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Hainan Airlines Holding to inject CNY750m (USD106.5m) into HNA Cargo

Hainan Airlines Holding shareholders approved a CNY750 million (USD106.5 million) capital injection into affiliate HNA Cargo in a shareholder vote, the company said. The infusion moves fresh equity into the group's air-freight unit.

2025-12-25T19:10:07.479290-08:00

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UK Air Traffic Peaks: Christmas Eve 2025 Busiest Since 1972

2025-12-25T16:19:44.465733-08:00

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Thai court blocks Thai Airways board expansion after shareholder lawsuit

2025-12-25T16:19:41.649289-08:00

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Air India to restart non‑stop Delhi–Rome from 25 March 2026 — four weekly rotations

2025-12-24T20:32:05.535616-08:00

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Hainan Airlines Holding to inject CNY750m (USD106.5m) into HNA Cargo Hainan Airlines Holding shareholders approved a CNY750 million (USD106.5 million) capital injection into affiliate HNA Cargo in a shareholder vote, the company said. The infusion moves fresh equity into the group's air-freight unit.

2025-12-25T19:10:07.479290-08:00

Hainan Airlines Holding to inject CNY750m (USD106.5m) into HNA Cargo

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UK Air Traffic Peaks: Christmas Eve 2025 Busiest Since 1972 Christmas Eve 2025 was the busiest Christmas Eve for UK air travel since records began in 1972, as airports and air traffic control handled unprecedented flight and passenger volumes across London and regional hubs, capping a sustained peak‑season surge that stressed airport throughput and carrier operations.

2025-12-25T16:19:44.465733-08:00

UK Air Traffic Peaks: Christmas Eve 2025 Busiest Since 1972

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Thai court blocks Thai Airways board expansion after shareholder lawsuit A Thai court has blocked Thai Airways’ planned expansion of its board after a shareholder filed a lawsuit challenging the move, halting the airline’s attempt to change board composition. The ruling prevents the company from adding directors while legal proceedings are pending.

2025-12-25T16:19:41.649289-08:00

Thai court blocks Thai Airways board expansion after shareholder lawsuit

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TUS IL begins recruiting A320 pilots as Israeli startup targets end‑Q1 2026 launch TUS IL, a new Israeli carrier, has started recruiting experienced Airbus A320 pilots as it prepares to begin commercial operations at the end of Q1 2026. The airline is offering a fast‑track promotion to captain within two years, conditional on reaching 3,000 flight hours.

2025-12-25T11:53:29.629456-08:00

TUS IL begins recruiting A320 pilots as Israeli startup targets end‑Q1 2026 launch

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Albuquerque Sunport added to U.S. airports with high passenger complaints ahead of holiday peak As the Christmas and New Year travel surge nears, Albuquerque International Sunport has been identified among U.S. airports with unusually high passenger complaint rates—joining Palm Beach, New Orleans Louis Armstrong and Newark Liberty—raising fresh concerns about service, staffing and operational resilience during the holiday peak.

2025-12-25T11:40:47.553649-08:00

Albuquerque Sunport added to U.S. airports with high passenger complaints ahead of holiday peak

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Virginia family sues Delta and KLM alleging bed‑bug bites on transatlantic flight A Virginia family of four has sued Delta Air Lines and KLM, alleging they were bitten by bed bugs during a transatlantic flight, saying the incident "ruined their family vacation" and caused embarrassment, inconvenience and medical expenses, the lawsuit states.

2025-12-25T09:52:50.583539-08:00

Virginia family sues Delta and KLM alleging bed‑bug bites on transatlantic flight

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IT meltdowns ground Alaska Airlines flights — what carriers must learn about resilience Alaska Airlines and regional unit Horizon Air issued a nationwide ground stop after a systemwide IT failure that cancelled more than 229 flights and affected about 49,000 passengers. Industry leaders say the outage exposes fragile IT architecture and operational resilience, prompting independent audits and urgent fixes.

2025-12-25T08:49:34.251387-08:00

IT meltdowns ground Alaska Airlines flights — what carriers must learn about resilience

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Ghost Networks: The Rise, Fall, and Revival of Fifth‑Freedom Flights Fifth‑freedom flights — where an airline operates between two countries outside its home base — have ebbed and flowed from strategic tool to niche relic. We trace their global decline and selective revival, map the markets where they persist, and report from a Seoul–Tokyo fifth‑freedom service to compare passenger experience.

2025-12-25T08:05:03.529954-08:00

Ghost Networks: The Rise, Fall, and Revival of Fifth‑Freedom Flights

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Hainan Airlines Holding to inject CNY750m (USD106.5m) into HNA Cargo

UK Air Traffic Peaks: Christmas Eve 2025 Busiest Since 1972

Thai court blocks Thai Airways board expansion after shareholder lawsuit

Air India to restart non‑stop Delhi–Rome from 25 March 2026 — four weekly rotations

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