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eVTOL   AI   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Commercial Space  
AINonline • Hanneke Weitering

eVTOL and hybrid-electric developers advance funding, transition flight and short-field demonstrations

Skyfly raised $10 million in seed funding from HICO Investment Group and defense-tech fund Archangel to scale production. Separately, Electra demonstrated a 150-foot takeoff in Manhattan with its hybrid-electric aircraft, while Brazilian startup Moya Aero completed the first full vertical-to-wing-borne-to-vertical transition flight of its full-scale autonomous Moya 256 cargo prototype.

Also: aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com and interestingengineering.com
2026-10-27T01:04:50.197442-07:00
PaxEx   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Airlines  
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Reuters • Alessandro Parodi, Joanna Plucinska

Caviar, champagne and a Porsche ride as aviation widens its class divide

By Reuters: The sharpened focus on the ​world's wealthiest is an industry reaction to a surge in fuel prices that has squeezed margins and led to fare increases that have deterred the more cost-conscious economy ‌passengers.

2026-10-27T01:04:27.343112-07:00
Routes   777X   Africa   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Air Peace files first Nigeria-Brazil link in 32 years

By ch-aviation: Air Peace (P4, Lagos) reportedly has filed a 1x weekly Lagos-São Paulo Guarulhos service with Brazil's civil aviation regulator (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil - ANAC) for launch on December 15, 2026, using a B777-200ER, but the airline has yet to confirm the route or open sales.

2026-10-26T23:55:11.742720-07:00
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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

Voluxis Malta secures AOC with Global 7500

By ch-aviation: Voluxis Malta (VMT) has secured Maltese AOC #MT-90 on October 22 with a Global 7500, in line with plans outlined to ch-aviation by senior commercial director Gavin Copus in an exclusive interview during Air Charter Expo 2026 at Biggin Hill, England, in September.

2026-10-26T23:05:01.489681-07:00
Africa   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Orders   Airbus A350  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Air Mauritius reviews A350 orders, seeks narrowbodies

By ch-aviation: Air Mauritius (MK, Mauritius) is reassessing three A350-900s it has on order and has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to five narrowbodies as part of a fleet review under its wider Future-Fit Game Changer restructuring plan.

2026-10-26T22:35:24.335918-07:00
M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

ANA mulls upping stake in two domestic operators

By FlightGlobal: Airline group said to be looking at increasing stake in parent company of Air Do and Solaseed Air. ANA Holdings is “considering various options” about its partnership with domestic airline group RegionalPlus Wings, but stopped short of confirming plans to increase its shareholding.

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2026-10-26T22:04:56.545825-07:00