Emirates has announced the addition of a fourth daily flight between Dubai and London Gatwick, effective 8 February 2026. This expansion will bring the airline's London operations to 12 daily flights across Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted, "offering customers more departure time choices and greater flexibility", it says. The additional flight will be operated with Airbus A350-900 aircraft, making Gatwick the second UK destination after Edinburgh to be served by Emirates with the type. The carrier also flies its A350s to Lyon, Bologna, Dammam, Mumbai, Bahrain, Colombo, Kuwait, Muscat, Tunis, Amman, Istanbul and Ahmedabad. With the new flight, Emirates' UK operations expand to 140 weekly flights across Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh. These are served with a mix of A350s, A380s and Boeing 777s.

ANA Holdings has completed its takeover of Nippon Cargo Airlines, after acquiring it its shares on 1 August. The group acquired the shares from NCA's parent company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha after obtaining relevant approvals, it states in a 4 August press release. ANA says the takeover positions it as "Japan’s largest combination passenger and cargo carrier". "Combining NCA’s large freighter network with ANA Group’s extensive international network of passenger and freighter flights will bolster transport capacity between Japan and Asia, Europe and the US," it adds. ANA operates six Boeing 767 freighters and two 777 freighter, while NCA operates eight 747-8 freighters, details the group. NCA's financial statements are expected to be consolidated with ANA from the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. "The ANA Group’s profitability is expected to increase with NCA’s inclusion, as the strengthened cargo business will improve its resilience against market volatility and changes," states ANA. The completion of the takeover marks a close to almost two years of delays due to difficulty in securing regulatory approvals. ANA had planned to complete the acquisition in October 2023 after plans were first announced in March the same year.

VietJet has reported a surge in its consolidated net operating profit to D755 billion ($28.8 million) for the quarter ended 30 June, on the back of its network expansion and reduced fuel prices. Its net operating profit was up more than threefold compared with D219 billion during the same period last year. The carrier reported a consolidated revenue of D17.9 trillion for the quarter up 10% year on year, while costs were up 9.2% to D15.5 trillion, as it reported a net profit after tax mor than doubled to D653 billion. During the quarter, VietJet transported more than 7.5 million passengers, up more than 10% states the carrier. The increase came as the carrier expanded its international network during the period, including operating direct flights from Nha Trang to Russian cities Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, and Blagoveshchensk. VietJet also launched new services connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, while also increasing flights to India, Japan and Singapore, it details. In the first six months of the year, Vietjet operated a total of 154 routes, comprising 45 domestic and 109 international ones. "Vietjet currently holds the largest market share in Vietnam with 46% market share in domestic transportation and 56% market share in international passenger transportation," it states. For the first six months of the year, the airline's consolidated net operating profit more than doubled to D1.58 trillion, as revenue was up 5% to D35.8 trillion, and it posted a net profit after tax of D834 billion, up 55%. VietJet Thailand, meanwhile, posted revenue of $223 million in the first half of the year. As of 30 June, VietJet's cash and cash equivalents stood at D7.15 trillion ($273 million), up from D4.56 trillion at the start of the year.