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Aviation Capital Group has placed a firm order for 75 A320neo-family aircraft, its largest aircraft purchase to date. Deliveries are scheduled across 2032–35, adding a substantial commitment to a narrowbody program whose delivery positions already extend years into the future.
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British Airways has tightened rules governing passenger photography and video recording on its aircraft and at gates. New conditions of carriage specifically prohibit using Meta AI glasses to covertly film staff or fellow passengers, extending the airline’s restrictions to wearable recording devices.
The state-owned airline has taken delivery of a new ATR 72-600, the first of two leased aircraft intended to expand its fleet from two ATR 72s to four. The additions will double CVsky’s turboprop fleet as it grows its capacity.
Suspended acting chief executive Matshela Seshibe has brought an urgent High Court challenge seeking to be considered for South African Airways’ permanent group CEO position. The case puts the airline’s leadership selection process under legal scrutiny as it works to fill its top executive role.
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Aviation Capital Group has placed a firm order for 75 A320neo-family aircraft, its largest aircraft purchase to date. Deliveries are scheduled across 2032–35, adding a substantial commitment to a narrowbody program whose delivery positions already extend years into the future.
The Northern Mariana Islands tourism authority approved a sole-source contract for a joint marketing campaign with Philippine Airlines. The $400,000 effort will promote air services to the territory during the winter 2026/27 and summer 2027 seasons.
The state-owned Korea Development Bank has not decided whether to sell its holding as Korean Air prepares to absorb Asiana Airlines on Dec. 17, 2026. The potential sale would involve a 10.6% stake in Hanjin KAL, Korean Air’s parent company.
China Express Airlines Holdings, the carrier’s controlling shareholder, pledged 24,390,247 shares to Huaneng Guicheng Trust on Oct. 13, 2026, to finance equity investments. The transaction puts a block of the airline’s shares behind the shareholder’s investment financing, though the report does not specify the pledge’s value or other terms.
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