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Motu Link Airline
French Polynesia
Intent
Launch Operations
2026 Jan/Feb
Airline
Motu Link Airline
French Polynesia
Intent
New model AT75F
2026 Q1
Airline
ALMA Air
Colombia
Intent
Launch Operations
2026 Q1
Airline
Nesma Airlines Egypt
Egypt
Fleet
Added model A321
2025 Dec 19
Airline
Thai Airways International
Thailand
Fleet
Added model A21N
2025 Dec 24
Airline
Azur Air Russia
Russia
Intent
Add model T214
TBA
Airline
Air Seychelles
Seychelles
Intent
Add capacity TVS B38M
2026 Q1
Airline
Boliviana de Aviacion
Bolivia
Intent
Add model B763
TBA
Aircraft Placements
Aircraft Operator
Fly2Sky Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Flight Provider
Air Senegal
Senegal
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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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Long haul perishible flight corridors
2025 Dec 26
Ethiopian Airlines operates temperature controlled flights along corridors during perishible seasons, collaborating on-ground with airports providers authorities, to ensure time-sensitive transits, such as during annual cherry season from Santiago Chile to Ezhou China via Lagos and Addis Ababa.
Frontiers
Automated airport announcements
2025 Dec 26
Airports, entering new era of passenger-centric terminal operations, to include AI generated multi-lingual on-demand announcements integrated into existing systems such as Flight Information Display and Pasenger Flow Management.
Markets
Reinsurance market pressure
2025 Dec 26
As result of 2025 worst loss year for airline industry in last decade, pressure on reinsurance market and large insurers to cease rate decreases or to begin rate increases, initially minimal, as early as 2026 Q1.
Markets
Engine brief: PW1500 GTF
2025 Dec 26
Builder Pratt & Whitney 2012-Present, TC 2013 EIS 2016, turbofan thrust SL 97-108 kN, applications A221 A223; variants PW1512 P1524; competitor CFM Leap, successor none; family PW1100 PW1200 PW1400 PW1500 PW1700 PW1900.
Markets
Busiest flight routes 2025
2025 Dec 23
By seats: 1st CJU Jeju - GMP Seoul 14.4m, 2nd CTS Sapporo - HND Tokyo 12.1m, 3rd FUK Fukuoka - HND Tokyo 11.5m, 4th HAN Hanoi - SGN Ho Chi Minh 9.8m, 5th JED Jeddah - RUH Riyadh 9.8m, 6th MEL Melbourne - SYD Sydney 9.0m 7th HND Tokyo - OKA Okinawa 8.1m, 8th BOM Mumbai - DEL Delhi 7.6m, 9th PEK Beijing - SHA Shanghai 7.5m, 10th SHA Shangai - SZX Shenzhen 7.1m.
Frontiers
Centralized cargo screening
2025 Dec 23
DXB dnata launched centralized cargo screening control room, partnered with Dubai Police, to remotely operate and monitor xray machines integrated with dnata’s cargo system; dnata also testing automated mobile robots as well as tools for shipment dimensioning and ULD load optimization; DXB dnata serves 120 airlines handling 60k tonnes of cargo monthly.
Frontiers
SJ-100’s PD-8 engine tests
2025 Dec 23
Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine, domestic subtitute for Yakovlev SJ-100 SaM146 engine, passed blade test and other key tests at thrust levels exceeding 78.4 kN.
Markets
Boeing 2025 delivery recovery
2025 Dec 23
IBA advises Boeing delivered 537 aircraft through 2025 Nov, progressively clearing parked inventory and speeding delivery process; average days from first flight to final delivery 37 vs 47 in 2024.
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