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2025 Aug 22 - Issue 2534
Commercial Air Transport Aug 15 - Aug 21
Airline Developments
| Airline | Event | Action | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASL Airlines Ireland | Intent | Add model A333 P2F | 2025 Sep |
| Avion Express Philippines | Status | New airline Startup | 2025 |
| Avion Express Philippines | Status | License issued AOC | 2025 Aug 13 |
| Avion Express Philippines | Intent | New model A320 | 2025 |
| Karun Airlines | Fleet | Returned model FK50 | 2025 |
| Ravn Alaska | Status | Ended Operations | 2025 Aug 08 |
| Ravn Alaska | Fleet | Removed model DH81 | 2025 Aug 08 |
| Serve Air Cargo | Fleet | Removed model B722F | 2025 Jul |
| Sky Vision Airlines | Intent | Add capacity B738 | 2025 Aug 29 |
| West Atlantic UK | Fleet | Retired model B733F | 2025 May 09 |
Aircraft Placements
| Lessor | Lessee | Model | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CityJet | Lufthansa CityLine | CRJ900 | Start |
| CityJet | SAS Scandinavian Airlines | CRJ900 | Finish |
| Hello Jets | Israir Airlines | A320ceo | Start |
| HOP! | KLM Cityhopper | E190 | Start |
| Jump Air | Precision Air | ATR72-500 | Start |
| Sky Vision Airlines | Freedom Airline Express | A321ceo | Start |
| Smartlynx Airlines Malta | Air Albania | A320ceo | Start |
| Smartlynx Airlines Malta | SmartLynx Estonia | A320ceo | Start |
| Smartlynx Airlines Malta | Smartwings Czechia | A320ceo | Start |
| Trade Air | Star East Airlines | A320ceo | Start |
| Universal Air Malta | Tunisair Express | DHC8-400 | Start |
Aviation Trends
Seatback screen swap
American Airlines swapping seatback screens for seatback device holders in short to medium haul aircraft, with access to inflight entertainment portal continuing via onboard wi-fi using passenger provided device such as smartphone, tablet, laptop.
World’s busiest routes 2025 Aug
By seats: Jeju CJU - Seoul GMP 1.29m, Sapporo CTS - Tokyo HND 1.10m, Fukuoka FUK - Tokyo HND 969k, Hanoi HAN - Ho Chi Minh SGN 896k, Jeddah JED - Riyadh RUH 874k, Melbourne MEL - Sydney SYD 775k, Tokyo HND - Okinawa OKA 706k, Shanghai SGA - Shenzhen SZX 627k, Beijing PEK - Shanghai SHA 596k, Jakarta CGK - Makassar UPG 580k.
Euope traffic 2025 Jun
Europe passenger traffic 2025 H! +4.5% YoY, with Q1 +4.3% Q2 +4.6%; international +5.7%, domestic +0.2%; Europe cargo traffic 2025 H1 +0.6%.
Industry Events
| Event | City | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21st Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium 2025 | Singapore | 2025 Aug 25 | 2025 Aug 27 |
| Aeropodium 14th Annual Aircraft Records | Dublin | 2025 Sep 02 | 2025 Sep 02 |
| Aeropodium Aircraft Records 2025 | Dublin | 2025 Sep 02 | 2025 Sep 02 |
| Air Cargo Conference 2025 | Frankfurt | 2025 Sep 03 | 2025 Sep 04 |
| Aeropodium 20th Aircraft Reposession 2025 | Dublin | 2025 Sep 03 | 2025 Sep 03 |
| Ishka Aviation Finance Festival: Asia | Singapore | 2025 Sep 04 | 2025 Sep 04 |
| ACE 2025 | Liege | 2025 Sep 08 | 2025 Sep 10 |
| ACI Airport Experience Summit 2025 | Guangzhou | 2025 Sep 08 | 2025 Sep 11 |
| ACE Air Charter Expo 2025 | London | 2025 Sep 09 | 2025 Sep 09 |
| Global Aerospace Summit 2025 | Washington DC | 2025 Sep 09 | 2025 Sep 11 |
| FTE Global 2025 | Long Beach CA | 2025 Sep 09 | 2025 Sep 11 |
| ISTAT Latin America Forum 2025 | Bogotá | 2025 Sep 10 | 2025 Sep 11 |
| Ishka Aviation Finance Finance: Japan | Tokyo | 2025 Sep 10 | 2025 Sep 11 |
| Predictive Aircraft Maintenance 2025 | Singapore | 2025 Sep 15 | 2025 Sep 16 |
| PAM Conference Singapore 2025 | Singapore | 2025 Sep 15 | 2025 Sep 16 |
| AE Growth Frontiers London 2025 | London | 2025 Sep 16 | 2025 Sep 18 |
| AW MRO Asia-Pacific 2025 | Singapore | 2025 Sep 16 | 2025 Sep 18 |
| Skift Global Forum 2025 | New York | 2025 Sep 16 | 2025 May 18 |
| International GSE EXPO 2025 | Las Vegas NV | 2025 Sep 16 | 2025 Sep 18 |
| Airline Economics Growth Frontiers London 2025 | London | 2025 Sep 17 | 2025 Sep 18 |
| Latino Professionals in Aerospace Expo 2025 | Orlando FL | 2025 Sep 18 | 2025 Sep 19 |
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