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NewsCebu Pacific taps Bulgaria Air for A320 damp lease
Cebu Pacific will damp lease a pair of Airbus A320s from Bulgaria Air, as part of plans to shore up capacity for the year-end peak period.
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NewsIATA and ALTA decry Brazilian bill prohibiting airlines from charging bag, seat-change fees
Major airline industry groups are decrying a proposed Brazilian law that would require airlines operating in the country to provide free checked and carry-on bags, a measure the groups characterise as a “serious threat” to airline competition and airfare affordability.
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NewsAscend Airways Malaysia secures approval to start cargo flights
Wet-lease specialist Ascend Airways Malaysia has secured an air operator’s certificate (AOC), clearing the new Malaysian airline to launch operations next month.
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NewsANA to shutter medium-haul, low-cost AirJapan brand
Japan’s ANA Holdings will shutter its medium-haul low-cost brand AirJapan from end-March 2026, barely two years after it began operations.
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NewsAlaska Air Group secures single operating certificate for Alaska and Hawaiian
Combining operations under a single AOC marks a major milestone in the combination process that began with Alaska’s acquisition of Hawaiian more than a year ago.
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NewsFiji Airways picks ex-Virgin Australia chief as new CEO
Fiji Airways has appointed ex-Virgin Australia chief Paul Scurrah as its incoming CEO and managing director.
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NewsAir New Zealand expects first loss in four years
Air New Zealand expects to report a pre-tax loss in the six months ending 31 December, amid “ongoing softness” in travel demand and other challenges.
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NewsSouthwest sees ’positive demand inflection’ enduring into fourth quarter
Improvements in the demand environment observed by Southwest Airlines in July continued through the rest of the third quarter and into the last three months of the year, allaying fears that market weakness would endure.
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NewsNat Pieper to step down as Oneworld chief and join American as CCO
Nat Pieper will leave has role as chief executive of the Oneworld alliance and become chief commercial officer at member carrier American Airlines, filling a role that has been vacant for more than a year.
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NewsIcelandair brings forward 767 retirement to 2026 amid ‘unsustainable losses’
Icelandair will end widebody operations in 2026, after bringing forward the timeline for phasing out its Boeing 767-300ER twinjets by several years.
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NewsSkyTeam partners complete WestJet stake acquisition
SkyTeam members Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Korean Air have completed the acquisition of a 25% stake in Canadian operator WestJet.
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NewsSpirit Airlines explores merger options during second bankruptcy restructuring
Spirit Airlines believes merging with another company may provide its best path to long-term viability as the ultra-low-cost carrier operates under its second bankruptcy restructuring in one year.
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NewsJudge approves Spirit Airlines to reject leases on 67 Airbus jets
Spirit Airlines moves closer to significantly reducing its fleet size after a US federal judge approved the carrier’s request to reject leases on 67 Airbus narrowbody aircraft as part of its bankruptcy restructuring efforts.
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NewsBoeing ‘really delivering aircraft these days’: Norwegian chief
Norwegian chief executive Geir Karlsen is continuing to see improvements in the quality of service the Scandinavian carrier is receiving from Boeing as it adds more 737 Max 8s to its fleet
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NewsAir Serbia to wet-lease Air Baltic A220s as it considers future fleet options
Air Serbia has signed a two-year agreement for Air Baltic to operate Airbus A220-300s on its behalf in an expansion of an existing relationship between the carriers.
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NewsAirAsia divestment set for December after regulatory exemption granted
Malaysia-headquartered Capital A is set to complete the sale of its aviation business to sister company AirAsia X by December.
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NewsAbra Group boosts order book with A330neo and A320neo commitments
Avianca and Gol parent Abra Group has announced commitments for seven Airbus A330neo jets and 50 more A320neos as it expands it order book.
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NewsAbra to become a publicly traded US company
Abra Group, parent company of Latin American airlines Avianca and Gol, intends to become a publicly traded US company.
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NewsCaribbean Airlines CEO Gavin Medera resigns as airline undergoes turbulent transition
The airline’s board confirmed Medera’s departure on 13 October, saying chief operating officer Nirmala Ramai has stepped in as acting CEO to “ensure continuity and stability”.
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NewsSupply-chain delays adding $11bn to airline costs this year: IATA
A study carried out by IATA and consulting firm Oliver Wyman estimates that aerospace supply-chain issues are costing the global airline industry more than $11 billion this year.