Commercial Air Transport Library
Gateway to today's airline and fleet activities
About AirLibrary
Daily worldwide coverage of airline developments, fleet alignments & placements + characteristics of aircraft & engines, airlines & fleets, airports & airspaces
Learn MoreMarket Insights & Industry Shifts
Airline Developments
Explore More Airline Developments
Sign Up For AccessAirline
Aero Nomad Airlines
Kyrgyzstan
Fleet
Added model A332
2025 Oct 01
Airline
Sin-Kung Airways
Malaysia
Status
New airline Startup
2025
Airline
Sin-Kung Airways
Malaysia
Fleet
Added model B734F
2025 Aug 26
Airline
Sun PhuQuoc Airways
Vietnam
Fleet
Added model A321
2025 Aug 19
Airline
Play Europe
Malta
Fleet
Removed model A21N
2025 Sep 30
Airline
Play Europe
Malta
Status
Ceased Operations
2025 Sep 30
Airline
Braathens International Airways
Sweden
Fleet
Removed model A320
2025 Sep 30
Airline
Braathens International Airways
Sweden
Fleet
Removed model A319
2025 Sep 29
Fleet Placements
Aircraft Operator
Malta MedAir
Malta
Flight Provider
Medsky Airways
Libya
Start
A320ceo
2025 Sep 26
Aircraft Operator
Avion Express Lithuania
Lithuania
Flight Provider
SunExpress Turkiye
Turkiye
Start
A320ceo
2025 Sep 25
Aircraft Operator
CityJet
Ireland
Flight Provider
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Sweden
Start
CRJ900
2025 Sep 25
Aircraft Operator
Avion Express Malta
Malta
Flight Provider
SunExpress Turkiye
Turkiye
Start
A320ceo
2025 Sep 24
Aircraft Operator
AirExplore
Slovakia
Flight Provider
Corendon Airlines Turkiye
Turkiye
Start
B737-800
2025 Sep 22
Aircraft Operator
Amelia
France
Flight Provider
Air Corsica
Corsica
Start
A319ceo
2025 Sep 22
Aircraft Operator
Avion Express Lithuania
Lithuania
Flight Provider
SkyUp Europe
Malta
Start
A320ceo
2025 Sep 21
Aircraft Operator
Hello Jets
Romania
Flight Provider
LOT Polish Airlines
Poland
Start
B737-800
2025 Sep 21
Explore More Fleet Placements
Discover comprehensive aircraft placement data and fleet movements
Sign Up For AccessAviation Trends
Discover More Aviation Trends
Stay ahead with our comprehensive collection of industry insights and analysis
Free Sign Up For More
Markets
Busiest global airports and domestic routes
2025 Oct 02
Airports by seats: Atlanta ATL 5.1m, Dubai DXB 5.1m, Tokyo HND 4.6m, Istanbul IST 4.5m, Chicago ORD 4.4m; Domestic routes by seats: CJU-SEL 1.3m, CTS-HND 1.1m, FUK-HND 0.9m, HAN-SGN 0.9m, JED-RUH 0.8m.
Forecasts
Freighter fleet forecast
2025 Oct 02
IBA advises 2024 freighter fleet 54% widebodies and 37% narrowbodies to alter by 2044 to 56% widebodies and 34% narrowbodies; widebodies facing feedstock availability and certification challenges; narrowbodies showing signs of oversupply as conversions outpace demand; by 2044, anticipated 2,950 deliveries including conversions of which 1,854 replacements; retirements expected to rise from 54 to 61 annually by 2029.
Markets
Asia Pacific pax traffic 2025 Aug
2025 Oct 02
According to AAPA, Asia Pacific airlines showed continued growth flying 34.3 international pax +8.8% YoY; RPKs +9.1% at load factor 82.9%; during first 8-mos 2025, international pax +10.8% and international cargo +6.4%.
Top ten Southeast Asia airports
2025 Oct 02
By departing seats, YoY: 1 Singapore SIN 3.4m -0.1%, 2 Kuala Lumpur KUL 3.3m +11.0%, 3 Jakarta CGK 3.1m -5.0%, 4 Bangkok BKK 3.0m +0.8%, 5 Manila MNL 2.5m +1.3%, 6 Ho Chi Minh SGN 2.2m +16.3%, 7 Hanoi HAN 1.7m +20.7%, 8 Bangkok DMK 1.5m +14.8%, 9 Denpasar DPS 1.3m +0.4%, 10 Makassar UPG 0.9m -21.9%.
Frontiers
Airbus and Boeing next airplane
2025 Oct 02
Airbus plans program launch in 2030 to replace A320neo family with EIS 2038; Boeing working on B737 replacement proceeding at low level pending certifcation of B737-7 B737-10 B777X and increasing B737 B787 production levels.
Markets
Airline loyalty programs
2025 Oct 01
Airline loyalty schemes need focus on: (1) rewarding loyal air travelers vs enhancing program profit, (2) making program better for travelers such as by offering well priced award seats in each class, (3) pricing redemptions for seats in predictable manner avoiding devaluations.
Markets
Passenger growth 2025 Aug
2025 Oct 01
IATA reports 2025 Aug YoY global passenger demand +4.6%, capacity +4.5%, load +0.1%; international demand +6.6%, capacity +6.5%, load +0.1%; domestic demand +1.5%, capacity +1.3%, load +0.1%.
Markets
Global passenger growth 2025
2025 Oct 01
ACI World forecasts passenger growth for 2025 YoY: global passengers 9.8b 3.7%, international +5.3%, domestic +2.4%; regionally: Africa 273m +9.4%, Asia-Pac 3.6b +5.6%, Europe 2.5b +3.6%, LatinCarib 789m +4.1%, MidEast 466m +5.9%, NorthAmer 2.1b 1.8%.
Get Started
Website access to recent airline activities and fleet information, operating and startup airline profiles, comprehensive aircraft and engine characteristics, airports and airspaces information.
Daily and weekly Bulletin listing recent airline developments and aircraft placements, aviation trends and industry events.
Subscribe to Website
Register for Bulletin
AirLibrary website and bulletin for aviation professionals