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2025 Jul 11
Airline

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi

United Emirates
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
Intent
Ceased Operations
2025 Sep 01
Airline

Fly Gabon

Gabon
Fly Gabon
Intent
Add capacity GBB A320
2025 Jul
Airline

Kangala Air Express

Burkina Faso
Kangala Air Express
Intent
New model Widebody B767
2025 Q3
Airline

Kangala Air Express

Burkina Faso
Kangala Air Express
Intent
New model B737QC
2025 Q3
Airline

IndiGo

India
IndiGo
Intent
New model A359
2026
Airline

FlyCAA

Congo Kinshasa
FlyCAA
Fleet
Removed configuration AT75F
2025 Jun 06
Airline

Malu Aviation

Congo Kinshasa
Malu Aviation
Intent
Add model DH84
TBA
Airline

Amazon Air

United States
Amazon Air
Fleet
Added model A333
2025 Jul 03

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Aircraft Operator

Trade Air

Croatia
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Nouvelair Tunisie

Tunisia
Flight Provider
Start
A320ceo
2025 Sep 06
Aircraft Operator

GlobalX

United States
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

TUI fly Netherlands

Netherlands
Flight Provider
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 11
Aircraft Operator

GlobalX

United States
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

TUI fly Netherlands

Netherlands
Flight Provider
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 10
Aircraft Operator

Lion Air

Indonesia
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

flynas

Saudi Arabia
Flight Provider
Start
A330-900
2025 Jul 10
Aircraft Operator

4 Airways

Malta
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Arkia Israeli Airlines

Israel
Flight Provider
Start
B737-400
2025 Jul 07
Aircraft Operator

Avion Express Lithuania

Lithuania
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Tunisair

Tunisia
Flight Provider
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 06
Aircraft Operator

CityJet

Ireland
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Sweden
Flight Provider
Start
CRJ900
2025 Jul 05
Aircraft Operator

Africa Charter Airline

South Africa
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

BidAir Cargo

South Africa
Flight Provider
Start
B737-400
2025 Jul 04

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Aircraft Markets
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.

Aircraft 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.

Aircraft 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%.

Aircraft 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.

Aircraft 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%.

Aircraft 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.

Aircraft 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.

Aircraft 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.

Aircraft 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.

Aircraft 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.

Aircraft 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.

Aircraft 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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