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Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Boeing Boeing 747

New York Times • Damien Cave

U.S. sanctions aim to “shut down” Iran’s airlines, but a Boeing 747 is still flying from Tehran to Southeast Asia

The Trump administration says it is seeking to shut down all Iranian airlines, yet a Boeing jumbo jet continues to fly from Tehran to Southeast Asia. The contrast raises questions about how effectively sanctions are constraining Iranian carriers and the aircraft they operate.

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2026-10-04T21:35:31.867248-07:00

MH370 MRO Aircraft Finance & Leasing Airbus

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Malaysia Airlines parent to acquire Airbus MRO unit

By ch-aviation: Malaysia Aviation Group, parent of Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur International), has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Airbus to acquire its wholly-owned Sepang Aircraft Engineering maintenance subsidiary.

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2026-10-04T20:51:10.697244-07:00

Leadership Europe M&A Airlines

AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Pegasus Airlines installs new CEO and CFO at Smartwings following takeover

By AeroTime: Smartwings has appointed a new CEO and CFO following the confirmation that Pegasus Airlines has completed acquisition of Czech Airlines and Smartwings Group.

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2026-10-04T20:04:42.611138-07:00

Routes Codeshare Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Air Astana to launch direct Japan flights

By FlightGlobal: Japan Airlines will codeshare on the new Almaty-Tokyo Narita service. Air Astana has firmed up its plans to operate direct flights to Japan for the first time from the end of the year.

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2026-10-04T20:35:27.384734-07:00

Routes Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Singapore Airlines, Scoot extend Middle East suspensions

By ch-aviation: Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) and its low-cost subsidiary Scoot have extended the cancellations of their Middle East flights until December.

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2026-10-04T19:15:05.572543-07:00

Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

China Eastern approves $507mn Shanghai base investment

By ch-aviation: The board of China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao) has approved a CNY3.4 billion yuan (USD507 million) investment in a production support area at Shanghai Pudong as part of the airport's Phase IV expansion.

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2026-10-04T19:55:00.663366-07:00

PaxEx Airlines Boeing 737

PaxEx.Aero • Seth Miller

Behind Alaska Airlines' Aurora Split-Cabin IFE Choice

By PaxEx.Aero: Limiting IFE screens to only some seats on a plane is incredibly rare, but Alaska Airlines will do precisely that in its upcoming Aurora premum 737 MAX 10 layout.

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2026-10-04T18:04:56.045512-07:00

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Garuda Indonesia plans 124.4bn-share rights issue

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation brief Garuda Indonesia B777-300(ER) Fleet Rendering, © Garuda Indonesia By Dirk Andrei Salcedo 05Oct2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta ) plans to issue up to 124.4 billion new Series E shares through a rights issue as part of its 2025-2029 restructuring plan .

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2026-10-04T17:49:58.183660-07:00

U.S. sanctions aim to “shut down” Iran’s airlines, but a Boeing 747 is still flying from Tehran to Southeast Asia

Malaysia Airlines parent to acquire Airbus MRO unit

Pegasus Airlines installs new CEO and CFO at Smartwings following takeover

Air Astana to launch direct Japan flights

Singapore Airlines, Scoot extend Middle East suspensions

China Eastern approves $507mn Shanghai base investment

Behind Alaska Airlines' Aurora Split-Cabin IFE Choice

Garuda Indonesia plans 124.4bn-share rights issue

U.S. Sanctions Aim to ‘Shut Down’ Iran’s Airlines, but This Boeing Plane Is Still Flying

Malaysia Airlines parent to acquire Airbus MRO unit

Air Astana to launch direct Japan flights

Pegasus Airlines installs new CEO and CFO at Smartwings following takeover

China Eastern approves $507mn Shanghai base investment

Singapore Airlines, Scoot extend Middle East suspensions

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Biman set to order A350s and A321neos days after buying 11 more Boeing jets

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