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Busiest US airports
2026 Feb 09
Top ten: Miami MIA 33m, Charlotte CLT 33m, Las Vegas LAS 34m, Orlando MCO 35m, New York JFK 45m, Denver DEN 50m, Chicago ORD 51m, Dallas DFW 51m, Atlanta ATL 63m.
Forecasts
Airbus GSF for Asia-Pacific
2026 Feb 09
Airbus Global Services Forecast anticipates total services demand in AsiaPac including China and India to grow at 5.2% CAGR through 2044, while remaining world’s fastest growing air travel market at 4.4% annually; services include training and maintenace on-wing & off-wing, mods & upgrades, digital & connectivity.
Markets
Valid runway lengths info
2026 Feb 09
US FAA cautions some commercially produced flight publications citing runway lengths aimed at ground operations and ground movement of aircraft, not at aircraft performance planning.
Markets
Commercial aircraft production 2026 Jan
2026 Feb 09
Total commercial aircraft production 93 aircraft in 2026 Jan: widebodies 16, narrowbodies 76: regional jets 0, regional props 1.
Frontiers
Outlook eVTOL projects in 2026
2026 Feb 09
During 2024, Lilium and Volocopter ceased operations; during 2025, Hyundai’s Supernal, Airbus CityAirbus, Textron Nexus, Overair each halted development; only one eVTOL EHang EH216-S obtained AOC in 2025, with other major players planning certification in 2027, while clarifications about performance revelations continue about differences between range AND speed AND missions.
Markets
Chameleon trucking carriers
2026 Feb 09
US truck carrier authority starts with license requiring no safety audit; so-called chameleon carriers typically acquire multiple licenses, add agent in each state, lease trucks, hire independent drivers as owner-operators responsible for truck payments and operating costs, while chameleon carrier retains dispatch, load, rate controls for each truck carrier while viable, operating effectively under one entity.
Markets
Early transpacific spot rate slump
2026 Feb 09
Sea-Intelligence suggests most recent early season decline in pre-CNY transpacific shipping peak points to potential of market poised for collapse, noting decline much more than normally expected; Drewry’s WCI data also shows far steoper decline than previous years; overall situation indicates very weak market.
Markets
Soft transatlantic bookings 2026 Jul
2026 Feb 08
Cirium shows soft advance bookings made between 2025 Oct and 2026 Jan for travel during 2026 Jul: EUR>US -14.2% US>EUR -7.3% based on OTA/GDS data; FIFA World Cup at CA MX US during 2026 Jun 11 - Jul 19.
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Cancelled license AOC
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Added model A359
2026 Feb 09
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New model A21N
2026 Apr
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Azerbaijan
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A330-300
2026 Feb 07
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A319ceo
2026 Feb 07
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