Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have obtained a single operating certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration, just over a year after the two carriers combined. The airlines will now operate under Alaska’s "AS" call sign, although they will retain their individual brand identities. "This was a year-long, multi-phase effort involving multiple departments and thousands of hours of work," states Alaska Air Group chief executive Ben Minicucci, adding that the single operating certificate marks "an important step in our journey as a combined organisation". The next steps include combining scheduling and passenger service systems (PSS), and integrating flight crew, airport and maintenance staff under joint collective bargaining agreements. In April, Alaska and Hawaiian will move to a single PSS. Diana Birkett Rakow has now assumed her new role as chief executive of Hawaiian, succeeding Joe Sprague who is retiring. She was previously Hawaiian’s executive vice-president of public affairs and sustainability. Other leadership changes at the Honolulu-based carrier include senior vice-president technical operations Jim Landers becoming head of Hawaii operations, and Shelly Parker, formerly Horizon Air’s vice-president station operations, becoming head of guest operations.

AirAsia X and Capital A have met all conditions for the proposed disposal of AirAsia Aviation Group, paving the way for the consolidation of all AirAsia-branded airlines. All conditions precedent to the share sale and purchase agreement have been fulfilled or waived as of 29 October, according to their respective filings to Bursa Malaysia. With the fulfilment of conditions, Capital A says it "will determine and announce the Entitlement Date for the Proposed Distribution in due course." Under the restructuring, AirAsia X is also expected to raise MYR1 billion ($238 billion) through a private equity placement. Capital A had said earlier this month that the disposal of its aviation unit is expected to be done by December after multiple rounds of delays.

US president Donald Trump has cited several existing orders and commitments from Vietnam Airlines, Thai Airways International and Malaysia Airlines for Boeing aircraft in a flurry of statements on trade deals reached with Southeast Asian nations following meetings in Kuala Lumpur. White House statements released on 26 October specifically cited Vietnam Airlines' commitment to "purchase 50 aircraft from Boeing which is worth over $8 billion", seemingly referencing a commitment to order 50 737 Max 8s from September 2023. In a separate statement on agreement reached with Thailand, the office cited the "procurement of 80 US aircraft, totalling $18.8 billion", which appears to reference Thai's January order for 45 Boeing 787-9s with an option for 35 more. A joint statement with Malaysia refers to the "procurement of 30 aircraft plus a purchase option for 30 additional aircraft", seemingly referencing Malaysia Airlines' March announcement of an order for additional 737 Max jets. While a joint statement with Cambodia did not cite a specific commitment for jets from the US manufacturer, it says that "Air Cambodia commits to working jointly with Boeing in support of Cambodia’s aviation ecosystem development and Air Cambodia’s growth." The Cambodian carrier is not currently a Boeing operator, and Cirium fleets data shows that it has letters of intent to order up to 20 Comac C909s, while its only firm-order aircraft are three ATR 72-600s. Its current fleet is comprised of two Airbus A320ceos and two A319s. More similar announcements are expected in coming days as President Trump attends a Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Seoul this week.