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• Jean Carmela Lim
Air India is expanding Delhi–Manila capacity as IndiGo and Philippine Airlines prepare new India–Philippines services, while PAL will make Manila–Melbourne flights daily from November 2026. Singapore Airlines is also revising selected Oceania services for the Northern summer 2027 schedule.
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Air India is expanding Delhi–Manila capacity as IndiGo and Philippine Airlines prepare new India–Philippines services, while PAL will make Manila–Melbourne flights daily from November 2026. Singapore Airlines is also revising selected Oceania services for the Northern summer 2027 schedule.
United Airlines outlined the next phase of its international network expansion at Newark Liberty International Airport, with CEO Scott Kirby, chief commercial officer Andrew Nocella and network-planning chief Patrick Quayle presenting the strategy. The carrier also highlighted plans to offer its Polaris experience on select flights.
GOL will manage Avianca’s relationships with Brazilian travel agencies and commercial partners, expanding the carriers’ codeshare cooperation within Abra Group. Avianca already performs a similar commercial representation role for GOL in Colombia through its Linhas Aéreas operation.
South African Airways has yet to recover roughly ZAR1 billion ($60 million) in ticket-sale revenue held in Zimbabwe, despite diplomatic efforts lasting several years. The outstanding funds were disclosed during an Aug. 25, 2026, parliamentary briefing, underscoring the airline’s continued exposure to cross-border payment and repatriation constraints.
Saudi Arabian airline flynas plans to invest $53 million in a new pilot training center, expanding local aviation training capacity. The facility will support the development of flight crew as the kingdom continues building its commercial aviation ecosystem.
Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson is calling for chronic air traffic controller shortages at Sydney Airport to be addressed, saying flight delays affected around 60,000 passengers in July alone. The disruption highlights the operational and customer impact of persistent capacity constraints in Australia’s busiest aviation market.
Opposition is growing at the regional level to a proposed merger involving Air Busan, signaling potential political and stakeholder resistance to consolidation in South Korea’s airline market. The dispute could complicate the transaction and shape the future structure of the country’s regional aviation sector.
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Qantas will begin phasing out its 10 Airbus A380s in 2028, roughly four years earlier than previously planned, as rising maintenance costs and incoming A350s and 787s drive long-haul fleet renewal. Older A330s will also gradually leave the fleet, while the airline reports rebounding Australia-U.S. demand.
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