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Tonne $731.42
Liter $0.73
Gallon $2.21
Barrel $92.62
2025 Jul 30

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Airline

CVsky

Cape Verde
CVsky
Status
New airline Startup
2024
Airline

CVsky

Cape Verde
CVsky
Intent
New model AT76
2025 Oct
Airline

Sun PhuQuoc Airways

Vietnam
Sun PhuQuoc Airways
Fleet
Added model A21N
2025 Jul
Airline

Tajik Air

Tajikistan
Tajik Air
Intent
Restart Operations
2025
Airline

Air Arabia Saudi

Saudi Arabia
Status
New airline Startup
2025
Airline

Tajik Air

Tajikistan
Tajik Air
Fleet
Acquired B752 B735
2025
Airline

Parata Air

South Korea
Parata Air
Intent
New model A332
2025 Jul 27
Airline

Air Burkina

Burkina Faso
Air Burkina
Intent
Add capacity GMS B733
2025 Jul
Aircraft Operator

Southwind Airlines

Turkiye
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Qanot Sharq

Uzbekistan
Flight Provider
Start
A330-200
2025 Oct 05
Aircraft Operator

Trade Air

Croatia
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Nouvelair Tunisie

Tunisia
Flight Provider
Start
A320ceo
2025 Sep 06
Aircraft Operator

Avion Express Malta

Malta
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Tunisair

Tunisia
Flight Provider
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 27
Aircraft Operator

Avion Express Malta

Malta
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Transavia Netherlands

Netherlands
Flight Provider
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 25
Aircraft Operator

Heston Airlines

Lithuania
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Wizz Air Hungary

Hungary
Flight Provider
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 25
Aircraft Operator

Smartlynx Airlines Latvia

Latvia
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Arkia Israeli Airlines

Israel
Flight Provider
Start
A321ceo
2025 Jul 23
Aircraft Operator

Legend Airlines

Romania
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Air Algerie

Algeria
Flight Provider
Start
A340-300
2025 Jul 22
Aircraft Operator

SmartLynx Estonia

Estonia
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Vietnam Airlines

Vietnam
Flight Provider
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 21

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Aircraft Frontiers
AI airline assistant

2025 Jul 31

Instead of using AI to enhance in-house airline channel, Iberia located assistant directly on AI platform, betting pax use AI platform as home screen instead of airline website to search for flights, plan trips, optimize budget, before booking directly on airline website.

Aircraft Markets
Aircraft lease rates

2025 Jul 31

Predictable lease rates on path to more stability with focus on certain aircraft/engine combinations in relatively normal market conditions vs higher rates during 2022-2024 traffic rise, following lower rates during 2020-2022 traffic fall.

Aircraft Markets
Vertical stablizer tail

2025 Jul 31

Vertical tail larger than necessary for normal flight - resulting in more drag and fuel use, precisely sized to handle rare worst-case scenarios like cross-wind takeoffs with one engine out.

Aircraft Markets
Cargo traffic and market share

2025 Jul 31

IATA reports 2025 Jun YoY cargo demand CTK +0.8% (international +1.6%) and capacity ACTK +1.7% (international +2.8%); regional CTK ATCK: AFR +3.9% +6.2% ASIAPAC +9.0% +7.8%, EUR +0.8% +2.6%, SAMCAR +3.5% +0.4%, MID -3.2% +1.5%, NAM -8.3% +5.1%; market share: AFR > ASIA 1.4%, ASIA > ASIA 7.0%, ASIA > NAM 24.4%, EUR > ASIA 20.5%, MID > ASIA 7.4%, MID > EUR 5.7%, NAM > EUR 13.3%.

Aircraft Markets
Busiest airports July

2025 Jul 31

For 2025 Jul, busiest airport by seats: Atlanta ATL 5.7m, Dubai DXB 5.3m, Chicago ORD 4.8m, Istanbul IST 4.8m, Tokyo HND 4.7m.

Aircraft Frontiers
Comac C929

2025 Jul 31

Comac C929 widebody, to compete with older tech A339 and longer range B789, planned power by AECC CJ-2000 engine, similar to GEnx Trent7000, with EIS early 2030s.

Aircraft Frontiers
Electric flight fuse box

2025 Jul 30

RTX engineers building backbone of future airplane’s power system, prototypes of power distribution panel and solid-state power switch – in common terms, circuit breaker; together, components to protect megawatt electrical systems expected to fly on tomorrow’s hybrid-electric and fully electric passenger jets.

Aircraft Markets
Depreciation effect USD

2025 Jul 30

According to IATA, during first half of 2025, US dollar depreciation of 7% against other currencies represented savings for airlines not operating with USD; price of fuel also fell about 6%; combined savings equivalent to about 4.5% on average plus benefit of other reductions such as for aircraft payments and maintenance.

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