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May 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM

SriLankan Airlines Extends Partnership with PROS to Advance Real-Time Offer Marketing

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PROS today announced that SriLankan Airlines has renewed its partnership through a six-year agreement effective January 1, 2026, strengthening the airline’s ability to deliver real-time, demand-driven marketing offers and to advance its modern airline retailing and commercial strategy. Through the renewed agreement, SriLankan Airlines will continue to adopt PROS Offer Marketing solutions to modernize its digital shopping and booking experience, improve offer marketing...
May 20, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Surf Air Mobility Elects Shawn Pelsinger as Chairman of the Board of Directors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surf Air Mobility Inc. (NYSE: SRFM) ("Surf Air Mobility", the “Company"), a leading air mobility platform and developer of SurfOS™ software operating system powered by Palantir Technologies (“Palantir”), today announced the election of Shawn Pelsinger as Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective July 24, 2026, the date of the Company’s Annual Shareholder Meeting. Mr. Pelsinger’s election as Chairman, on the nomination of Carl Albert, follows Mr. A...
May 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM

STARLUX Airlines Earns SKYTRAX 5-Star Rating for Second Consecutive Year

LOS ANGELES & TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STARLUX Airlines Earns SKYTRAX 5-Star Rating for Second Consecutive Year...
May 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM

StandardAero Announces Upgraded Moody’s Ratings

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE: SARO) (“StandardAero” or the “Company”), a leading independent pure-play provider of aerospace engine aftermarket services including engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and engine component repair, announced today that Moody’s Ratings (“Moody's”) recently upgraded the Company’s ratings based on its consistent positive earnings performance and diversified position across commercial, business aviation and military end markets...
May 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Starfighters Space, Inc. Files First Quarter 2026 Form 10-Q

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starfighters Space, Inc. ("Starfighters" or the "Company") (NYSE American: FJET), the innovative aerospace company, owner and operator of the world's largest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft, is pleased to report its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 for the period ended March 31, 2026. To review the full financial results, please view the Company’s recent 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.g...
May 20, 2026 at 3:00 AM

Notice Regarding Capital Participation in Airborne Capital Limited and Expansion of Business Alliance

TOKYO & DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Airborne Capital Limited: To whom it may concern: Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Airborne Capital Limited On May 20, 2026, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (President and CEO: Akihiko Ogino, hereinafter, “Daiwa Securities Group”) and Airborne Capital Limited (CEO: Ramki Sundaram, hereinafter, “Airborne Capital”) are pleased to announce that they have agreed on Daiwa Securities Group’s capital participation in Airborne Capital and the expansion of their business alliance...
May 20, 2026 at 3:00 AM

Announcement of the First Closing of MACH OE, an Aircraft Investment Fund

DUBLIN & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As announced in the press release dated 15 January 2026, Mercuria Investment Co., Ltd. (MIC), a subsidiary of Mercuria Holdings Co., Ltd. (MHD), and Airborne Capital Limited (ACL), an Ireland-based aircraft asset management company, had agreed to jointly establish and manage a new open-ended aircraft fund (MACH OE). We are pleased to announce that Development Bank of Japan Inc. has participated in the fund as an anchor investor, and the first closing was success...
May 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM

W. A. Rasic Construction Delivers Underground Utility Infrastructure at Metro Airpark Brown Field in Otay Mesa, CA

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. A. Rasic Construction has completed a major underground utility infrastructure project supporting the Metropolitan Airpark development at Brown Field in Otay Mesa, California. The work included storm drain, domestic water, fire water, and sewer systems installed across multiple phases in an active airfield environment. The project required careful sequencing adjacent to operational runways, with daily coordination to maintain safe access, protect airport...
May 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Bilt and Flying Blue Expand Collaboration, Unlocking 3 Miles For Every Dollar Spent on Rent for Air France KLM Visa Signature® Cardholders

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bilt, the membership for where you live, today announced an expanded collaboration with the Flying Blue loyalty program, enabling Air France KLM Visa Signature cardholders to earn 3 total Flying Blue Miles per $1 spent on rent payments made through the Bilt platform up to the yearly maximum. This marks Bilt's third co-brand card partnership and expands the Bilt ecosystem to serve the millions of Flying Blue customers among Bilt's member base. Bilt Members who hold the...
May 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM

AIRCO Establishes U.S. Manufacturing Hub for Its Modular Fuel Production Systems with New Pennsylvania Facility

NEW BRITAIN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIRCO™ (formerly Air Company), an industrial technology company developing advanced technologies for energy security and global resiliency, today announced a new manufacturing and integration facility in New Britain, Pennsylvania. Serving as AIRCO’s primary manufacturing base, the new hub allows AIRCO to scale domestic manufacturing of its power-to-liquid fuel production systems. The facility will house the production of AIRCO’s modular synthetic fuel producti...
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