Reuters
• Abhijith Ganapavaram, Aditya Kalra
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s group is considering launching a new airline, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. The potential entrant would challenge an Indian market dominated by IndiGo and Air India and could alter competitive dynamics for capacity, fares, and route strategies.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Latest schedule slippage means ultra-long-range twinjet will not enter service before 2029.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi Noi Bai International) plans to dry lease nineteen B737-8s from three lessors for delivery in 2028, the carrier said in a press release.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: FLC Group, the parent of Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi Noi Bai International), has sought approval to study the expansion of Viet Nam's Qui Nhon and Pleiku airports under public-private partnership models.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The head of the U.S.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Singapore Airlines Group is open to injecting further capital into Air India (AI, Delhi International), saying its board would consider any funding request against the group's other investment requirements and Air India's business strategy.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Air Niugini (PX, Port Moresby) will resume 3x weekly flights between Port Moresby and Auckland International on November 17, 2026, restoring a route it last served in 1998.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has extended the deadline for Asia Pacific Airlines (Guam) to begin its planned 7x weekly Hong Kong International-Manila Ninoy Aquino International fifth-freedom cargo service to October 31, 2026.
Washington Post
• Stella Canino-Quiñones
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
