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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]

Garuda Indonesia president director and CEO Thomas Oentoro stated (30-Oct-2026) "Strengthening our core airline operations remains essential, but our future growth must also come from making better use of the capabilities and opportunities across the group", adding: "The increasing contribution from our non-airline businesses demonstrates how a more integrated and commercially focused business ecosystem can support our financial recovery". Mr Oentoro continued: "With Danantara's support, we are focused on improving productivity, unlocking greater value from our existing assets and capabilities and ensuring that each business contributes more effectively to the group's overall performance". He added: "Our transformation is gaining momentum, and we're focused on building on that progress. What matters now is turning these improvements into stronger financial results and a consistently better experience for our customers. That is how we intend to rebuild Garuda Indonesia's competitiveness and restore its position as a world-class airline". [more - original PR]

AirAsia Group established (01-Nov-2026) the AirAsia Bahrain board of directors, consisting of the following members:

• Serra Kirdar as chairman;
• Fam Lee Ee as vice chairman;
• Non-executive directors:
  • Faisal Khalid Kanoo;
  • Nawaf Al Zayani;
  • Akram Safa;
  • Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon;
  • Jamaludin Ibrahim.

The appointments build on a Letter of Intent signed between Capital A and Bahrain's Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications in Nov-2025, and AirAsia's announcement in Feb-2026 positioning Bahrain as its Middle East hub, as previously reported by CAPA. Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes stated: "Bahrain is strategically important to us as the gateway connecting ASEAN with the Middle East, Europe and beyond", adding: "While the geopolitical situation in the region has required us to adjust our initial plans, our commitment to Bahrain has not changed". [more - original PR]