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• Rachel Jewett
Indian space startup InspeCity has secured $10.5 million in a pre-Series A round to finance four planned on-orbit missions over the next 18 months. The funding signals continued private-sector investment in India’s emerging commercial space industry and expands the company’s near-term mission pipeline.
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Indian space startup InspeCity has secured $10.5 million in a pre-Series A round to finance four planned on-orbit missions over the next 18 months. The funding signals continued private-sector investment in India’s emerging commercial space industry and expands the company’s near-term mission pipeline.
ICEYE has opened three international offices in a single week, establishing new operations in the Netherlands, South Korea and India. The expansion positions the synthetic-aperture radar satellite company closer to customers in markets where demand for SAR-based Earth observation is increasing.
AirAsia X will launch its first codeshare partnership with Pegasus Airlines in September 2026 while suspending Kuala Lumpur–Delhi service and transferring Kuala Lumpur–Seoul flying to AirAsia, which will replace A330s with A321neo LRs. Separately, Aero Dili will add a third weekly Kuala Lumpur flight.
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Qantas is accelerating Airbus A380 retirements to 2028 as it weighs Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 orders, while American Airlines plans seven new international routes for 2027 using A321XLRs and considers future widebodies. Delta is restoring Los Angeles–London service ahead of anticipated 2028 Olympics demand.
Philippine Airlines will make Manila–Melbourne service daily from Nov. 19, 2026, while Air India is adding Delhi–Manila capacity and IndiGo and PAL plan new India–Philippines links. Singapore Airlines is also revising selected Oceania services for the Northern summer 2027 schedule.
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Saudia Cargo has introduced a scheduled fifth-freedom freighter service connecting Dhaka, Saudi Arabia and Frankfurt. The new route expands the carrier’s cargo network across South Asia, the Middle East and Europe, creating a direct operating link between Bangladesh and Germany through Saudi Arabia.
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