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Trans Am Aero Express
Ecuador
Status
Ceased Operations
2025
Airline
Blue Air
Romania
Status
Entered Bankruptcy process
2025 Jul
Airline
Ariana Afghan Airlines
Afghanistan
Intent
Acquire PAX Widebodies
2025 Q3
Airline
Royal Air Comoros
Comoros
Status
New airline Active
2024
Airline
GlobalX
United States
Intent
Add model A319
2025 Aug 31
Airline
Really Cool Airlines
Thailand
Intent
Launch Operations
2026 Q1
Airline
Kangala Air Express
Burkina Faso
Intent
New model Widebody B767
2025 Q3
Airline
Sun PhuQuoc Airways
Vietnam
Intent
New model A321
2025 Jul
Fleet Placements
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Southwind Airlines
Turkiye
Flight Provider
Qanot Sharq
Uzbekistan
Start
A330-200
2025 Oct 05
Aircraft Operator
Trade Air
Croatia
Flight Provider
Nouvelair Tunisie
Tunisia
Start
A320ceo
2025 Sep 06
Aircraft Operator
Hi Fly Malta
Malta
Flight Provider
Jet2
United Kingdom
Start
A330-200
2025 Jul 18
Aircraft Operator
Legend Airlines
Romania
Flight Provider
Tunisair
Tunisia
Start
A340-300
2025 Jul 18
Aircraft Operator
DAT Danish Air Transport
Denmark
Flight Provider
Arkia Israeli Airlines
Israel
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 14
Aircraft Operator
Global Airways South Africa
South Africa
Flight Provider
Fly Gabon
Gabon
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 14
Aircraft Operator
AirExplore
Slovakia
Flight Provider
Air Ghana
Ghana
Start
B737-800
2025 Jul 12
Aircraft Operator
World2Fly Portugal
Portugal
Flight Provider
World2Fly Spain
Spain
Start
A330-300
2025 Jul 12
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Hybrid engine helicopter
2025 Jul 18
Sikorsky developing hybrid-electric propulsion system to increase conventional helicopter range by 30%, by transferring mechanical energy from turboshaft to rotor blades using turbogenerator to power electric prop-rotor motors.
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Remote digital tower
2025 Jul 18
Warsaw Modlin airport plans digital control tower overseen from ops center located in Warsaw city, tasked with air traffic management at WMI airport, equipped with high-definition day-night cameras and multiateration systems for air traffic surveillance.
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B777X GE9X engine
2025 Jul 17
GE Aerospace preparing for EIS of GE9X, most advanced and most tested engine in GE history, with more than 30,000 test cycles and 8,000 endurance cycles, including over 1,600 hours in hot and harsh environments, equivalent of six years of commercial flying; and, for first time, dust testing prior to launch.
Markets
Global airports traffic 2024
2025 Jul 17
Global passenger traffic hit new high in 2024, surpassing 9.4b pax YoY +8.4%, with top 20 airports processing 1.54b pax capturing 16% of global traffic; global air cargo rebounded with close to 127m tonnes handled in 2024, YoY +9.9%, with top 20 cargo hubs moving 52.2m tonnes, +9% from 2023.
Markets
Top ten international pax airports 2024
2025 Jul 17
Passengers YoY: Dubai 92m +6%, London LHR 79m +6%, Incheon ICN 71m +27%, Singapore SIN 67m +15%, Amsterdam AMS 67m +8%, Paris CDG 64m +5%, Istanbul IST 63m +8%, Frankfurt FRA 56m +4%, Hong Kong HKG 53m +34%, Doha DOH 53M +15%.
Markets
Top ten global cargo airports 2024
2025 Jul 17
Cargo tonnes YoY: Hong Kong HKG 5m +14%, Shanghai PVG 4m +10%, Memphis MEM 4m -3%, Anchorage ANC 4m +9%, Louisville SDF 3m +16%, Incheon ICN 3m +7%, Miami MIA 3m +9%, Doho DOH 3m +11%, Guangzhou CAN 2m +17%, Taipei TPE 2m +8%.
Frontiers
Connecting small airports
2025 Jul 17
Several electric and hybrid-electric aircraft from companies such as Aura Aero, Vaeridion, and Electra Aero, developed to connect cities lacking airline service; in US, 5,193 public airports utilized of total 19,700 airports.
New aircraft programs
2025 Jul 17
Possibles: A220-500 stretched -300, Boom Overture SST EIS 2030, Blended Wing Body airliner, B797 New Lite Twin, Comac C929 twin-aisle, B787 re-engined, A350 re-engined, along with Airbus hydrogen-power, Boeing hybrid-electric, Advanced NLT Open Fan, and previous Boeing Midmarket and Transonic Truss Braced Wing.
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