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Southwest Airlines adds Air Premia as latest international partner, expanding South Korea transpacific connectivity via HNL, LAX

Southwest Airlines has added South Korea’s Air Premia as an international partner, extending transpacific connections through key gateways in Hawaii and California—Honolulu (HNL), Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO). The move broadens Southwest’s international network without an immediate long-haul fleet build.

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2026-07-09T13:44:09.234009-07:00

eVTOL Insights

SkyDrive signs MoU with Japan Biz Aviation to support eVTOL commercial operations

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2026-07-09T04:45:00.301530-07:00

Reuters

Boeing ties up Indonesia’s Pertamina on SAF ecosystem; expands Ethiopia innovation-center partnership

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2026-07-08T21:45:26.611623-07:00

Bloomberg

ispace charts a new “Lunar Access Integrator” role with Starship-based payload transportation

6 Sources

2026-07-08T21:16:51.845441-07:00

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AeroTime

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Southwest Airlines adds Air Premia as latest international partner, expanding South Korea transpacific connectivity via HNL, LAX Southwest Airlines has added South Korea’s Air Premia as an international partner, extending transpacific connections through key gateways in Hawaii and California—Honolulu (HNL), Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO). The move broadens Southwest’s international network without an immediate long-haul fleet build.

2026-07-09T13:44:09.234009-07:00

Southwest Airlines adds Air Premia as latest international partner, expanding South Korea transpacific connectivity via HNL, LAX

eVTOL Insights

4 sources

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SkyDrive signs MoU with Japan Biz Aviation to support eVTOL commercial operations SkyDrive has concluded a memorandum of understanding with Japan Biz Aviation Co., Ltd. to collaborate on future commercial operations of SkyDrive’s compact eVTOL aircraft in Japan. Japan Biz Aviation—an operator of HondaJet and Bell helicopter charters—will support the partnership’s operational planning for an eVTOL fleet rollout.

2026-07-09T04:45:00.301530-07:00

SkyDrive signs MoU with Japan Biz Aviation to support eVTOL commercial operations

ch-aviation

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Tokayev urges Air Astana to prioritize nonstop US and Japan services Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told Air Astana CEO Ibrahim Canliel that nonstop routes to the United States and Japan are key priorities for the carrier. The directive was delivered during a meeting focused on Air Astana’s strategy and network development.

2026-07-09T01:00:09.593917-07:00

Tokayev urges Air Astana to prioritize nonstop US and Japan services

Reuters

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Boeing ties up Indonesia’s Pertamina on SAF ecosystem; expands Ethiopia innovation-center partnership Boeing signed memorandums with Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina to explore building a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry ecosystem, with the partners also discussing the role of kitchen-waste feedstocks. Separately, Boeing agreed with Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia to establish an Aviation Innovation Center at the institute of technology, its second Ethiopian university support in four months.

2026-07-08T21:45:26.611623-07:00

Boeing ties up Indonesia’s Pertamina on SAF ecosystem; expands Ethiopia innovation-center partnership

Bloomberg

6 sources

ispace charts a new “Lunar Access Integrator” role with Starship-based payload transportation ispace says it will launch a new lunar transportation and integration service aboard SpaceX’s Starship, repositioning as a “Lunar Access Integrator” by using a Mobile Cargo System to combine multiple customer payloads. The company tied the plan to Starship capacity and described it as an addition to its existing lunar logistics services using ULTRA landing modules.

2026-07-08T21:16:51.845441-07:00

ispace charts a new “Lunar Access Integrator” role with Starship-based payload transportation

ch-aviation

1 source

Cebu Pacific wins trademark suit against MOVE Travel (AirAsia MOVE) over Cebu Pacific and Cebgo marks Malaysia’s High Court of Malaya has ordered MOVE Travel Sdn Bhd (AirAsia MOVE) to stop using Cebu Pacific Air trademarks and the marks for its Cebgo subsidiary. The ruling is tied to trademark enforcement actions over branding and related usage.

2026-07-08T16:13:55.647800-07:00

Cebu Pacific wins trademark suit against MOVE Travel (AirAsia MOVE) over Cebu Pacific and Cebgo marks

Reuters

10 sources

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Philippine Airlines and Etihad near major widebody order decisions: PR weighs A350-1000 vs B787 split; Etihad targets up to 100 Philippine Airlines is preparing a firm widebody order split between Boeing and Airbus, reportedly for about 10 B787s and 10 A350s, as it continues to scale A350-1000 deployment to additional North American cities. Meanwhile, Etihad Airways is negotiating what could be a record 2026 widebody purchase of up to 100 aircraft across Boeing and Airbus, with reports of another 10 additional 787s.

2026-07-08T14:17:04.465436-07:00

Philippine Airlines and Etihad near major widebody order decisions: PR weighs A350-1000 vs B787 split; Etihad targets up to 100

ch-aviation

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Global Airlines (London City) shifts revival plan from A380 to Maldives after revising launch itinerary Global Airlines, set to resume operations from London City, has revised its launch plans and will now target the Maldives instead of earlier destinations. The carrier’s renewed route focus signals a change in how it intends to restart service as it approaches resumption.

2026-07-08T08:07:56.419796-07:00

Global Airlines (London City) shifts revival plan from A380 to Maldives after revising launch itinerary

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