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Congo Airways
Congo Kinshasa
Fleet
Added model E190
2025 Dec 23
Airline
Congo Airways
Congo Kinshasa
Intent
Restart Operations
2026 Jan
Airline
LATAM Brasil
Brazil
Intent
New model E295
2026 Q4
Airline
Pelita Air Service
Indonesia
Fleet
Removed model AT75
2025 Nov 01
Airline
Ituri Airlines
Congo Kinshasa
Fleet
Added model FK50
2025 Dec 27
Airline
Astral Aviation
Kenya
Intent
Add model FK27
2025 Dec
Airline
Motu Link Airline
French Polynesia
Intent
Launch Operations
2026 Jan/Feb
Airline
Motu Link Airline
French Polynesia
Intent
New model AT75F
2026 Q1
Aircraft Placements
Aircraft Operator
Fly2Sky Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Flight Provider
Air Senegal
Senegal
Start
A320ceo
2025 Dec 24
Aircraft Operator
AirExplore
Slovakia
Flight Provider
Air Peace
Nigeria
Start
B737-800
2025 Dec 23
Aircraft Operator
AirExplore
Slovakia
Flight Provider
Euroairlines
Spain
Start
B737-800
2025 Dec 23
Aircraft Operator
AirExplore
Slovakia
Flight Provider
AlbaStar
Spain
Start
B737-800
2025 Dec 22
Aircraft Operator
Fly2Sky Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Flight Provider
United Nigeria Airlines
Nigeria
Start
A320ceo
2025 Dec 22
Aircraft Operator
Avion Express Malta
Malta
Flight Provider
FlyOne Armenia
Armenia
Start
A320ceo
2025 Dec 20
Aircraft Operator
Avion Express Malta
Malta
Flight Provider
Viva Mexico
Mexico
Start
A320ceo
2025 Dec 20
Aircraft Operator
Fly Air 41
Croatia
Flight Provider
LAM Mozambique Airlines
Mozambique
Start
A319ceo
2025 Dec 20
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Markets
Airline brief: Tibet Airlines
2025 Dec 29
Tibet Airlines TV TBA 1999 - Present www.tibetairlines.com.cn; China air carrier, active AOC flying 49 aircraft; 4 pax models A319 CFM 29, A19N CFM 9, A320 CFM 6, A332 RR 5, intent to add C909 GE 10, C919 CFM 40; parent Tibet Autonomous Region Investment & Air China.
Markets
Air cargo 2025 theme
2025 Dec 29
Air cargo 2025 theme of uncertainty, hard year not bad year, ending with 28th consecutive month of growth; market driven by front-loading, while sporadic rate and volume surges masked weaker demand, cargo adapted to short-term planning highlighted by faster competitive reactions instead of forecasting demand.
Forecasts
Latin America ascending air freight
2025 Dec 29
LatAm region shifting from supplier to major growth market, driven by near-sourcing exploiting near-shoring and regional suppliers stepping into gaps opened by geopolitical tariff volatility; region reshaping trade lanes as economies continue to export local products while rising consumption energizes import of global brands.
Forecasts
Outlook for airline demand and capacity
2025 Dec 29
Outlook for passenger demand in 2026 remains robust, supported by continued recovery in international travel, easing supply constraints, sustained growth in emerging markets; global airline seat capacity in 2026 projected to increase by 3-4% compared to 2025.
Frontiers
Comac C919 variants
2025 Dec 29
Comac plans to expand C919 with variants: stretched C919 at 200+ seats for medium-haul routes and shortened C919 at 130+ seats for high-altitude airports.
Frontiers
Traffic management system trial
2025 Dec 28
UK’s leading ATM services provider, NATS Enroute, selected Airways International’s cloud-based ANSP system ‘Airshare’ for trial of fully integrated controlled airspace with crewed and uncrewed aircraft; Airshare trialed series of successful deployments in New Zeland since 2014.
Frontiers
Airline gate hold programs
2025 Dec 28
American Airlines utilizing AI to determine gate hold aka delay period after scheduled departure time to accommodate connecting pax on late arriving flights; AI analyzes current flight network data to determine feasible gate hold duration.
Frontiers
Automated entry-exit airport system
2025 Dec 28
According to ACI, EU Schengen Entry/Exit system started 2025 Oct to replace passport stamp for short-stay non-EU travelers, by collecting biometric and passport data, increased border crossing times +70% up to 3-hrs during peaks, while registering only 10% of applicable travelers, increasing to 35% in 2026 Jan.
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