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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
AirAsia Group is seeking up to $1 billion in funding, according to Commercial Aviation News. The available report does not specify the financing structure, timing, intended use of proceeds, or whether the capital would support fleet, liquidity, or broader corporate priorities.
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Rocket Lab is preparing to launch a Japanese QPS-SAR Earth-imaging satellite for iQPS on its Electron rocket, with the launch window opening Thursday. The mission is the ninth Electron flight for the private Japanese company, which is expanding its satellite constellation for Earth observation.
AirAsia Group is seeking up to $1 billion in funding, according to Commercial Aviation News. The available report does not specify the financing structure, timing, intended use of proceeds, or whether the capital would support fleet, liquidity, or broader corporate priorities.
Lion Air plans to establish a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility and pilot-training center at a new hub in Indonesia. The investment would expand the group’s in-country technical and training capacity while supporting operations from the new base.
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.
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