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FarEast > West Africa container corridor
2026 Feb 10
CMA CGM and Maersk re-organizing joint FE>WA coverage after trade more than +30% during 2025; MSC also upgraded FE>WA capacity with fleet of ultra-large containerships.
Forecasts
Aviation Forecast 2026
2026 Feb 10
Passenger load factors expected to average 83.8% with pax 5.2b +4.4% and cargo 71.6m tonnes +2.4%, YoY; delivery backlog 17k aircraft or 60% of world fleet, leading to higher fuel and maintenance costs due to flying older aircraft.
Markets
Aircraft brief: A330-900
2026 Feb 10
A330-900 A339 widebody, active 171 units, all neo variants; cabin: PAX 171; operators 20, engs Trent 7000; TC 2018 EIS 2018 built 181 on-order 74; builder Airbus 2018 - Present; predecessor A333, competitor A350 B787. successor none; seats max 460 typ 280-300; range 11,500 km; family A332 A333 A338 A339; see AirLibrary website for A330-900 characteristics, operators, values.
Markets
Podcast: Inside aviation’s “goldilocks moment”
2026 Feb 10
Airline Economics aviationnews-online.com podcast: Inside aviation’s “goldilocks moment” interview with Joe McConnell, co-CIO of Castlelake by James Kelly, Head of Aviation Finance at KPMG.
Frontiers
Airbus considering stretch A350
2026 Feb 10
Airbus targeting monthly production rate of 12 A350s by 2028 while considering launch of stretch A350-2000 with EIS early 2030s.
Frontiers
Engine life-extension restoring core components
2026 Feb 10
Willis Lease Finance Corp announced program developed in collaboration with CFM aimed to extend life of CFM56-5B/-7B by restoring core components rather than dismantling engine.
Forecasts
Global air cargo volumes 2026
2026 Feb 10
Global air cargo volumes projected to increase during 2026, slower than 2025 and big step down from 2024 e-comm rise.
Markets
Latin American thriving freighter fleet
2026 Feb 10
LatAm air cargo thrived in 2025 by increasing lift capacity with expanding regional footprint serving new trade lanes to China and Europe; now with 172 freighters flown by 24 operators ranging from A330 to SF34 including 105 narrowbodies particularly B733CL, repesenting 60% of all freighters.
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Skytrans Australia
Australia
Status
Rebranded from Smartlynx Australia
2025 Dec 23
Airline
Sapsan
Kyrgyzstan
Fleet
Removed model IL76
2026 Jan 16
Airline
Skyline Airlines
Kyrgyzstan
Fleet
Removed model IL76
2025 Nov 24
Airline
Fly Sky Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Fleet
Removed model IL76
2026 Jan 11
Airline
MAK KG Airline
KyrgyzstanFleet
Removed model IL76
2026 Feb 08
Airline
Vietjet Qazaqstan
Kazakhstan
Status
Rebranded Qazaq Air
2026 Feb
Airline
Flynas Syria
Syria
Intent
New model A320
2026 Q4
Airline
TUI fly Netherlands
Netherlands
Intent
New model B3XM
TBA
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ASL Airlines Ireland
Ireland
Flight Provider
Saudia
Saudi Arabia
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A330-300
2026 Feb 07
Aircraft Operator
Fly Air 41
Croatia
Flight Provider
Sundair
Germany
Start
A319ceo
2026 Feb 07
Aircraft Operator
Ascend Airways
United Kingdom
Flight Provider
Salam Air
Oman
Start
B737-8
2026 Feb 06
Aircraft Operator
Go2Sky
Slovakia
Flight Provider
SkyUp Europe
Malta
Start
B737-800
2025 Oct 07
Aircraft Operator
SkyUp Europe
Malta
Flight Provider
US-Bangla Airlines
Bangladesh
Start
B737-700
2025 Feb 10
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