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IndiGo to launch daily Mumbai–London Heathrow nonstop from 26 Oct 2025 with 787-9

IndiGo will launch daily nonstop flights between Mumbai (BOM) and London Heathrow (LHR) from 26 October 2025, operating Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners leased from Norse Atlantic. The service is IndiGo's second UK route after Manchester and will help push Heathrow to a record nine daily flights to Mumbai.

2025-10-06T05:25:58.875115-07:00

Bloomberg

Spring Airlines eyes Hong Kong IPO, could list next year — sources

2025-10-06T10:54:01.147537-07:00

Reuters

Spirit to Reject 87 Leases, Retire Nearly Half Its All‑Airbus Fleet in Chapter 11

2025-10-03T11:36:15.471560-07:00

Aviacionline

Braathens International files for bankruptcy, grounds Airbus fleet

2025-09-29T17:48:12.135524-07:00

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Brazil’s Azul to lease three A330-200s from Elevate Azul Linhas Aéreas has agreed to lease three Airbus A330-200 widebodies from lessor Elevate, ch-aviation reports. The leases, under undisclosed terms, add three A330-200s to Azul’s fleet, increasing its long‑haul widebody capacity as the carrier rebalances aircraft types in the near term.

2025-10-09T11:01:00.589736-07:00

Brazil’s Azul to lease three A330-200s from Elevate

Wall Street Journal

Corporate charter spending soars as firms cut employee travel budgets Companies are sharply increasing spending on charter flights for executives and corporate needs while cutting budgets for employee travel and other benefits, leaving rank-and-file staff frustrated. The shift is driving stronger demand in the charter market and spotlighting tensions between executive mobility and frontline workforce austerity.

2025-10-09T06:44:38.205706-07:00

Corporate charter spending soars as firms cut employee travel budgets

Air Data News

Joby raises $514M in discounted share sale; stock tumbles after disclosure Joby Aviation announced a $514 million share sale, issuing 30.5 million shares at $16.85 — roughly an 11% discount to the prior close — and disclosed the transaction after the market opened. The announcement drove Joby’s stock down about 11–13% on the disclosure.

2025-10-09T03:56:59.939796-07:00

Joby raises $514M in discounted share sale; stock tumbles after disclosure

Cargo Facts

K‑Mile Asia returns sole Boeing 737‑400(BDSF) freighter as ASL renews regional fleet K‑Mile Asia, the Thailand‑based subsidiary of ASL Aviation Holdings, has returned its only Boeing 737‑400(BDSF) freighter to its lessor, the first 737 Classic withdrawal tied to ASL’s regional fleet renewal as the group adjusts cargo capacity and asset mix in the region.

2025-10-08T16:15:46.273474-07:00

K‑Mile Asia returns sole Boeing 737‑400(BDSF) freighter as ASL renews regional fleet

ch-aviation

Aeroitalia dry-leases five Boeing 737-8s from Air Lease Corporation Aeroitalia has signed a dry-lease with Air Lease Corporation for five Boeing 737-8s, adding two to an earlier tentative agreement for three. The jets, currently in production at Boeing’s Renton facility, are scheduled to join Aeroitalia’s fleet starting in the last quarter of the year.

2025-10-08T09:48:51.170801-07:00

Aeroitalia dry-leases five Boeing 737-8s from Air Lease Corporation

Independent.ie

High Court approves rescue plan for debt‑ridden CityJet despite owner objections An Irish High Court judge has approved a rescue plan for debt‑ridden CityJet, overruling objections from the airline’s owner. The ruling clears the way for the court‑backed restructuring to proceed and determines the immediate fate of the carrier.

2025-10-08T09:32:37.597641-07:00

High Court approves rescue plan for debt‑ridden CityJet despite owner objections

Reuters

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Airbus delivers 73 aircraft in September, lifts YTD handovers to 507 and logs 10 gross orders including A350s Airbus delivered 73 aircraft in September to 41 customers, lifting its year‑to‑date total to 507 handovers and recording 10 gross commercial orders, including newly confirmed A350 bookings. The company needs roughly 313 fourth‑quarter deliveries to reach its full‑year target of about 820 aircraft.

2025-10-08T09:16:28.939566-07:00

Airbus delivers 73 aircraft in September, lifts YTD handovers to 507 and logs 10 gross orders including A350s

Vertical Mag

SkyDrive names Suzuki's Naomi Ishii and DBJ's Yuki Takemori as independent directors SkyDrive has appointed Naomi Ishii, a Suzuki executive, and Yuki Takemori of the Development Bank of Japan as independent directors, strengthening its board as the Japanese eVTOL developer advances toward commercialisation and signals deeper automotive and financial backing for its urban air mobility push.

2025-10-08T08:44:43.086392-07:00

SkyDrive names Suzuki's Naomi Ishii and DBJ's Yuki Takemori as independent directors

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