Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines have formalised their joint business partnership after receiving approvals from Malaysia's civil aviation authority. The deal will see the two airlines deepen their commercial partnership on their services between Singapore and Malaysia, and could include revenue sharing flights, joint fare products, coordinated schedules and joint corporate travel arrangements, SIA states. "This collaboration brings together complementary frequencies and aligned schedules, enabling deeper connectivity between Malaysia and Singapore," says Malaysia Aviation Group managing director Izham Ismail. "Over time, it reinforces Malaysia Airlines’ competitive position by enhancing scale, relevance, and network resilience across key markets." Singapore's competition regulator approved the partnership in July 2025, and the deal was contingent upon approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia that was obtained earlier this month. The two carriers already have a codeshare arrangement in place on several routes between Singapore, Malaysia and their respective longhaul networks.

UPS completed the retirement of its Boeing MD-11 fleet, the US shipping provider has disclosed. "Regarding the MD-11 aircraft, UPS accelerated its fleet modernization plans, completing the retirement of its MD-11 fleet during the fourth quarter of 2025," UPS says in its fourth-quarter earnings release. Fleets data shows that UPS has 31 MD-11s in storage. A UPS MD-11 freighter on 4 November crashed into buildings shortly after take-off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International airport. All remaining MD-11s were grounded by the US Federal Aviation Administration following the UPS crash. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has reported that the three crew members on board the 4 November UPS cargo flight and 11 people on the ground were "fatally injured", and another 23 people on the ground were injured. UPS's US domestic segment made a fourth-quarter operating profit of $1.43 billion, down 15% year on year. Its international segment made an $884 million profit, down 13%.

Wizz Air's UK subsidiary has formally applied for a US foreign air carrier permit which would enable it to launch transatlantic operations. A notice posted on the US Department of Transport’s website on 23 January shows that Wizz Air UK has applied for "exemption authority and a foreign air carrier permit to enable it to conduct foreign scheduled and charter air transportation". This would cover passenger and cargo services between the UK and USA. The application notes that the carrier "presently intends only to conduct passenger charter service, which will vary depending on seasonal and charterer demand". Wizz is seeking a broad permit that would allow it to start scheduled flights in the future, without having to file additional paperwork with the DOT, it adds. Wizz has said little publicly about its desire to launch operations across the Atlantic. The wider group has been engaged in shift towards focusing on eastern and central Europe, including the cutting of its Wizz Air Abu Dhabi unit and scaling down of its presence in western Europe. A notable exception to this has been the UK, where the airline, principally through the Wizz Air UK subsidiary, has plans to grow its footprint. As noted in its application to the DOT, Wizz Air UK operates a fleet of 21 Airbus A321neos, including three long-haul A321XLRs which can fly 11h sectors. These would enable it to reach the US East Coast and beyond from the UK. The bulk of Wizz's original order for 47 XLRs was deferred or swapped for smaller variants as part of its decision to pull back from the Middle East. During a second-quarter results briefing on 12 November, group chief executive Jozsef Varadi said that although Wizz was due to take delivery of 11 A321XLRs in total, it would not operate the full number, and those it did accept would be placed with Wizz Air UK. "We are not going to put 11 aircraft into Wizz Air UK; it's going to be less than that, and we will see how we can reconcile the market with the rest of that," said Varadi.