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• Rachel Lim
Singapore Airlines has agreed to buy up to 4,800 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel from Aether Beacon over three years, beginning in 2028. The Fischer-Tropsch fuel will be made from industrial waste gases at Project Beacon, a production facility under development at Singapore’s Pulau Bukom refining complex.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz agreed to deepen strategic cooperation in areas including AI and critical minerals during a meeting in Tokyo. Merz expressed interest in joining the three-country fighter development program, while Takaichi raised concerns over Japanese EVs being excluded from preferential treatment in Europe.
Images circulating on social media appear to show a COMAC CE-25A electric aircraft demonstrator at an airfield. The sparse information available offers no confirmation of the aircraft’s status, capabilities or intended role, leaving the photographs as the only reported evidence of the project.
Japanese regulators expect flights between mainland China and Japan to decline sharply in the Northern Winter season. Frequencies for the week of Oct. 25-31 are down 49% year on year, while Southeast Asia, South Korea and India are emerging as growth markets for Japanese airports.
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Pakistan has denied entry to airlines from Taiwan, saying the move supports Beijing’s One-China policy. The decision is the first reported instance of a country shutting its airspace to Taiwan carriers, linking airline access directly to diplomatic recognition and cross-strait politics.
Australia expects to issue a request for proposals for the LAND 6504 program in early 2027 and select a winning platform later that year. The schedule sets a near-term milestone for a competition intended to strengthen the country’s air defenses.
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Singapore Airlines has agreed to buy up to 4,800 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel from Aether Beacon over three years, beginning in 2028. The Fischer-Tropsch fuel will be made from industrial waste gases at Project Beacon, a production facility under development at Singapore’s Pulau Bukom refining complex.
Air China began scheduled flights on Oct. 26, 2026, linking Beijing Capital with Reykjavik Keflavik via Copenhagen. The service gives Keflavik its first scheduled connection to mainland China and uses fifth-freedom traffic rights on the Copenhagen–Reykjavik sector.
China Eastern Airlines repurchased 6,369,900 A shares on Oct. 22, spending CNY20 million ($3 million). The transaction is a small capital-market move by the Shanghai-based carrier; the report provides no further details on the buyback’s rationale or its effect on the airline’s share count.
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