Aviation & Trade Links: Nauru Airlines’ Australian-backed North Pacific Connector has ended with no successor yet chosen, leaving Australia to evaluate a new DFAT tender for a weekly subsidised service linking Australia with Nauru, Tarawa, Majuro, Pohnpei and Koror (75+ passengers and 1,000kg cargo per sector), after the prior bridging and scaled-back operations were cut following the expiry of the last contract. Regional Energy Security: Fiji and Tonga are hunting alternative fuel supply partners—Fiji met PETRONAS in Malaysia and discussed options in Korea, while Tonga signed a feasibility study deal with Pacific Energy South West Pacific Limited funded by the US Trade and Development Agency. Pacific Connectivity for Business: Australia says all Pacific Islands Forum members are now connected to undersea cable networks, with new cable work supporting primary links for Nauru and others—expected to boost access to markets, services and investment. Food Exports to Naoero: Fiji shipped the first pilot consignment of 54 boxes of export-quality produce to Nauru under a PIDF–New Valley Processors MoU, with Nauru Airlines helping move the goods and farmers seeing a path beyond domestic sales. Airline Cooperation Talks: Nauru Airlines is exploring commercial and operational cooperation with start-up One Pacific Airways, covering scheduling, ticketing, cargo, maintenance and systems, though no commitments are final. Regional Unity Under Pressure: Pacific leaders head to Palau for the PIF summit with no consensus yet on how to respond to China’s missile test, with reports that Kiribati and Nauru did not endorse a proposed joint statement.