Firdaus Hashim
@firdausairways.bsky.social
Aviation person posting in his personal capacity. Former freelance aviation journalist, and air transport journalist for Cirium and FlightGlobal | seedisclaimer.com
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🇹🇷 🇱🇾 Turkish authorities said on Wednesday they had found the cockpit voice recorder and black box from a private jet that crashed killing the head of Libya's armed forces and his four aides ➡️ u.afp.com/S8QQ
December 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🇹🇷 🇱🇾 Turkish authorities said on Wednesday they had found the cockpit voice recorder and black box from a private jet that crashed killing the head of Libya's armed forces and his four aides ➡️ u.afp.com/S8QQ
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India gives two new airlines initial go-ahead to begin operations, weeks after IndiGo crisis reut.rs/3YJSYDg
India gives two new airlines initial go-ahead to begin operations, weeks after IndiGo crisis
India has granted initial clearance to two airlines to begin operations, weeks after mass cancellations by the country's largest airline IndiGo brought into focus the lack of competition in the world's fastest-growing aviation market.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
India gives two new airlines initial go-ahead to begin operations, weeks after IndiGo crisis reut.rs/3YJSYDg
Pakistan National Carrier Sale Gets Offer for $482 Million www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Pakistan National Carrier Sale Gets Offer for $482 Million
Pakistan’s attempt to sell its national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines Corp. has received a successful bid, marking a watershed moment for the country that has been attempting to privati...
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December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Pakistan National Carrier Sale Gets Offer for $482 Million www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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JetBlue and Kenya Airways plan to initiate the proposed codeshare services on or about
January 25, 2026, per a DOT filing. The KQ* code would be placed on JetBlue-operated flights linking to KQ service ex-JFK.
Initial markets are JFK-ATL/FLL/LAX/MCO/ORD/PBI/PHX/RDU/SFO/SJU.
#AvGeek
January 25, 2026, per a DOT filing. The KQ* code would be placed on JetBlue-operated flights linking to KQ service ex-JFK.
Initial markets are JFK-ATL/FLL/LAX/MCO/ORD/PBI/PHX/RDU/SFO/SJU.
#AvGeek
December 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
JetBlue and Kenya Airways plan to initiate the proposed codeshare services on or about
January 25, 2026, per a DOT filing. The KQ* code would be placed on JetBlue-operated flights linking to KQ service ex-JFK.
Initial markets are JFK-ATL/FLL/LAX/MCO/ORD/PBI/PHX/RDU/SFO/SJU.
#AvGeek
January 25, 2026, per a DOT filing. The KQ* code would be placed on JetBlue-operated flights linking to KQ service ex-JFK.
Initial markets are JFK-ATL/FLL/LAX/MCO/ORD/PBI/PHX/RDU/SFO/SJU.
#AvGeek
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’ www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’ www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
New four-engined Chinese tactical transport spotted in flight www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/n...
New four-engined Chinese tactical transport spotted in flight
A new four-engined military transport aircraft, believed to be the AVIC Y-30, has been photographed in flight over China, revealing design characteristics that appear partially influenced by the Airbu...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New four-engined Chinese tactical transport spotted in flight www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/n...
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Airline consolidation comes in Mexico: Volaris and Viva to combine under a new yet-to-be-named airline group.
Volaris and Viva will continue to operate as separate, independent brands but consolidate similar to IAG in Europe or Abra in South America.
Volaris and Viva will continue to operate as separate, independent brands but consolidate similar to IAG in Europe or Abra in South America.
December 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Airline consolidation comes in Mexico: Volaris and Viva to combine under a new yet-to-be-named airline group.
Volaris and Viva will continue to operate as separate, independent brands but consolidate similar to IAG in Europe or Abra in South America.
Volaris and Viva will continue to operate as separate, independent brands but consolidate similar to IAG in Europe or Abra in South America.
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Astrova, the newest inflight entertainment offering from Panasonic Avionics, now holds contracts to fly on more than 100 airline programs, just three years after its launch.
#IFEC
#PaxEx #AvGeek
#IFEC
#PaxEx #AvGeek
Astrova Tops 100 Programs Committed
Astrova, the newest inflight entertainment offering from Panasonic Avionics, now holds contracts to fly on more than 100 airline programs, just three years after its launch.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
British Airways Owner Sees Challenge With Minority Stake in TAP www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
British Airways Owner Sees Challenge With Minority Stake in TAP
IAG SA has warned that owning a minority stake in TAP SA will present a challenge for the British Airways parent, which would prefer majority ownership to lift the Portuguese airline’s margins.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
British Airways Owner Sees Challenge With Minority Stake in TAP www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US admits liability in fatal helicopter crash with American Airlines jet www.reuters.com/business/aer...
US admits liability in fatal helicopter crash with American Airlines jet
The U.S. Justice Department said late on Wednesday the federal government was liable in the fatal January 29 collision of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines regional jet that killed 6...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
US admits liability in fatal helicopter crash with American Airlines jet www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Global airline body IATA flags risks from 5G-related interference; no such cases in Singapore so far
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Global airline body flags risks from 5G-related interference; no such cases in Singapore so far
Singapore reports no 5G interference cases affecting aircraft operations, as global aviation bodies flag potential risks to safety. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Global airline body IATA flags risks from 5G-related interference; no such cases in Singapore so far
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Malaysia Aviation Group eyes doubling revenue to RM24.6b by 2030, repositions Malaysia Airlines as premium Asia Pacific carrier theedgemalaysia.com/node/786022
Malaysia Aviation Group eyes doubling revenue to RM24.6b by 2030, repositions Malaysia Airlines as premium Asia Pacific carrier
Malaysia Aviation Group Bhd (MAG) is targeting to double its revenue to RM24.6 billion by 2030, from RM13.8 billion last year, and lift its operating profit margin to 9% from 1% now as it repositions ...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Malaysia Aviation Group eyes doubling revenue to RM24.6b by 2030, repositions Malaysia Airlines as premium Asia Pacific carrier theedgemalaysia.com/node/786022
Airbus holds on to some older Belugas while preparing for A320neo-family ramp-up www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/ai...
