Lufthansa and Air France-KLM have formally expressed interest in acquiring a minority stake in TAP Air Portugal as part of the carrier's ongoing privatisation process. A formal letter has been submitted by Lufthansa to Portuguese state holding company Parpublica, outlining plans for a long-term partnership aimed at safeguarding TAP’s future as national airline, says the German group. Chief executive Carsten Spohr states that Lufthansa intends to "strengthen Portugal's global connectivity, preserve TAP's Portuguese identity, and ensure sustainable growth". SkyTeam member Air France-KLM, for its part, says it submitted an expression of interest to Parpublica on 18 November, ahead of the 22 November deadline, seeking to participate in TAP's privatisation process. This demonstrates the "strong interest of Air France-KLM in this process", says the group, adding: "We look forward to the next steps." Both airlines, along with IAG, have previously expressed interest in taking a TAP shareholding. Portugal's government had declared its intention to sell a 49.9% stake, making 44.9% available to private investors and offering the remaining 5% to employees.

Air Cambodia will retrofit three of its ATR 72s with the manufacturer's new "X-Space Table" that will allow it to convert two rows of seats into a one-by-one business class layout within minutes. ATR says that the convertible seat solution is under development and expected to be certificated in the first quarter of 2027, after which it will be rolled out on Air Cambodia's aircraft. "We are eager to introduce a new business class offering across our fleet of ATRs, as it will enable Air Cambodia to offer a more refined travel experience while maintaining the agility required in our operations", says the carrier's vice chairman and chief executive David Zhan. "This solution supports our commitment to providing greater comfort and choice to passengers across Cambodia, while ensuring continuity of service with our single-aisle fleet. It also strengthens our ability to adapt to evolving travel needs." Fleets data shows that the airline has one ATR 72-600 in service and three on order, while it also operates one ATR 72-500, three Airbus A320ceos and one A321ceo.

All Nippon Airways has not closed the door on its AirJapan brand returning at some point in the future, despite plans to reintegrate its fleet into the mainline brand from the end of March 2026. Speaking to reporters during a media briefing at the recent Association of Asia Pacific Airlines Assembly of Presidents, ANA president and chief executive Shinichi Inoue was keen to stress that he did not see the suspension of the brand as a failure, but rather due to the "business circumstances surrounding AirJapan and the ANA Group have been changed dramatically". He cited ongoing groundings of ANA's Boeing 787 fleet due to maintenance requirements on their Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines as the primary driver of the decision, which will see the two Boeing 787-8s operated by Air Japan return to mainline service. Inoue denies that the carrier, which operates all-economy configured aircraft and a model highly geared towards ancillary revenues, failed in the market. "Actually, the Air Japan brand performed well. Its three routes were consistently strong, bigger profit, driven by over 70% inbound tourism from Asia," says Inoue. Schedules data shows that the carrier operates on three routes from Tokyo Narita to Seoul Incheon, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and Singapore. Asked if it could return to the concept later, Inoue says: "We are not sure whether it will resume or not" adding that the airline has "always been flexible in doing our business". ANA has indicated that, in the meantime, it will concentrate on the buildout of its mainline brand and narrowbody low-cost carrier Peach Aviation. As part of a February order announcement, ANA Holdings ordered three Airbus A321XLRs that have been earmarked for Peach, along with 10 A321neos, that could be deployed on medium-haul services.