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IFC maturing market
2026 Mar 24
Moment study finds 80% of APAC airlines and 95% of full service long haul fleets, offer partial or full IFC, moving beyond premium differentiator to core product offering, as well as, leveraging IFC to link loyalty programs, premium cabin and ancillary services.
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Glossary highlight: IFC
2026 Mar 24
InFlight Connectivity, internet access via aircraft antenna linked to onboard system connecting terrestrial station cell tower and/or satellite constellation in LEO MEO GEO orbit; typically providing adjunct audio/video known as IFE InFlight Entertainment.
Markets
Engine brief: PW4000-94
2026 Mar 24
PW4000-94 builder Pratt & Whitney, build years 1986-Present TC 1986 EOS 1987; in-production turbofan, thrust SL 230-273 kN; applications A306 A313 B744 B762 B763 MD11, active count 280 aircraft; predecessor JT9D, competitor CF6-80 RB211-524 Trent500, successor GP7000; MV $2m-$5m, SV $3m-$7m; family PW4000-94/-100/-112.
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Tightened Gulf war risk insurance
2026 Mar 23
As ME crisis escalates, insurers narrowing geographic coverage subject to short-term cancellations, potentially triggering breach events in lease and debt agreements.
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B787 increased MTOW
2026 Mar 23
Boeing received CAA approval for MTOW increase for new B789-9 to payload 259.2 tonnes or more range 574 km and B787-10 to payload 260.3 tonnes or more range 796 km; older B787-9/-10s retrofittable for partial MTOW increase of 680 kg to 1360 kg usable for payload or range.
Markets
Supply chain constraints
2026 Mar 23
According to DHL Global Forwarding, while sea vessel capacity expands, port congestion and inland logistics bottlenecks primary constraints on global supply chains.
Markets
DHC-6 1,000th unit
2026 Mar 23
DeHavilland celebrating 1,000th delivery of DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL over 60-yrs of production.
Frontiers
Turbine engines for AI data centers
2026 Mar 23
AI data centers turning to gas turbine engines for electricity generation at 25MW power stations; globally, most popular GE LM6000 units derived from CF6; Rolls-Royce Power units from Trent, Mitsubishi Power units from PW4000.
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