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Emirates expands Premium Economy to 10 more cities and deploys A350 on extra Copenhagen, Phuket and Cape Town services

Emirates will deploy its Premium Economy product across additional retrofitted Boeing 777s and new Airbus A350s to ten more cities, and increase A350 daily services to Copenhagen, Phuket and Cape Town. A third daily Dubai–Cape Town A350 with Premium Economy and refreshed cabins starts July 1.

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Emirates Adds Premium Economy to 10 More Cities, Increases A350 Daily Service to Copenhagen, Phuket and Cape Town

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Why Emirates' A350 — not the A380 — is the smarter choice for Cape Town

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2026-01-08T01:13:54.412686-08:00

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Inside the Boeing 737 Factory Shaping the Pace of Airline Growth

By Skift: Skift goes inside Boeing’s Renton 737 factory to examine how the company is rebuilding production, improving quality, and preparing to raise output.

2026-01-08T08:36:11.278969-08:00

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Turkish Airlines launches 100 billion TRY ($2.3bn) investment plan to boost Türkiye’s aviation infrastructure

By Airline Economics: Turkish Airlines has launched a 100bn Turkish lira ($2.3bn) investment initiative that aims to strengthen Turkiye's “aviation infrastructure and further advance its competitive edge”.

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Turkish Airlines to invest $2.3B in ground operations — cargo, MRO, training, catering and IT

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Turkish Airlines unveils TRY100bn ($2.32bn) investment to build eight cargo, MRO and catering facilities

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2026-01-08T06:49:12.080554-08:00

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Canada’s Pivot Airlines rebrands, targets CPA deals and launch of scheduled services

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2026-01-08T08:35:29.134039-08:00

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Skift • Meghna Maharishi

Frontier Airlines Names Company President James Dempsey as CEO

By Skift: Frontier Airlines announced Thursday that company president James Dempsey will be the next chief executive.

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Frontier promotes James Dempsey to CEO amid U.S. ultra‑low‑cost carrier upheaval

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Frontier Airlines taps new CEO, a longtime exec from Ryanair

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2026-01-08T06:09:17.801409-08:00

China Supply Chain Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines COMAC

AirInsight • Addison Schonland

COMAC’s State Advantages Aren’t Delivering: Slow Production Frustrates Airlines and Limits Scale

By AirInsight: State ownership and captive customers haven’t solved COMAC’s core problem: slow industrial execution that frustrates airlines and limits scale.

2026-01-08T06:49:09.533083-08:00

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British Airways cuts short‑haul Business Class food and drink to reduce costs

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways is reducing food and drink offerings in short-haul Business Class to cut costs, impacting passenger experience.

2026-01-08T07:32:51.186076-08:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

UK probe: Live-weather app helped limit injuries after BA A380 turbulence south of Greenland

By FlightGlobal: UK investigators have highlighted the benefit of access to real-time weather apps, after a turbulence incident south of Greenland involving a British Airways Airbus A380.

2026-01-08T07:32:54.130609-08:00

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Emirates expands Premium Economy to 10 more cities and deploys A350 on extra Copenhagen, Phuket and Cape Town services

Emirates Adds Premium Economy to 10 More Cities, Increases A350 Daily Service to Copenhagen, Phuket and Cape Town

Why Emirates' A350 — not the A380 — is the smarter choice for Cape Town

Inside the Boeing 737 Factory Shaping the Pace of Airline Growth

Turkish Airlines launches 100 billion TRY ($2.3bn) investment plan to boost Türkiye’s aviation infrastructure

Turkish Airlines to invest $2.3B in ground operations — cargo, MRO, training, catering and IT

Turkish Airlines unveils TRY100bn ($2.32bn) investment to build eight cargo, MRO and catering facilities

Canada’s Pivot Airlines rebrands, targets CPA deals and launch of scheduled services

Frontier Airlines Names Company President James Dempsey as CEO

Frontier promotes James Dempsey to CEO amid U.S. ultra‑low‑cost carrier upheaval

Frontier Airlines taps new CEO, a longtime exec from Ryanair

COMAC’s State Advantages Aren’t Delivering: Slow Production Frustrates Airlines and Limits Scale

British Airways cuts short‑haul Business Class food and drink to reduce costs

UK probe: Live-weather app helped limit injuries after BA A380 turbulence south of Greenland

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Canada’s Pivot Airlines rebrands, targets CPA deals and launch of scheduled services

Inside the Boeing 737 Factory Shaping the Pace of Airline Growth

Emirates to launch Premium Economy in 10 more cities

British Airways cuts short‑haul Business Class food and drink to reduce costs

UK probe: Live-weather app helped limit injuries after BA A380 turbulence south of Greenland

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