Airbus holds on to some older Belugas while preparing for A320neo-family ramp-up
Airbus is intending to keep part of its A300-600ST Beluga fleet in operation until around mid-2027, as it continues its ramp-up of A320neo production. The airframer had five of the type but started wi...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Airbus holds on to some older Belugas while preparing for A320neo-family ramp-up www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/ai...
Airbus details next round of fuel-saving fello’fly tests following GEESE success www.flightglobal.com/air-transpor...
Airbus details next round of fuel-saving fello’fly tests following GEESE success
Airbus will next year launch a further round of flight tests under its fello'fly initiative as it bids to bring the fuel-saving Wake Energy Retrieval (WER) concept into commercial service in the first...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Airbus details next round of fuel-saving fello’fly tests following GEESE success www.flightglobal.com/air-transpor...
US FAA to review Boeing cockpit alerting system for MAX 10 www.reuters.com/business/aer... via @davidshepardson.bsky.social
US FAA to review Boeing cockpit alerting system for MAX 10
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will review Boeing's proposed enhanced flight crew alerting system for the Boeing 737 MAX 10, which will include a synthetic enhanced angle-o...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
US FAA to review Boeing cockpit alerting system for MAX 10 www.reuters.com/business/aer... via @davidshepardson.bsky.social
#China Launches Massive Aerial Drone Carrier in Show of Prowess www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China Launches Massive Aerial Drone Carrier in Show of Prowess
China conducted the maiden flight of what is considered to be the world’s largest drone mothership, underscoring its advances in unmanned aerial vehicles capable of unleashing weaponized swarms.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#China Launches Massive Aerial Drone Carrier in Show of Prowess www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
FAA expands Leap-1A dust-related inspections to engines operated in South Asia www.flightglobal.com/engines/faa-...
FAA expands Leap-1A dust-related inspections to engines operated in South Asia
The Federal Aviation Administration has expanded mandatory inspections of CFM International Leap-1A high-pressure turbine blades to engines operating in South Asia, following earlier concerns about du...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
FAA expands Leap-1A dust-related inspections to engines operated in South Asia www.flightglobal.com/engines/faa-...
Crisis-hit IndiGo to bring in external experts to probe mass flight cancellations www.reuters.com/world/india/...
Crisis-hit IndiGo to bring in external experts to probe mass flight cancellations
Crisis-hit IndiGo will call on external technical experts to help determine the root causes that led to mass-flight cancellations last week, the airline's chairman said on Wednesday, adding that the c...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Crisis-hit IndiGo to bring in external experts to probe mass flight cancellations www.reuters.com/world/india/...
Germany, France, Spain move to end deadlock in fighter jet dispute www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Germany, France, Spain move to end deadlock in fighter jet dispute
Germany, France and Spain will try this week to break a deadlock over Europe’s next-generation fighter jet programme, a project worth up to 100 billion euros ($117 billion) seen as vital for the regio...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Germany, France, Spain move to end deadlock in fighter jet dispute www.reuters.com/business/aer...
ST Engineering’s US unit among defendants in UPS plane crash lawsuit www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-ma...
ST Engineering’s US unit among defendants in UPS plane crash lawsuit
Lawsuit alleges negligence in maintenance checks by subsidiary VT San Antonio Aerospace Read more at The Business Times.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ST Engineering’s US unit among defendants in UPS plane crash lawsuit www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-ma...
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Turkey in talks to rejoin US F-35 fighter jet programme, envoy says reut.rs/44kJMZv
Turkey in talks to rejoin US F-35 fighter jet programme, envoy says
The U.S. is in discussions with Turkey regarding Ankara's rejoining the F-35 fighter jet programme and Washington hopes that talks will yield a breakthrough in the coming months, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey said on Wednesday.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Turkey in talks to rejoin US F-35 fighter jet programme, envoy says reut.rs/44kJMZv
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Safran has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its inflight entertainment and connectivity division, Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI), to Los Angeles-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management.
Safran agrees to sell IFEC unit to private equity firm Kingswood - Runway Girl
Safran has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Safran Passenger Innovations, its inflight entertainment and connectivity division, to Los Angeles-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Ma...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Safran has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its inflight entertainment and connectivity division, Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI), to Los Angeles-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management.
Flight diversions at Changi Airport due to weather see sharp rise in 2025; Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, National Environment Agency to improve forecasting
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Flight diversions at Changi due to weather see sharp rise in 2025; CAAS, NEA to improve forecasting
Singapore launches a national Aviation Meteorological Programme to research and manage the impact of adverse weather on flight operations and safety. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at strait...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Flight diversions at Changi Airport due to weather see sharp rise in 2025; Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, National Environment Agency to improve forecasting
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Shorter flights for travellers on some routes as Singapore and five other countries allow more direct paths
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Shorter flights for travellers on some routes as S’pore, 5 other countries allow more direct paths
A 15-month trial allowing more direct flight paths between Singapore and five other countries proves to shorten flight times and save fuel. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Shorter flights for travellers on some routes as Singapore and five other countries allow more direct paths
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Boeing says Trump's equity stake plan doesn't apply to big US defence firms www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Boeing says Trump's equity stake plan doesn't apply to big US defense firms
The comments come as the administration takes stakes in firms like Intel and MP Materials to bolster U.S. national security supply chains.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Boeing says Trump's equity stake plan doesn't apply to big US defence firms www.reuters.com/business/aer...