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• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
Cruzair expects to begin operations between February and April 2027 with three 170-seat Airbus A320s, its founder said. The startup plans to serve Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay, positioning its launch around regional international services.
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Ethiopian Airlines has taken 20 slots at Dubai International Airport through arrangements described as “babysitting” deals. The available report does not identify the counterparties, duration or operating terms, leaving the commercial structure and any implications for Ethiopian’s Dubai schedule unclear.
A safety report found the Dash 8 crew did not restore the aircraft’s descent mode before making a nighttime low approach at Timaru. Air New Zealand turboprop crews had received a mode-awareness alert three months before the incident, raising questions about how the warning was communicated and applied operationally.
Cruzair expects to begin operations between February and April 2027 with three 170-seat Airbus A320s, its founder said. The startup plans to serve Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay, positioning its launch around regional international services.
Aleksey Isaykin, founder of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Airlines, has appealed an August 2026 Canadian Federal Court decision that upheld his inclusion on Canada’s sanctions list. The appeal was disclosed in a Federal Court of Appeal filing reviewed by ch-aviation.
Argentina’s Flybondi has filed for creditor protection, putting its financial obligations and dealings with creditors at the center of the airline’s near-term outlook. The report provides no details on the filing’s scope, any proposed restructuring or its effect on flights.
Saudi budget carrier Flyadeal has launched five weekly flights between Riyadh and Mumbai, making the city its second destination in India after Hyderabad. The A320neo service adds more than 7,400 seats a month as the airline calls India a strategic priority in its international expansion.
Jeppesen has deployed initial AI agents for its ForeFlight Airflow Operations System, with airlines the first intended users. The company plans to extend use cases to business aviation and defense, though the available announcement does not detail the agents’ capabilities or deployment scale.
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British Airways is redesigning its Airbus A380 cabins, removing 52 seats to add premium-economy capacity and create what it says will be the world’s largest business-class deck. The investment reflects the airline’s effort to prioritize higher-yield passengers at slot-constrained Heathrow, even as A380 production has ended and new widebodies face delays.
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