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Saab 2000 STC approved
2026 Mar 26
Taby Air Maintenance approved for SB20 P2F STC by EASA in 2025 Dec and US FAA in 2026 Mar; SB20 cargo volume 55.4 m3, floor load 730 kg/m2, max payload 6,622 kg; for US Part 135 AOC max payload 3,402 kg; SB20F includes strengthened cabin floor with roller ball loading; TAM also converts SF34 P2F.
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Hormuz transists down 95%
2026 Mar 26
According to shipbroker Clarksons, vessel transits through Strait of Hormuz remain 95% down, or 10 vessels carrying 12m bl during past week compared with 250 vessels carrying 300m bl per week before start of ME crisis when globally 37% seaborne crude oil, 19% LNG, 28% LPG volumes passed through Strait; around 1,100 vessels including 300 oil tankers currently inside Gulf.
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Component additive manufacturing
2026 Mar 26
AM used to design and produce certified aircraft components, frequently printed as means of speeding up supply chain, typically marked ‘Part Manufacturer Approval’ and ranging from simple cabin fittings to complex structural parts.
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Phu Quoc airport expansion
2026 Mar 26
Sun Group and Changi Airports to support expansion of Phu Quoc International Airport PQC: new runway and new Terminal 2; during 2025, PQC handled 6m pax, expansion capacity 24m pax scalable to 50m in long term.
Markets
Latin America Caribbean traffic
2026 Mar 26
According to IATA during 2026 Jan: LAC traffic pax 2.6m +6.2% YoY & cargo 307k tonnes +1.9%; volume 60% Brazil Colombia Mexico; ASK 119k +5.7%, RPK 100k +6.4%, PLF 84.6% +0.5%.
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Middle East hubs
2026 Mar 26
Flight capacity lost about 38% of seats from EUR to APAC connecting at ME hubs, esp AUH DOH DXB, resulting in non-connecting fares increasing several times and raising question about duration of time until demand sufficiently priced to warrant restoration of connecting capacity.
Frontiers
Drone BVLOS approval
2026 Mar 26
Speedbird DLV-2 drone, payload 6.0 kg range 8 km r/t, approved by Brazil for BVLOS flights over areas with population density 5k people per km; Speedbird also produces models: DLV-1 payload 2.5 kg range 3 km r/t, DLV-4 payload 5.0 kg range 40 km r/t.
Markets
Global cargo capacity
2026 Mar 26
According to consulant Aevean, APAC to EUR capacity +31% YoY, while capacity APAC to MID -24% and MID to EUR -15%; global capacity -2% down from +5.4% during 2026 Jan-Feb.
Airline Developments
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GOL Linhas Aereas
Brazil
Status
Re-brand GOL Linhas Aereas Intelligentes
2026 Mar 27
Airline
TAM Empresa Publica
Bolivia
Intent
Restart Operations
TBA
Airline
FlyAden
Yemen
Fleet
Added model A320
2026 Mar 25
Airline
AirZeta
South Korea
Status
License Issued IOSA
2026 Mar
Airline
LATAM Brasil
Brazil
Fleet
Added model E295
2026 Mar 25
Airline
Star Air India
India
Fleet
Removed model E145
2025 Nov 26
Airline
Global Airlines UK
United Kingdom
Fleet
Cancelled capacity HFL A343
2026 Mar
Airline
Israir Airlines
Israel
Intent
Launch A332 operations
2026 2H
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Eurowings Germany
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2026 Mar 26
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Avion Express Malta
Malta
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Air Algerie
Algeria
Start
A320ceo
2026 Mar 26
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Avion Express Malta
Malta
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Eurowings Germany
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A320ceo
2026 Mar 26
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Avion Express Malta
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Eurowings Germany
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A320ceo
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GetJet Airlines Lithuania
Lithuania
Flight Provider
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A320ceo
2026 Mar 26
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GetJet Airlines Lithuania
Lithuania
Flight Provider
Eurowings Germany
Germany
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A320ceo
2026 Mar 26
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Avion Express Malta
Malta
Flight Provider
Air Algerie
Algeria
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Malta
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Air Algerie
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