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Croatia Airlines
Croatia
Fleet
Added model A221
2025 Sep 30
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Ryanair UK
United Kingdom
Intent
New model B38M
2025 Oct
Airline
Amiri Flight Qatar
Qatar
Intent
New model A20N CJ
2025 Oct
Airline
Braathens International Airways
Sweden
Fleet
Removed model A319
2025 Oct
Airline
Comlux Aviation Malta
Malta
Intent
Add model A318 CJ
2025 Sep
Airline
Braathens International Airways
Sweden
Fleet
Removed model A320
2025 Sep
Airline
Sunlight Air
Philippines
Fleet
Added model AT76
2025 Sep 29
Airline
Play Iceland
IcelandFleet
Removed model A21N
2025 May 22
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Malta MedAir
Malta
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Medsky Airways
Libya
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A320ceo
2025 Sep 26
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Avion Express Lithuania
Lithuania
Flight Provider
SunExpress Turkiye
Turkiye
Start
A320ceo
2025 Sep 25
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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
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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
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Annual World Airport Traffic Forecast
2025 Oct 01
Airports Council International published 'Annual World Airport Traffic Forecast 2024-2053'.
Markets
International aircraft movements rise
2025 Oct 01
International aircraft movements continue rise in 2024 according to ACI, YoY global 100.6m +3.9%; world’s top 20 airports 11.1m +5.4% movements; robust advances by Shanghai Pudong PVG, Guangzhou Baiyun CAN, Dubai International DXB, Los Angeles International Airport LAX.
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%, LatinAmer-Carib 789m +4.1%, MidEast 466m +5.9%, NorthAmer 2.1b.
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
Airline loyalty programs
2025 Oct 01
Airline loyalty schemes need focus on: (1) rewarding loyal air travelers vs making program profitable, (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.
Frontiers
Airbus future aircraft performance
2025 Sep 30
Airbus notes performance leap expected from future aircraft as 1/2 from propulsion using more efficient bigger engine and 1/2 from other improvements such as wing, aerodynamic efficiency, weight.
Markets
Cargo growth 6-months
2025 Sep 30
IATA reports 2025 Aug CTK +4.1% ACTK +3.7% marking 6th consecutive month of YoY growth; growth patterns continue to divert away from North America, fueling stronger growth for other trade lanes; some air cargo shifts from sea to air as shippers minimize risk of tariff changes.
Frontiers
Airbus production improvement
2025 Sep 30
Airbus focusing on five key areas: flexible modular assembly solutions; paint automation and digital printing; lights-out logistics; AI-driven quality control; improved safety and ergonomics, as means to deploy future automated factory for launch of next generation aircraft.
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