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Reuters • Mohammad Yunus Yawar

Pakistan strikes Kam Air fuel depots near Kandahar amid Durand Line clashes

Pakistan struck fuel depots used by private carrier Kam Air near Kandahar Airport, the Taliban said, in a fresh escalation of cross-border clashes along the Durand Line. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid reported the air strikes and said Pakistani forces also shelled Khost, killing four civilians.

Also: Economic Times and thehindu.com
2026-03-12T21:33:27.356652-07:00
Routes   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus A350   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
View from the Wing • Gary Leff

Delta seeks daily LAX–Manila A350 service, asks DOT to delay Philippine Airlines’ Chicago flight over Manila slot access

By View from the Wing: Delta has finally disclosed its plan to return to Manila, telling the Department of Transportation that it wants to launch daily Los Angeles service next summer with an Airbus A350-900.

Also: Live and Let's Fly, Dj's Aviation, Aviation A2Z, Simple Flying, One Mile at a Time, enginecowl.com and 3 more
2026-03-11T15:53:32.011014-07:00
eVTOL   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airlines   Beta Technologies  
Business Wire

Surf Air Mobility and BETA Technologies partner to launch first commercial electric passenger aircraft service and sign purchase agreement

By Business Wire: Surf Air Mobility Inc. (NYSE: SRFM) (“Surf Air Mobility”), a leading air mobility platform, and BETA Technologies (NYSE: BETA) (“BETA”), an electric aerospac...

2026-03-12T04:21:45.340039-07:00