI and the Carrier’s Future

By CNBC: United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby talked to CNBC in a wide-ranging interview about his proposed airline megadeals, AI and the future of the carrier.

1 Source

2026-08-23T05:06:52.637620-07:00

PaxEx Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airbus A320 Airlines

AeroTime • Miquel Ros

Laptop catches fire on American Airlines flight, passenger suffers minor burns

By AeroTime: At least four people suffered burns after a laptop’s battery caught fire onboard an American Airlines flight, several media outlets reported.

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Up to Five Passengers Burned After Laptop Catches Fire on American Airlines Flight

4 Sources

2026-08-23T04:05:07.238272-07:00

Africa Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Embraer

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Nigerian jet that overran runway in July had no autobrake available, investigators find

By Air Data News: An Enugu Air Embraer E170 that overran a runway in Nigeria in July had an unavailable autobrake system and touched down with less than a third of the runway remaining, according to preliminary findings from the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB).

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2026-08-23T03:20:11.520577-07:00

China’s Capital Airlines plans to resume North America operations in 4Q26

Oman Air and SalamAir Appoint New CEOs

Australia's Stralis to shut down after hydrogen taxi test

Australian watchdog authorises Singapore Airlines-ANA JV

United's next decision: What to do with all those Boeing 737 Max 10 seats it ordered years ago

United CEO Scott Kirby Discusses Potential Airline Deals, AI and the Carrier’s Future

Laptop catches fire on American Airlines flight, passenger suffers minor burns

Up to Five Passengers Burned After Laptop Catches Fire on American Airlines Flight

Nigerian jet that overran runway in July had no autobrake available, investigators find

China’s Capital Airlines to resume N America ops in 4Q26

Oman Air and SalamAir Appoint New CEOs

Australia's Stralis to shut down after hydrogen taxi test

Australian watchdog authorises Singapore Airlines-ANA JV

United's next decision: What to do with all those Boeing 737 Max 10 seats it ordered years ago

United CEO Scott Kirby Discusses Potential Airline Deals, AI and the Carrier’s Future

Unionized Boeing Engineers and Technical Workers Reject First Contract Offer and Authorize Strike

FAA Rule Requires Delta Flight Attendants to Collect Pre-Departure Beverages Before Pushback

Enugu E170 overran after landing far down wet runway during tailwind approach

American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing at DFW After Laptop Fire Injures Four

Boeing engineers and technical workers reject four-year contract, authorize strike at critical certification juncture

IndiGo restores reservation systems after second outage as Trichy–Singapore flight returns with 127 aboard

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