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• Murdo Morrison
Sri Lanka will participate in EHang’s fast-track program aimed at compressing the certification and adoption timeline for the Chinese eVTOL platform from years to months. The initiative adds a South Asian market to efforts focused on speeding regulatory approval and commercial deployment of advanced air mobility aircraft.
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Sri Lanka will participate in EHang’s fast-track program aimed at compressing the certification and adoption timeline for the Chinese eVTOL platform from years to months. The initiative adds a South Asian market to efforts focused on speeding regulatory approval and commercial deployment of advanced air mobility aircraft.
Garuda Maintenance Facility Aero Asia has completed heavy maintenance, structural overhaul and avionics modernization on a second Indonesian Air Force C-130H Hercules. The A-1319 aircraft is reportedly the first C-130 prototype to undergo major structural work and avionics upgrades outside Lockheed Martin facilities.
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An Indian court will rehear bankruptcy petitions filed by aircraft lessors against cash-strapped SpiceJet before a new bench, after the airline reached a last-minute settlement with one lessor. The ruling delays proceedings and resets a closely watched test of lessors’ remedies against distressed airlines in India.
ATR says its analysis has identified 209 new domestic air routes across Indonesia that could be viable, representing an untapped market of 16 million passengers. The findings point to substantial potential for regional connectivity and turboprop operators in one of Asia-Pacific’s fragmented aviation markets.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reissued a tender to acquire three Boeing 787s, reopening a procurement effort for additional widebody aircraft. The move places the airline’s fleet expansion plans back into the market and could create a new order opportunity for Boeing.
Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, ANA and Singapore Airlines faced the same sharp fuel-cost pressure in the second quarter, but produced markedly different outcomes. Their varied responses highlight how fleet mix, network exposure, pricing power and financial resilience shape airline performance during an operating-cost shock.
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JAL and ANA are coordinating timetables on a small domestic route under a Japanese regulatory framework opened in May, while Korean Air plans three weekly Seoul–Melbourne flights from Dec. 18, 2026, through March 14, 2027, using Boeing 787-9s and replacing Asiana’s former service.
Hong Kong Air Cargo has launched three weekly cargo charters linking Hong Kong International Airport with Navi Mumbai International Airport, making it the first foreign carrier to operate at the new Indian gateway. The service adds a new international air-freight connection for the Mumbai region.
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