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The Air Current • Jon Ostrower

Emirates’ airshow mega-order funds 777-10 feasibility study; Airbus responds with stretched A350 study

The Air Current reports: Airbus follows with its own stretched A350 study.

FlightGlobal • Max Kingsley-Jones

Airbus sales chief urges early decision on A350-1000 stretch ('A350-2000') to secure orders

Reuters

Emirates confident in larger 777X, rules out A350-1000 order at Dubai Airshow

Also: Bloomberg, ch-aviation, aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com, Dj's Aviation, Simple Flying, CAPA and 3 more

2025-11-17T18:32:49.414873-08:00

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Aviation Source • Len Varley

Helvetic Airways Boosts Embraer Fleet With up to Eight New E195-E2 Jets

By Aviation Source: Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways will boost its present Embraer fleet, placing a firm order for 3 E195-E2 jets with options for 5 more.

AirInsight

Helvetic Airways orders three Embraer E195‑E2s with five options to expand scheduled, charter and ACMI fleet

Breitflyte

Helvetic Orders Three Embraer E195‑E2s with Purchase Rights for Five More

Also: ch-aviation, Airways Magazine, LARA, Aviation24, Aviacionline and 6 more

2025-11-17T14:54:18.565679-08:00

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Reuters

Gulf Air finalises deal for at least 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes

By Reuters: Gulf Air signed an agreement on Tuesday with Boeing to buy at least 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes, the carrier said.

2025-11-17T23:17:08.175461-08:00

Routes Airline Industry & Market Trends Asia-Pacific (APAC)

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Skift • Peden Doma Bhutia

Chinese outbound flight and hotel bookings near 140% of 2019 — the '3 Ls' driving demand

By Skift: Trip.com's outbound hotel and flight bookings rose “close to 20%” year-on-year in the third quarter and climbed to about 140% of 2019 levels.

2025-11-17T22:17:38.679188-08:00

Middle East Africa Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

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Reuters • Nidal Al-Mughrabi

Gazans say they paid $2,000 per seat for flight to South Africa

By Reuters: Gazans said they paid $2,000 per seat to fly their families to South Africa on a trip arranged by a group offering a way out of the devastated enclave, in what South Africa alleged on Monday appeared to be part of a bid to displace Palestinians.

2025-11-17T16:17:41.193470-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Rolls‑Royce pauses near‑term engine development to prioritise durability upgrades across Trent family

By FlightGlobal: Rolls-Royce's near-term priority will remain the "operational execution" needed to deliver a series of durability improvements across its in-production Trent family of widebody powerplants before turning its attention to new products, according to its commercial engines chief.

Also: Aviation Week and FlightGlobal

2025-11-17T13:17:03.744934-08:00

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rotorhub.com • Gideon Ewers

Robinson adds Lightspeed ANR Zulu 4 headset to factory options portfolio

By rotorhub.com: Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC), has added the Lightspeed ANR Zulu 4 headset into its pilot headset offerings, providing new, options for pilots globally.

Vertical Mag

Robinson Helicopter adds Lightspeed Zulu 4 headset

2025-11-17T22:35:36.839307-08:00

The Points Guy • Sean Cudahy

Allegiant announces blockbuster 30-route, 35-city expansion

By The Points Guy: Budget airline Allegiant Air has announced plans to launch 30 new routes in 2026, along with service to 4 new cities.

2025-11-17T21:51:58.491575-08:00

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Emirates’ airshow mega-order funds 777-10 feasibility study; Airbus responds with stretched A350 study

Airbus sales chief urges early decision on A350-1000 stretch ('A350-2000') to secure orders

Emirates confident in larger 777X, rules out A350-1000 order at Dubai Airshow

Today In Aviation

Helvetic Airways Boosts Embraer Fleet With up to Eight New E195-E2 Jets

Helvetic Airways orders three Embraer E195‑E2s with five options to expand scheduled, charter and ACMI fleet

Helvetic Orders Three Embraer E195‑E2s with Purchase Rights for Five More

Gulf Air finalises deal for at least 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes

Chinese outbound flight and hotel bookings near 140% of 2019 — the '3 Ls' driving demand

Gazans say they paid $2,000 per seat for flight to South Africa

Rolls‑Royce pauses near‑term engine development to prioritise durability upgrades across Trent family

Robinson adds Lightspeed ANR Zulu 4 headset to factory options portfolio

Robinson Helicopter adds Lightspeed Zulu 4 headset

Allegiant announces blockbuster 30-route, 35-city expansion

Gulf Air finalises deal for at least 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes

Allegiant announces blockbuster 30-route, 35-city expansion