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Markets
2026 Apr 29
IATA reports pax market: demand RPK +2.1%, capacity ASK +1.7%, occupancy PLF +3.1% at 87.6%; regional RPK share: AFR 2.2%, APAC 34.5%, EUR 26.6%, LAC 5.4%, MID 9.5%, NAM 21.8%.
Markets
2026 Apr 29
Airbus expects A320 monthly production of 75 aircraft by end 2027, with PW engines as continuing constraint; other models production targets remain same: A220 13 units by 2028, A330 5 units by 2029, A350 12 units by 2028.
Frontiers
2026 Apr 29
RR completed ground test of modified Pearl 15 engine running 100% gaseous hydrogen fuel at full takeoff power, including simulated flight cycle: startup, takeoff, cruise, landing; in 2022, RR ran AE2100 engine using 100% hydrogen fuel; Pearl 15 targeted for Bombardier Global business jets.
Forecasts
2026 Apr 29
Comac aims to acquire 20% world market share and one-third of China market with C919 by 2023, selling 2,000 units by 2037; Comac plans regional services: spares provisioning, engineer training, field tech support.
Frontiers
2026 Apr 29
IATA estimates 75% of travelers prefer biometric credentials over traditional identification; boimetric boarding rose to 27% for all global traffic during 2025; ICAO expects biometric airport corridors equipped as industry standard by 2028; travelers seek secure multi-modal identity verification in airport at single touchpoint, with data secured and appropriately shared using end-to-end encryption.
Markets
2026 Apr 29
According to AAPA, APAC airlines traffic 2026 Mar 34m pax +8.5% YoY; demand RPK +11.3% and PLF 87.6%, as pax shift transit routes away from ME region in West Asia.
Frontiers
2026 Apr 29
Five airports plan major runway projects during 2026: Hong Kong HKG 3rd runway L 3,800m coinciding with re-opening of Terminal 2; Ho Chi Minh’s Long Thanh LTH new runway L 4,000 m for new airport supplementing SGN; Riyadh’s King Salman, airport surrounding King KhalId RUH, new runway L 4,200 m, completion 2030; San Francisco SFO rehabilitation of runway 1R L 2,637 m during 2026; Western Sydney WSI new airport L 3,658 m runway with no curfew opening mid-2026.
Frontiers
2026 Apr 29
Journey planning before and during travel currently functional; journey disruption before and during travel developing as integral to journey management via conversational AI using live routing data and communication interface to provide traveler with real-time guidance and timely onward travel options.
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