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China’s Hunan Airlines begins international operations

Hunan Airlines has begun international operations, expanding beyond China’s domestic market. The move adds a new entrant to the country’s international airline landscape, although the available reporting does not specify the carrier’s initial destinations, aircraft deployment or planned pace of network growth.

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Wall Street Journal

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AAR to buy 65% of MRO Holdings for $1.8 billion as HAECO and GMF AeroAsia expand Asian maintenance work

AAR has agreed to acquire a 65% stake in privately held MRO Holdings for $1.8 billion, with closing expected by the quarter ending February 2027. Separately, HAECO won contracts from ANA, JAL and Garuda, while GMF AeroAsia secured a four-year Boeing 747 heavy-maintenance deal with AirZeta.

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Asia-Pacific international passengers soften as air cargo demand and global traffic reach records

Asia-Pacific airlines carried 33.5 million international passengers in August, down 0.6% year on year as higher fares, fuel costs and airspace restrictions weighed on demand. International cargo demand rose 1.1% during the month and 5.5% year to date, while global air cargo volumes increased 8% year on year.

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CNA

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TakeMe2Space to Launch India’s First Orbital AI-Computing Satellite on SpaceX Transporter-18

Indian startup TakeMe2Space plans to launch its sub-50-kilogram MOI-1A satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission on Oct. 1. Equipped with Nvidia Orin NX processors, the spacecraft is designed to run AI models in orbit and process Earth-observation data before transmission to ground stations.

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China prepares to send first Pakistani astronaut to Tiangong space station

Two Pakistani pilots are undergoing Mandarin study, centrifuge training and simulated weightlessness as China nears a decision on which will become the first Pakistani astronaut to visit Tiangong. The mission would deepen China-Pakistan space cooperation and extend Beijing’s international astronaut program.

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Rocket Lab to Launch Synspective’s Strix Radar-Imaging Satellite on ‘Owlright, Owlright, Owlright’ Mission

Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch Strix, a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective, on the “Owlright, Owlright, Owlright” mission on Sept. 25. The flight will support Synspective’s imaging constellation and marks another commercial deployment serving Japan’s growing space-data market.

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