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AirAsia launched a promotional campaign with a pointed name,”Give Peace a Chance”, just hours after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on April 8, 2026. The ceasefire is the first significant pause in a conflict that has rattled global markets, disrupted aviation routes, and sent oil prices past $100 a barrel. The low-cost carrier’s Co-Founder Tony Fernandes opened his remarks by saying he was “relieved” by the ceasefire, before pivoting to a broader message about affordable travel and human connection. “We are so relieved to hear about the ceasefire,” Fernandes said. “At its core, AirAsia has…

Garuda Indonesia has an excellent first class product, which I’ve historically ranked as being one of the best in the world. It has been many years since I’ve flown Garuda Indonesia first class, and I was making imminent plans to give the product another try. While we’ll see this plays out, unfortunately it seems like Garuda Indonesia’s days of offering first class might be numbered, which is hardly surprising. Then again, we’ve seen the airline backtrack on this before, so who knows how this plays out. No matter how you slice it, I don’t know of another airline that takes…

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has signaled an apparent openness to the idea of one of the US’s big four airlines initiating a merger with a smaller carrier. On April 7, 2026, Secretary Duffy was asked during an interview with CNBC whether he would like to see one of the larger airlines buy one of their smaller competitors. In response Secretary Duffy said: “That’s going to come through us but also President Trump, he loves to see big deals happen. He would have to review that kind of a deal. It has to go through DOJ and it will come to…

The Amex Offers program often has promotions that can save you money on hotel stays. We sometimes see offers with Hilton and Marriott, since these are also Amex co-brand credit card partners, though the offers don’t seem to be as frequent as in the past. So there’s an update, as we’ve just seen a great new Amex Offers deal introduced for Marriott stays, which should save a lot of people some money. Spend $400+ with Marriott, get $100 backThe Amex Offers program has just rolled out at least one new targeted promotion that can save cardmembers money on the cost of Marriott stays. Specifically,…

Hypersonics startup Hermeus announced on April 7, 2026, that it has closed a $350 million Series C round.  This capital injection, which is structured as $200 million in equity and $150 million in debt, brings the total capital raised to $500 million and the company’s valuation to the $1 billion mark (what is known as a “unicorn” in venture capital parlance).   The new funding round has been led by prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm Khosla Ventures, with the participation of Canaan Partners, Founders Fund, RTX Ventures, Bling Capital, and In-Q-Tel. Other investors, such as Cox Enterprises, Socium Ventures, Destiny…

Qantas Freight touched down in Singapore’s Changi Airport (SIN) for the first time as a dedicated freighter operator on April 3, 2026, marking a quiet but meaningful expansion of the Australian carrier’s cargo ambitions across Asia Pacific. The twice-weekly service uses an Airbus A330 freighter between Sydney, Shanghai, and Singapore every Friday and Sunday. Each flight carries upward of 50 tons of cargo capacity, a notable bump for shippers moving goods between Australia, China, and Southeast Asia. Until now, Qantas had relied solely on belly-hold space aboard its passenger jets to move freight through Singapore. The new dedicated freighter changes…

The second of STARLUX Airlines’ aircraft decorated with the eye-catching AIRSORAYAMA special livery was spotted in Toulouse, France, as it came out of the paint shop.  The fuselage and engines of this aircraft, an Airbus A350-1000, have been fully covered in gold paint, which gives it a unique metallic appearance.  This is the second aircraft of the series of special liveries designed by Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama for the Taiwanese airline.   The first livery of the AIRSORAYAMA series, which sports the same style but using silver paint, was spotted rolling out of the Toulouse paint shop on March 11, 2026. …

Vertical Aerospace has successfully completed the first piloted thrust-borne flight transition of its full-scale eVTOL demonstrator. The flight took place on April 2, 2026, although it was officially announced four days later.  During the flight, which was conducted at Vertical Aerospace’s test area at Cotswold Airport (GBA) in southwest England under the supervision of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the aircraft took off vertically and tilted its rotors into a horizontal position for the cruise stage of the flight.  This movement is the first half of the two-way transition sequence, which involves switching seamlessly between vertical and horizontal flight…

Belgium has ordered five Cessna SkyCourier turboprops for its Special Operations Forces, becoming the first European military customer for the twin-engine utility aircraft.  Textron Aviation announced the contract on April 7, 2026, describing the selection as the SkyCourier’s “launch into the global defense market”. The aircraft will support troop transport, logistics, casualty evacuation, and crisis response missions.  A decade-long requirement  The order has roots stretching back nearly a decade. Belgium’s 2016 “Vision stratégique” defense white paper first outlined the need for STOL-capable light aircraft to support special forces insertions, extractions, and resupply. The requirement initially called for four aircraft, but that number grew to five by the time a procurement decision was reached in late…

Job Air Technic, one of Europe’s leading providers of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, and a subsidiary of the FL Technics Group, has appointed Jakub Dvořák as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 May. He will succeed the current CEO, Imrich Czére.  “Imrich has played an important role in leading Job Air Technic over the past two years and supporting its development Job Air Technic,” said Zilvinas Lapinskas, CEO of FL Technics Group. “We thank him for his contribution and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.” Jakub Dvořák has been appointed as new CEO…