Airline News in Brief 06 October 2026

Vietjet named CAPA’s ‘Asia Low Cost/Hybrid Airline of the Year’

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A350-900

Singapore’s SATS signs MOU with Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen

Good luck Melbourne Airport drivers

Plaza Premium Group officially opens new lounges at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport

ExecuJet’s Auckland FBO wins IS-BAH Stage I accreditation

KlasJet receives FAA approval for ACMI and charter operations in US

Inaugural Praetor 600E delivered to fleet launch customer Flexjet

WorldACD: Air cargo pricing and capacity hold steady as traffic slows

IATA: Pax demand slips in August while cargo rises 4.4%

Boeing wins freighter order, Airbus wins A321neo order

Jazeera Airways selects CFM LEAP-1A engines to power nine Airbus A320neo aircraft

Garuda Indonesia commences engine MRO work with SR Technics

Drukair, Royal Bhutan Airlines selects CFM LEAP-1A engines to power 5 Airbus A320neos

Neste wins extended SAF deal with United Airlines

ACI APAC & MID wins support for capacity, slot policies and climate action

Cathay Pacific and Google partner for AI-powered contrail avoidance research

Sydney Seaplanes expands fleet with new Beaver

Tecnam unveils commercial deal, model upgrades

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Singapore’s SATS signs MOU with Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen

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FACC refinances syndicated loan to fund growth

SES and Royal Brunei Airlines complete RB SkyConnect rollout on A320neo fleet

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A350-900

Boeing wins freighter order, Airbus wins A321neo order

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Malaysia Aviation Group to acquire Sepang Aircraft Engineering from Airbus

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AAR accelerates aftermarket strategy by acquiring controlling interest in MRO Holdings

Korean Air’s Walter Cho named CAPA’s 2026 Asia Airline Executive of the Year

ATR appoints new CEO and new CFO

New CEO named for CRMA Aero Repair

SkyDrive studies converting Osaka’s rooftop landing sites into eVTOL vertiports

EHang’s global fast-track programme expands to Vietnam

Australia’s McDermott Aviation expands fleet with new Airbus H125

ATSB releases preliminary reports on Sydney Airport safety ‘incidents’

New research considers changes to global ATM systems

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Biometrics are coming for you

China Airlines taps Safran for Airbus A350-900 landing gear overhaul

VIEWPOINT: Coordination, not innovation, will define the future of travel

CAA Malaysia adopts Airways International’s SureSelect for future ATC recruitment

Sydney Flight College partners with Symbiotics to strengthen pilot training

EVA Air selects Acron Aviation’s Virtual Flight Deck for Boeing 787 fleet

SkyDrive studies converting Osaka’s rooftop landing sites into eVTOL vertiports

EHang’s global fast-track programme expands to Vietnam

SkyDrive, South Korea’s Verty target commercial eVTOL operations by 2028