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UniWorld Air Cargo
Panama
Fleet
Removed model B722F
2025 May 30
Airline
KTZ Air Cargo
Kazakhstan
Intent
Acquire freighters A330 or B767
2026
Airline
KTZ Air Cargo
Kazakhstan
Intent
Launch Operations
2026 Q2 Q3
Airline
Ryanair UK
United Kingdom
Fleet
Added model B38M
2025 Dec 11
Airline
Volga-Dnepr Airlines
Russia
Fleet
Removed model A124
2025 Jul 19
Airline
GlobalX
United States
Fleet
Added model A319
2025 Dec 12
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Austria
Intent
New model A21N
TBA
Airline
LAM Mozambique Airlines
Mozambique
Fleet
Added model E190
2025 Dec 13
Aircraft Placements
Aircraft Operator
Avion Express Lithuania
Lithuania
Flight Provider
Avion Express Malta
Malta
Start
A320ceo
2025 Dec 15
Aircraft Operator
Helvetic Airways
Switzerland
Flight Provider
Austrian Airlines
Austria
Start
E190
2025 Dec 15
Aircraft Operator
MIAT Mongolian Airlines
Mongolia
Flight Provider
Gulf Air
Bahrain
Start
B787-9
2025 Dec 14
Aircraft Operator
FlyOne Moldova
Moldova
Flight Provider
Bamboo Airways
Vietnam
Start
A320ceo
2025 Dec 13
Aircraft Operator
Smartwings Czechia
Czechia
Flight Provider
Smartwings Poland
Poland
Start
B737-800
2025 Dec 13
Aircraft Operator
Braathens Regional Airlines
Sweden
Flight Provider
Austrian Airlines
Austria
Start
ATR72-600
2025 Dec 10
Aircraft Operator
Sky Vision Airlines
Egypt
Flight Provider
Royal Air Maroc
Morocco
Start
A320ceo
2025 Dec 10
Aircraft Operator
Avion Express Malta
Malta
Flight Provider
Viva Mexico
Mexico
Start
A320ceo
2025 Dec 09
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Doha Airport virtual towers
2025 Dec 16
Searidge Technologies reported first large-scale digital tower system, certified by MidEast aviation regulators, entered operational service at Hamad International Airport DOH, providing ultra-high-definition 360-degree visual coverage, integrating with existing airport capabilities.
Markets
Mexico Customs 2026
2025 Dec 15
Mexico Customs reforms effective 2026 require compliance by importers and mandatory brokers including irregular transaction reporting of under-valuation, mis-classification, false declaration; with stricter controls for IMMEX maquiladora production.
Frontiers
West Africa to abolish air taxes
2025 Dec 15
ECOWAS set to abolish air transport taxes as of 2026 in 12 countries: Benin, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger withdrew from ECOWAS in 2024).
Markets
Central Asia world’s fastest growing market
2025 Dec 15
Central Asia capacity +500% in 20 yrs; domestic seats 33m in 2025 from 5m in 2005; international seats 35m in 2025 from 6m in 2005; LCC share 21.0% in 2025 from 4.6% in 2015.
Markets
Top ten OTP 2025 Nov
2025 Dec 15
By flights: 1st Hainan HU 89% OTP 22k flights, 2nd China Southern CZ 88% 64k, 3rd SAS SK 87% 22k, 4th China Eastern MU 85% 68k, 5th British BA 84% 24k, 6th Azul AD 84% 23k, 7th easyjet U2 84% 39k, 8th ANA NH 83% 36k, 9th JAL JL 81% 26k, 10th Latam LA 81% 48k.
Markets
IATA Statement (paraphrase)
2025 Dec 14
Air cargo hero of global trade, notably, air cargo enabled front-loading to deliver products ahead of tariff deadlines and accommodated demand surges as tariffed goods found new markets.
Forecasts
Air cargo forecast 2025-2026
2025 Dec 14
Cargo tonne kilometers +3.1% in 2025 to +2.6% in 2026 with stable yields and volumes reaching 71.6m tonnes +2.4% YoY.
Forecasts
APAC MID lead pax growth
2025 Dec 14
ACI reports projects strong sustained growth of pax traffic across regions APAC +5.4% MID +4.8% YoY, based on Forecast 2025-2028 co-developed with OAG covering 1,207 airports in 33 APAC and 10 MID countries.
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