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NewsKazakh wealth fund discloses sale price of controlling stake in Qazaq Air
Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund, Samruk-Kazyna, has disclosed that it sold a majority share in regional operator Qazaq Air for 1.02 billion tenge ($2 million). The fund revealed the figure in financial results for the third quarter ending 30 September. Samruk-Kazyna states that it completed the sale of a 49% share ...
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Airline BusinessWeek 52 2025: Another Turkish consolidation move amid busy end to year
The recent news that Pegasus would be buying Czech operator Smartwings was a surprise development, given Israir and then LOT Polish Airlines were said to be in the driving seat for such a deal.
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NewsNatilus expects more LCCs to follow SpiceJet’s bet on blended-wing body aircraft
Indian carrier SpiceJet has signed a conditional purchase agreement for 100 of Natilus’s blended-wing body aircraft, marking the first passenger airline to signal strong interest in the conceptual jet.
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NewsSun visor detachment preceded Malta Air 737 Max engine shutdown: investigators
Polish investigators have disclosed that a Malta Air Boeing 737 Max 8-200 experienced an engine shutdown, apparently after a sun visor detached in the cockpit.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 6-12 December 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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NewsUnited strikes sale-leaseback deals covering 20 Max 9s with SMBC Aviation Capital
The Irish lessor disclosed the sale-leaseback agreements, which apply to Max 9s delivered in late 2025 and 2026, on 10 December.
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Airline BusinessUS discounters adapt networks as widespread capacity cuts change market dynamics
Most US discounters have been undergoing a painful period of contraction over the past several months, which has seen carriers enact sweeping network capacity cuts – opening new opportunities in some markets.
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NewsTurkey’s Pegasus Airlines emerges as buyer of Czech budget carrier Smartwings
Turkish budget carrier Pegasus Airlines is set to acquire Czech Airlines and its low-cost operator Smartwings in a €154 million ($180 million) transaction. Smartwings’ shareholders have been holding partnership talks for several years, notably with Israeli leisure carrier Israir. But Israir withdrew from the process earlier this year having engaged ...
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 29 November - 5 December 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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NewsArgentina’s Flybondi plans expansion with A220s and 737 Max 10s
Argentinean low-cost operator Flybondi is to acquire up to 35 single-aisle aircraft, a mix of Airbus A220s and Boeing 737 Max jets. The carrier states that it plans to order 15 A220-300s and 10 737 Max 10s, with options for another five of each model. Initial deliveries of the A220s ...