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Fuel consumption 2050
May 17, 2025 | Leeham News
Present gen of more jets about 20% more efficient than previous gen; at current pace of deliveries, by 2050: regionals consume 13.4 million mega tonnes less fuel saving 42m mt CO2; narrowbodies 135m mt less fuel saving 427m mt CO2; widebodies 4m mt less fuel saving 126m mt CO2.
Fewer airline entries and exits
May 17, 2025 | TNMT
Fewer airline entries and exits signals market increasingly protected from or resistant to competition, indicating less experimentation, less pressure to differentiate, fewer chances for bold actions, possibly warning sign of stagnation.
Inflight WiFi utility
May 17, 2025 | Skift
As utility essential to brand experience as seat or meal, Viasat pioneering WiFi with hybrid link of wide coverage, high capacity GEO satellites and constellations of low-latency, fast data transfer LEO satellites.
Airports evolution
May 16, 2025 | Future Travel Experience
Era where airports rapidly evolving from transportation hubs into fully-fledged experiential destinations.
Rules v Deals trade
May 16, 2025 | Loadstar
Per WTO, rules-based trade provides structured predictable framework for international trade; in contrast, deals-based trade aka bilateral agreements involve preferential treatment or concessions between specific countries.
Secondary market values and rates
May 16, 2025 | Cirium
Tighter supply of new aircraft due to slower deliveries postures increase in secondary market aircraft values and lease rates.
Sirkosky RBW flight
May 16, 2025 | Aviation Week
Sirkosky plans to fly its demostrator Rotor Blown Wing hydrogen-electric powered flying wing aircraft; RBW design tail-sitting aircraft takes off vertically and tips over to operate as flying wing.
Deferring deliveries using older aircraft
May 15, 2025 | Leeham News
Falling fuel prices tempt extending useful life of current aircraft with additional heavy check as means of enabling deferred deliveries.
IATA Global Baggage Roadmap
May 15, 2025 | Aero Latin News
IATA Global Baggage Roadmap 10-year goal for baggage information exchange aimed to harmonize how airlines and airports share baggage information including replacement of teletype with modern messaging.
Avianca seats with braille
May 15, 2025 | Aero Latin News
Avianca celebrates progress of 60+ A320 aircraft equipped with seat rows marked by high-contrast braille numbering.
Toronto airport initiatives
May 15, 2025 | APEX
Toronto airport initiatives include biometric personalization, multilingual wayfinding, innovating lounges with airlines, leveraging AI to streamline border processing, and trialing relaxation and recovery spaces.
AsiaPac & MidEast airports
May 15, 2025 | Asian Aviation
Airports across AsiaPac and MidEast regions projecting annual growth of nearly 7% over next 25-yrs, according to ACI; these regions together account for 58% of global aviation market and host nine of world’s 10 fastest-growing aviation markets.
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