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Airline Developments
Airline
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
United Emirates
Intent
Ceased Operations
2025 Sep 01
Airline
Fly Gabon
Gabon
Intent
Add capacity GBB A320
2025 Jul
Airline
Kangala Air Express
Burkina Faso
Intent
New model Widebody B767
2025 Q3
Airline
Kangala Air Express
Burkina Faso
Intent
New model B737QC
2025 Q3
Airline
IndiGo
India
Intent
New model A359
2026
Airline
FlyCAA
Congo Kinshasa
Fleet
Removed configuration AT75F
2025 Jun 06
Airline
Malu Aviation
Congo Kinshasa
Intent
Add model DH84
TBA
Airline
Amazon Air
United States
Fleet
Added model A333
2025 Jul 03
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Aircraft Operator
Trade Air
Croatia
Flight Provider
Nouvelair Tunisie
Tunisia
Start
A320ceo
2025 Sep 06
Aircraft Operator
GlobalX
United States
Flight Provider
TUI fly Netherlands
Netherlands
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 11
Aircraft Operator
GlobalX
United States
Flight Provider
TUI fly Netherlands
Netherlands
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 10
Aircraft Operator
Lion Air
Indonesia
Flight Provider
flynas
Saudi Arabia
Start
A330-900
2025 Jul 10
Aircraft Operator
4 Airways
Malta
Flight Provider
Arkia Israeli Airlines
Israel
Start
B737-400
2025 Jul 07
Aircraft Operator
Avion Express Lithuania
Lithuania
Flight Provider
Tunisair
Tunisia
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 06
Aircraft Operator
CityJet
Ireland
Flight Provider
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Sweden
Start
CRJ900
2025 Jul 05
Aircraft Operator
Africa Charter Airline
South Africa
Flight Provider
BidAir Cargo
South Africa
Start
B737-400
2025 Jul 04
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Top ten country pairs
2025 Jul 14
Seats for 2025 Jul, top country pairs: ES-UK 5.9m, MX-US 4.6m, CA-US 3.4m, DE-ES 3.3m, DE-TK 3.0m, JP-KE 2.7m, IT-ES 2.5m, CN-JP 2.5m, UK-US 2.5m, IN-AE 2.4m.
Frontiers
B77X replacing B773
2025 Jul 14
While B778 3m shorter than B773, due to B778 door locations essentially same seat capacity and by sharing B778F structure 2,300 km more range than B773; B779 3m longer with 3,500 km more range than B773; B778F 7m longer than B772F.
Markets
Top airlines & airports OTP
2025 Jul 14
For 2025 Jun, global airlines: Saudia SV 16.7k 91%, Aeromexico AM 15.9k 88%, Azul AD 25.3k 86%, ANA NH 25.2k 86%, SAS SK 22.3k 85%; large airports: Riyadh RUH 22.2k 90%, Santiago SCL 11.4k 87%, Bengaluru BLR 23.2k 87%, Kolkata CCU 11.3k 87%, Fukuoka FUK 14.9k 87%.
Frontiers
Heavylift seaplane
2025 Jul 12
General Atomic’s Liberty Lifter, proposed aircraft combining air transport speed with sealift capability to carry heavy volumetric loads, launched in 2022 and declared feasible then scuttled in 2025, with findings transferred to Boeing’s Aurora ground effect seaplane project.
Markets
Top ten airports in 2024
2025 Jul 11
According to ACI based on pax with YoY increase: ATL 108m 3.3%, DXB 92m 6.1%, DFW 88m 7.4%, HND 86m 9.1%, LHR 84m 5.9%, DEN 82m 5.8%, IST 80m 5.3%, ORD 80m 8.3%, DEL 78m 7.8%.
Frontiers
B777-8F prototype
2025 Jul 11
Boeing and its suppliers started to manufacture major components for prototype B777-8F, including wing, fuselage sections and keel beams; with 59 orders from six airlines, Boeing expects to deliver first B777-8F in 2028.
Forecasts
Africa airlines traffic rise
2025 Jul 11
According to AFRAA study, Africa airlines expected to carry 113m pax in 2025 or 15.3% increase YoY. During 2025 Apr, Africa airlines represented 51% of international traffic.
Frontiers
Flight emissions tool
2025 Jul 10
University of California Irvine developed global warming per activity tool to quantify climate assessments during flight, producing risk curve for evaluating tradeoff decisions, for instance, whether to re-route flight avoiding atmospheric conditions conducive to contrail formation in terms of increased fuel burn and emissions.
Markets
Top ten cargo airlines 2025
2025 Jul 10
1 FedEx Express, 2 UPS Airlines, 3 Qatar Airways Cargo, 4 Emirates SkyCargo, 5 DHL Aviation, 6 Cargolux, 7 China Southern Cargo, 8 Korean Air Cargo, 9 Atlas Air, 10 Singapore Airlines Cargo.
Markets
Top ten forwarders 2024
2025 Jul 10
In airfreight tonnes: Kuehne+Nagel Switzerland 2.1m, DHL Supply Germany 1.8m, DSV Denmark 1.4m, DB Schenker Germany 1.1m, Sinotrans China 1.0m, Nippon Express Japan 0.9m, Expeditors United States 0.9m, UPS Supply United States 0.8m, AWOT China 0.8m, CEVA Logistics France 0.8m.
Markets
B773 P2F conversions
2025 Jul 10
According to IBA Aviation, demand for B777-300ER freighter conversions surging due to upcoming end of B777 production in 2027 and scarce feedstock, especially as options like ageing B747-400F scarce.
Markets
Transatlantic airfreight
2025 Jul 10
While overall transatlantic market relatively normal with 1% to 2% rises/falls, Canada-Europe market up 14% to 16% resulting from increased freight capacity due to additional flights serving influx of Canada travelers to Europe instead of United States.
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