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• Jean Carmela Lim
Philippine Airlines will make Manila–Melbourne service daily from Nov. 19, 2026, while Air India is adding Delhi–Manila capacity and IndiGo and PAL plan new India–Philippines links. Singapore Airlines is also revising selected Oceania services for the Northern summer 2027 schedule.
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Philippine Airlines will make Manila–Melbourne service daily from Nov. 19, 2026, while Air India is adding Delhi–Manila capacity and IndiGo and PAL plan new India–Philippines links. Singapore Airlines is also revising selected Oceania services for the Northern summer 2027 schedule.
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Air India is seeking approximately $1.5 billion in fresh equity from owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Reuters. The funding would support the carrier’s turnaround after it reported a record annual loss, underscoring the scale of its restructuring challenge.
SkyDrive, Air India and Suzuki Motor Corporation will evaluate potential Indian routes for eVTOL-based medical logistics, initially targeting urgent pharmaceutical shipments, organ transport and other medical deliveries. The assessment marks a potential aviation use case for advanced air mobility beyond passenger air-taxi operations.
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Airbus is seeking details of hydraulic-system maintenance performed on an Air India A320neo after the twinjet briefly lost all three hydraulic circuits in cruise and experienced an altitude excursion. The incident raises questions about maintenance history and the resilience of the A320neo’s hydraulic architecture.
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Air India is on track to add 100 aircraft to its fleet over the next two years, signaling continued fleet expansion as the airline advances its growth and renewal plans.
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Air New Zealand will appoint former Air India CEO and managing director Campbell Wilson and former Contact Energy chair Robert McDonald as directors effective Sept. 24, subject to shareholder approval. The appointments come as the carrier manages aircraft delivery delays and engine-related issues.
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Air India has temporarily de-rostered two more pilots after preliminary psychoactive-substance screenings returned non-negative results following the Phuket–Delhi A320neo emergency; confirmatory tests are pending. Separately, Malaysia Airlines says all active pilots tested negative after a pilot’s arrest in Indonesia and has begun screening 2,840 cabin crew.
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Air India plans to add more than 100 aircraft across its group in 2027 and 2028 as it pursues a fleet overhaul despite ongoing challenges. Meanwhile, Akasa Air has agreed to a sale-and-leaseback for up to seven Boeing 737-8-200s with Avolon to support further growth.
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