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Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

Air India names former Ethiopian Airlines chief Tewolde Gebremariam as CEO

Tewolde Gebremariam, the former Ethiopian Airlines Group chief executive, will succeed Campbell Wilson as Air India’s CEO and managing director. His appointment comes as the Tata Group-owned carrier works to recover from last year’s deadly crash while facing mounting losses linked to geopolitical tensions.

One Mile at a Time • Ben Schlappig

Air India's New CEO Is Former Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam

airwaysmag.com • Helwing Villamizar

Air India Appoints Tewolde Gebremariam as CEO

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2026-08-05T06:14:34.811855-07:00

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eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

Atoms and Joby Aviation Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop Vertiport Network

By eVTOL Insights: Atoms, the Industrial AI and infrastructure company, and Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE: JOBY), the company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced a strategic partnership to acquire and develop vertiport sites across the United States.

2026-08-05T03:12:44.232723-07:00

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Aviation Week • David Casey

LATAM Maps Out First Embraer E2 Routes Across Brazil

By Aviation Week: the first phase of its planned Embraer 195-E2 deployment, using the aircraft type to launch service to four new destinations and expand frequencies across its domestic network.

Also: FlightGlobal

2026-08-05T05:33:06.344490-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Allegiant to further trim its off-peak schedule as it integrates Sun Country

By FlightGlobal: Ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant Air details the financial impact of its Sun Country merger, which was completed in May.

2026-08-05T07:45:20.785601-07:00

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ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Norse Atlantic formally starts search for buyer or investor

By ch-aviation: Norse Atlantic Airways (N0, Oslo Gardermoen) has started a formal process that may result in “a sale, merger or partnership,” the company said in a press release, linking the "strategic" news to an update on losing its damp-lease agreement with IndiGo Airlines as of November 2026.

2026-08-05T07:46:10.797019-07:00

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ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Latvian Government Approves airBaltic Plan, but Funding Remains Unresolved

By ch-aviation: Discover more news on airBaltic at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.

2026-08-05T07:00:23.712372-07:00

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Skift • Rafat Ali

What IndiGo and Ethiopian Say About the Rise of the Rest

By Skift: Ethiopian and IndiGo are the two most consequential airlines to emerge from the Global South, and they were built in opposite ways.

2026-08-05T06:51:24.995288-07:00

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Reuters • David Shepardson

FAA says it is investigating Trump helicopter safety incident in Washington

By Reuters: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing an air-traffic safety incident ‌Tuesday involving a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump, the agency said.

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FAA examines Marine One safety incident involving Trump take off: WSJ

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FAA investigates air-safety incident involving Trump’s Marine One over Washington

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2026-08-04T20:44:35.352435-07:00

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