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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), via its official LinkedIn account, announced (02-Nov-2026) it appointed Adrian Hamilton-Manns as CEO, effective immediately. Mr Hamilton-Manns previously served as SalamAir CEO, effective Jul-2024 until Oct-2026, FlyArystan CEO, effective Apr-2020 until Jul-2024 and flyafrica.com CEO, effective 2012 until 2016. He replaces Muhammad Amir Hayat as PIA CEO. [more - Aviation Week]

SMBC Aviation Capital announced (02-Nov-2026) it became a strategic partner of PropelHer, a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the development of female leaders in aircraft leasing and aviation. The parties will focus on developing talent, broadening access to opportunities and strengthening pathways for women to progress into leadership roles. [more - original PR]

Jet2.com reported (30-Oct-2026) "strong interest from charter customers" for its first business class configured Boeing 737-800. As previously reported by CAPA, the aircraft has been configured to a 76 seat business class layout and is based at Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Jet2.com head of charter and airline sales Trevor Caplis stated: "This is the first time that we have featured a dedicated business class specification on our aircraft, so this is an incredibly exciting development for charter customers". [more - Aviation Week]

Air Congo received (30-Oct-2026) one Boeing 787-9 aircraft, on lease from MIAT Mongolian Airlines, at Kinshasa N'Djili Airport on 27-Oct-2026. The lease was arranged by Chapman Freeborn. The aircraft is configured with 30 business, 36 premium economy and 226 economy class seats and was scheduled to enter service on 31-Oct-2026. [more - original PR]

Emirates announced (30-Oct-2026) plans to deploy A350 equipment on daily Dubai-Durban service, commencing 01-Mar-2027. The airline's A350s are configured with 298 seats across business, premium economy and economy class. Following the deployment, Emirates' premium economy cabin will be available on all the airline's services to South Africa, as Emirates commenced offering premium economy to Cape Town and Johannesburg from Sep-2025. The airline is the sole scheduled operator on the Dubai-Durban route, according to OAG. [more - original PR]

Air Mauritius reported (30-Oct-2026) the following highlights for FY2026:

• Profit of EUR78.6 million includes remeasurement of provisions relating to the return of aircraft, revenue recognition of unredeemed and expired vouchers issued during the COVID-19 pandemic, and an unrealised gain on revaluation of monetary assets and liabilities. The company also benefitted from favourable fuel prices and a strong euro;
• Shareholders' equity turned positive at EUR26 million, having been in deficit since the COVID-19 pandemic;
• The airline's board "urged caution" in response to persistently high fuel prices in FY2027, "which cannot be fully recovered from airfares".

Air Mauritius CEO Andre Viljoen commented: "The caution urged by our board is justified, as the EUR exchange rate and fuel prices in 2025/26 worked for us. We certainly cannot count on this in 2026/27". He added: "Our cost control office is watching every single EUR spent to ensure we maximise value across the whole organisation. Simultaneously, our revenue recapture initiatives, including steps to address lower passenger demand, are being implemented to ensure that revenue improvements match our cost inflation". [more - original PR]