Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

COMAC C909 makes regional commercial debut in Thailand with Lao Airlines at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

Air Data News reports: The Chinese-manufactured COMAC C909 made its first commercial landing in Thailand, arriving at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Lao Airlines flight.

2025-09-05T11:48:50.913382-07:00

Today In Aviation

Last Updated: Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, 11:49 AM PDT

2025-09-05T11:49:33.107888-07:00 2025-09-05T11:49:33.107888-07:00 (2025-09-05T11:49:33.107888-07:00)

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AINonline • Kerry Lynch • Editor

RVA: New Clean‑Sheet Business Jets Likely to Target Super‑Midsize and Large Segments

By AINonline: New report believes clean-sheet bizjets may fall into super-midsize or large categories.

2025-09-05T10:33:01.239317-07:00

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AINonline • Curt Epstein

StandardAero Completes 60% Expansion of Georgia MRO Facility, Boosting Maintenance Capacity

By AINonline: The 12-month project increased the size by 60%.

2025-09-05T10:17:07.132097-07:00

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ch-aviation

SAA pulls out of pan-African alliance with Kenya Airways

By ch-aviation: South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has pulled out of a planned pan-African airline alliance with Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta...

2025-09-05T09:45:06.739829-07:00

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Reuters

SpiceJet posts quarterly loss as India–Pakistan fighting dents leisure travel

By Reuters: Indian budget airline SpiceJet posted its second consecutive loss in the June quarter, as leisure travel demand on some routes slumped during the worst India-Pakistan fighting in decades.

Also: AirInsight

2025-09-05T06:09:26.951053-07:00

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AINonline • Jim Stabile

Onboard Oxygen Could Allow Higher Diversion Altitudes to Cut Fuel Burn and Emissions

By AINonline: Higher diversion altitudes allowed by onboard oxygen use reduce aircraft fuel burn.

2025-09-05T09:29:20.567738-07:00

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ch-aviation

Ryanair to close Santiago base and pare back Spanish operations amid network rationalisation

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Airline Geeks

Spain’s Airport Operator Accuses Ryanair of Bullying and Economic Sabotage Over Fees

Simple Flying

Ryanair cancels winter flights to Spanish airports, blames 'excessive fees'

2025-09-05T08:36:36.860751-07:00

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ir.ehang.com

EHang inks CRBC partnership to push UAM global rollout; EH216‑S records first flight in Africa

By ir.ehang.com: GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EHang Holdings Limited (“EHang” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EH), the world’s leading urban air mobility (“UAM”) technology platform company, today announced a strategic partnership with China Road and Bridge Corporation (“CRBC”).

Urban Air Mobility News

Rwanda and China Road & Bridge Corp stage Africa’s first public eVTOL flights with EHang EH216-S