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Mumbai has given airlines more time before cuts at the existing airport take effect, while Navi Mumbai positions itself to absorb traffic. The new airport says it has capacity, infrastructure, a transit hotel and road access; attracting international passengers remains the key challenge.
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LATAM will resume nonstop Santiago–Caracas flights in January 2027, operating four times weekly with Airbus A320neo aircraft. Direct air links between Chile and Venezuela were suspended in 2024; the restart would restore a route after more than two years without nonstop service.
Aviation fuel prices climbed to a six-month high in September as a continuing stalemate in the Middle East crimped supplies. The development highlights the exposure of airline operating costs to fuel-market disruptions, though the available report provides no price figures or details on the scale of the supply constraint.
International Airlines Group said it will carry out a final share buyback programme worth $561 million. The available report provides no further details on the programme’s timing or execution.
Mumbai has given airlines more time before cuts at the existing airport take effect, while Navi Mumbai positions itself to absorb traffic. The new airport says it has capacity, infrastructure, a transit hotel and road access; attracting international passengers remains the key challenge.
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.
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