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.

Two turboprops formerly operated by Blue Islands have been detained at Guernsey airport over unpaid fees. Mark Helyar, president of the States' Trading Supervisory Board, which has responsibility for Guernsey ports, states that it "wouldn’t be appropriate at this stage to give all of the detail about the amount Blue Islands owes" but that the charges relate to operational costs, such as landing fees. Blue Islands ceased operations on 14 November. "Naturally, I want to do everything possible to ensure Guernsey taxpayers receive the money owed to them. As such, on Saturday [15 November] we took the decision to detain the two Blue Islands aircraft currently at Guernsey Airport. "These are aircraft leased by Blue Islands, but under the relevant Guernsey law – which is similar to legislation elsewhere in this regard – such aircraft can be held by authorities in order to assist with recovery of monies owed. We will take all steps within our authority to recover monies owed." The two turboprops are registered as G-ISLP and G-ISLM. Data lists these as MSN 1167, leased from Jetstream Aviation Capital, and MSN 762, leased from Abelo. Abelo chief executive Stephen Gorman tells Cirium that "like all lessors to Blue Island, we will be looking to take possession of our aircraft", adding: "There is very high demand [for] these aircraft." Stuart Klaskin, chief executive of Jetstream Aviation Capital, confirms that MSN 1167 is currently on the ground in Guernsey. "It is correct to state that are some monies owed against the aircraft in an amount which we are working with the appropriate authorities to determine, and which we expect will be cleared in due course," he states. On 17 November, Stuart Gardner, Simon Edel and Dan Edkins of EY were appointed as Blue Islands' joint liquidators. The appointment was made by way of a shareholder resolution under Alderney company law, says EY. The liquidators note that Blue Islands is a privately owned company registered in Alderney and operated out of Jersey and Guernsey. It has a fleet of five leased ATR aircraft and employed circa 110 people, most of them based in the Channel Islands. The majority of the airline's staff have been made redundant, but 12 employees have been retained to support the "orderly wind-down of the company", says EY. When asked about the detained turboprops, a spokesperson for the liquidators said they would be "declining to comment on specific assets".