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GOL will manage Avianca’s sales channels and relationships with travel agencies and corporate customers in Brazil, while the two airlines expand their codeshare partnership. The arrangement deepens commercial cooperation within Abra Group and is intended to streamline service for agencies and other distribution partners.
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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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GOL will manage Avianca’s sales channels and relationships with travel agencies and corporate customers in Brazil, while the two airlines expand their codeshare partnership. The arrangement deepens commercial cooperation within Abra Group and is intended to streamline service for agencies and other distribution partners.
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The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Department of Transportation’s 2025 order requiring Delta Air Lines and Aeroméxico to unwind their nearly decade-old joint venture. The ruling restores the partnership’s antitrust immunity and allows the carriers to continue operating it amid a dispute involving Mexico.
Australia’s competition regulator has authorised Singapore Airlines and ANA’s joint venture covering passenger services between Australia and Japan. The approval remains valid through September 10, 2031, providing both carriers with regulatory certainty for coordinating on this market.
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The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Transportation’s order stripping Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico of antitrust immunity was “arbitrary and capricious.” The decision preserves the carriers’ transborder joint operations and overturns the department’s effort to dismantle the partnership.
South African Airways has provided further details on its codeshare arrangement with South African regional carrier CemAir. The cluster also highlights continued use and fleet adjustments involving Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 aircraft, including Camair-Co’s swap of a wet-leased CRJ900 for a CRJ700.
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Air India is introducing its new Boeing 787-9 cabin on Delhi–Toronto flights, adding Mumbai–Toronto service and 4,400 monthly Canada seats while accelerating 787-8 retrofits through Shanghai MRO. Separately, United will deploy its 222-seat “Elevated” 787-9 on Houston long-haul routes from October 2026.
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Singapore Airlines reported a S$76 million quarterly loss despite record revenue as jet-fuel costs jumped and Air India’s continued restructuring drag deepened group losses. Separately, Tata flagged Air India’s transformation timeline slipping amid “external headwinds,” while SIA also pushed back key premium-cabin rollout on the A350-900 to 2027.
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