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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
VietJetAir expects to receive more than 600 Airbus and Boeing aircraft through 2035 as the Vietnamese low-cost carrier expands its international network and aviation-services businesses. The planned fleet growth points to an aggressive long-term capacity and diversification strategy across passenger operations and related aviation activities.
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VietJetAir expects to receive more than 600 Airbus and Boeing aircraft through 2035 as the Vietnamese low-cost carrier expands its international network and aviation-services businesses. The planned fleet growth points to an aggressive long-term capacity and diversification strategy across passenger operations and related aviation activities.
Three new airlines are targeting Australia’s lucrative domestic market, setting up the most significant challenge to Qantas Airways’ long-standing position since the carrier listed in 1995. Their entry could reshape competitive dynamics in one of the world’s most concentrated airline markets.
Cathay Pacific is preparing to order nearly 50 additional aircraft and grow its fleet to about 300 planes by 2033, linking the expansion to increased capacity at Hong Kong International Airport as its long-awaited third runway advances.
Finland and Sweden sent delegations to Australia’s Exercise Pitch Black for the first time this year, with both focused on fighter integration and maintenance. Their participation adds a new dimension to the multinational exercise’s role in developing operational coordination and sustainment practices.
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Recent missions have placed hyperspectral, synthetic-aperture radar and weather satellites into orbit, while Rocket Lab and Alba Orbital announced further Japanese small-satellite activity. The launches underscore continued demand for Earth observation and the widening range of commercial and national vehicles serving increasingly specialized missions.
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EVA Air will begin nonstop flights between Delhi and Taipei on Dec. 1, 2026, operating the route five times weekly with Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The service will provide new India–Taiwan connectivity and an alternative transit option for passengers traveling between India and North America.
Qantas Group and Japan Airlines have signed a binding agreement to restructure Jetstar Japan’s ownership, with the Development Bank of Japan replacing Qantas through a share buyback. The low-cost carrier plans to rebrand by the third quarter of 2027, ending Qantas’ role in the Japanese venture.
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