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Typhoon Dujuan: 275 Japan Flights Axed, 4 Dead
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Typhoon Dujuan: 275 Japan Flights Axed, 4 Dead

SpiceJet Under DGCA Lens as Fleet Shrinks to 11 Jets
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SpiceJet Under DGCA Lens as Fleet Shrinks to 11 Jets

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FAA Switches On AI Traffic Tool at DC Airports

The FAA switches on its SMART AI traffic tool at Reagan National, Dulles and BWI today for a 90-day trial, the first live deployment of its $875M ATC modernisation.

Air India Express Merger Weighed in Cost-Cutting Review
Business & Markets

Air India Express Merger Weighed in Cost-Cutting Review

Incoming CEO Tewolde Gebremariam is weighing folding Air India Express into the parent airline to cut duplicated costs after a Rs 22,000 crore loss year.

Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After 7-Month Upgrade

Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After 7-Month U..

Runway 11R/29L resumed operations on 20 September after a seven-month rehabilitation with resurfacing, a new rapid exit..

Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026
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Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026

Korean Air finalises $44.8bn order for 103 Boeing jets
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Korean Air finalises $44.8bn order for 103 Boeing jets

Business & Markets

Fernandes: AirAsia needs no bailout as fuel bites

Tony Fernandes says AirAsia is sustainable with RM1bn-plus cash and needs no bailout, as a RM830.5m Q2 loss, $183 fuel and 20-25% capacity cuts put the carrier under the spotlight.

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Global Tourism Growth Stalls at 0.4%, UN Reports

UN Tourism reports international arrivals rose just 0.4% to 690 million trips in H1 2026, and has cut its full-year forecast to 1-2% as conf..

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Air India, IndiGo Restore Winter Flights
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Air India, IndiGo Restore Winter Flights

Air India and IndiGo restore most suspended international routes for winter per Cirium data; Chicago and Ho Ch..

Air India AI131 Diverted to Zurich in Heathrow Chaos
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Air India AI131 Diverted to Zurich in Heathrow Chaos

AI131 Mumbai-London diverted to Zurich with 290+ aboard as a NATS fault cancelled 1,000+ UK flights; Heathrow..

Thailand Readies 2.45B Baht Tourism Stimulus for Nov 1
Tourism

Thailand Readies 2.45B Baht Tourism Stimulus for Nov 1

Thailand will launch three tourism stimulus schemes worth 2.45B baht from Nov 1 to reverse a 3% arrivals slide..

Arkia Launches First Tel Aviv-Manila Direct Flights
Aviation

Arkia Launches First Tel Aviv-Manila Direct Flights

Arkia launches the first-ever Tel Aviv-Manila nonstop on Jan 3, 2027: weekly A330, fares from $750, record tra..

Afcom Signs LOI for Four Boeing 777-8 Freighters
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Afcom Signs LOI for Four Boeing 777-8 Freighters

Chennai's Afcom Holdings signed an LOI for up to four Boeing 777-8 freighters, a first for India. Fleet plan,..

Vietnam August Arrivals Hit Record on Russia, India Surge
Tourism

Vietnam August Arrivals Hit Record on Russia, India Surge

Vietnam set an August arrivals record near 2M visitors as Russians topped 1M (+166%) and Indians hit 612k. Wha..

UK Flights Cancelled: ATC Failure Grounds Hundreds
Aviation

UK Flights Cancelled: ATC Failure Grounds Hundreds

NATS suffered a flight-plan system failure on Sept 8, cancelling 600+ flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and other U..

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Typhoon Dujuan: 275 Japan Flights Axed, 4 Dead

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Global Tourism Growth Stalls at 0.4%, UN Reports

Global Tourism Growth Stalls at 0.4%, UN Reports

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Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After 7-Month Upgrade

Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After 7-Month Upgrade

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Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026

Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026

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