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Skyhub PAD
Germany
Status
Launched Operations
2025 Sep 01
Airline
Thai Airways International
Thailand
Intent
New model A21N
2025 Sep
Airline
Qatar Airways
Qatar
Intent
New model A21N
2025 Oct
Airline
OneClick Airways
Georgia
Status
License issued AOC
2025 Sep 02
Airline
Air Canada
Canada
Fleet
Removed model A319
2025 Sep 03
Airline
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
Australia
Fleet
Added model E290
2025 Sep 03
Airline
Thai Vietjet Air
Thailand
Intent
New model B38M
2025 Oct
Airline
WestJet
Canada
Intent
New model B3XM
TBA
Fleet Placements
Aircraft Operator
Smartwings Czechia
Czechia
Flight Provider
Camair-Co
Cameroon
Start
B737-800
2025 Sep 05
Aircraft Operator
GetJet Airlines Lithuania
Lithuania
Flight Provider
Air Senegal
Senegal
Start
A320ceo
2025 May 23
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GE Aerospace & Beta Technogies
2025 Sep 04
GE and BETA to develop hybrid-electric turbogenerator for AAM based on GE CT7, including for long-range VTOL aircraft; collaboration expected to bring significant enhancements in range, payload, speed performance.
Frontiers
ATC simulation eye tracking
2025 Sep 04
Adacel Techologies, developer of ATC simulation platform MaxSim, collaborating with Smart Eye, to integrate eye tracking into simulation for improvements in human performance analytics.
Markets
UK airports record traffic
2025 Sep 04
UK CAA reports 81m pax traffic at UK airports during 2025 Q2, highest quarterly pax traffic record, with 75% of flight departing on-time, along with 700k tonnes cargo; during 2025 H1, LHR reported 40m pax traffic.
Forecasts
New airplanes likely
2025 Sep 04
Between 2027 and 2030, likely annoucements by Airbus Boeing possibly Embraer about new airplane launch, depending on progress from GE PW RR developing new engines.
Forecasts
Cruising altitude windsheer
2025 Sep 03
As warming temperatures affect jet streams at cruising altitudes of around 10,000 m, Journal of Atmospheric Sciences found windshear +16% to +27% and atmosphere stability -10% to -20% from 2015 to 2100; under worst-case scenarios, vertical windshear in mid-latitudes +27% to +34%.
Markets
Last A300-200 Pax
2025 Sep 02
Iran Air retired last A300-200 pax in 2025 Aug, ending worldwide pax role for A302; A300 built 1971-2007 EIS 1974 AF; B4 variant first ETOPS compliant aircraft and first two-person cockpit; A300-200 cross-section utilized for A330 A340 also basis for Beluga; two A300 freighters and two Beluga still flying.
Frontiers
Next-gen lightweight seat
2025 Sep 02
Expliseat’s TiSeat 2X entered commercial service with Air France Hop; seat constructed with titanium and carbon fiber composites; weight 6.8kg, width 46cm, 7.6cm recline; seat designed for high-capacity cabin.
Markets
A350 v B777X
2025 Sep 02
Competing for widebody long range markets, A350 Trent XWB currently flying while B777X GE9X EIS 2025 Q4; A359 350 seats 15,000 km range and A35K 400 seats 14,700 km range; B778 350 seats 16,000 km range and B779 425 seats 13,500 km range: A350 offers -900ULR with longer range and fewer seats while B777X offers wider cabin and larger windows.
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