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Asiana Airlines announced (11-Sep-2026) plans to launch Starlink inflight connectivity on select services from 15-Sep-2026. Starlink will be available on 10 recently retrofitted aircraft, comprising nine A350-900s and one A330-300, which are primarily deployed on medium to long haul services to the Americas, Europe and Southeast Asia. Passengers in all cabin classes will be able to access the free inflight WiFi. [more - original PR - Korean]

Korean Air announced (11-Sep-2026) plans to launch Starlink inflight connectivity on select services from 15-Sep-2026. Starlink will be available on four recently retrofitted aircraft, comprising three A350-900s and one Boeing 777-300ER, which are primarily deployed on medium to long haul services to the Americas, Europe and Southeast Asia. Passengers in all cabin classes will be able to access the free inflight WiFi. The airline aims to expand Starlink installation to most of its fleet by the end of 2027. [more - original PR - Korean]

Air Transat president and CEO Annick Guérard stated (10-Sep-2026) the company's results for Q3FY2026, ended 31-Jul-2026, were "significantly impacted" by higher fuel prices, which "remained elevated well beyond expectations and were the primary driver of lower profitability". Ms Guérard continued: "While revenues grew with added capacity, competitive market conditions limited our ability to pass these higher fuel costs on to customers, resulting in softer load factors and yields". She added Air Transat remains focused on restoring its profitability. [more - original PR]

Abra Group chief commercial officer (CCO) Angus Clarke, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean, stated (10-Sep-2026) the group aims to offer "a more relevant, higher yielding consumer proposition in South America", particularly "in the full service landscape". Mr Clarke said the company is "buying a lot of new planes" and "investing in new cabins" in support of this goal. Mr Clarke noted demand for the group's premium cabin products is strong, reporting: "For Avianca, the widebody premium cabin is doing very, very well". He added: "Our goal is introducing premium cabin on the narrowbody business, so we're very optimistic about that".

Abra Group chief commercial officer (CCO) Angus Clarke, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean, stated (10-Sep-2026) GOL plans to suspend three times weekly Rio de Janeiro Galeão-New York JFK service, launched on 08-Jul-2026 with A330 equipment, from late Oct-2026, commenting: "JFK has been seasonal, we did it from the middle of the year and we're stopping at the northern winter schedule change". Mr Clarke added: "We partner with American Airlines on that route, so we have a lot of flexibility there". He reported GOL plans to resume the seasonal service from summer 2027, "most likely" operating five times weekly. Mr Clarke also noted GOL's four times weekly Rio de Janeiro Galeão-Lisbon service, scheduled to commence on 16-Sep-2026 and marking the LCC's first scheduled nonstop service to Europe, "is performing incredibly well in terms of revenue development".

Copa Airlines CEO Pedro Heilbron, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean, stated (10-Sep-2026) buying aircraft is "one of the tricky things about aviation that very few industries have to deal with", noting the associated risk has to be well calculated. Mr Heilbron added: "We have to take the chance of ordering aircraft not knowing what the future is going to look like", noting Copa will be receiving aircraft deliveries up to 2034.