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Aircraft market view: John Vital of Avitas
2026 Mar 04
Aircraft valuation operates in opaque market, as transaction info proprietary not public, requiring industry relationships for better understanding; market volatility part of industry, while critical to know position in cycle as supply and demand go out of balance, industry consistently reverts to long-term trend lines.
Frontiers
New CTOL next-day airline
2026 Mar 04
e-Smart Avia to start 2027 flying BETA ALIA CTOL aircraft aimed for point-to-point market transporting urgent cargo; ALIA CTOL payload 560 kg, vol 5.6 cm, full range 461 km, max speed 293 kmh, SL takeoff 610 m; five ALIA aircraft ordered; BETA anticipates ALIA certification during 2026 H2.
Markets
Global air cargo flow shifts
2026 Mar 04
IATA reports North America airlines only group of carriers to register 2025 traffic decline -1.3% YoY, while Asia intra-regional traffic +10.0%, Asia-Europe CTKs +10.3%; in world market, Transpacific shrank to 23.4% and Asia-Europe grew to 21.5%, while new trade pacts formed such as between EU and Mercosur.
Frontiers
Leonardo’s Advanced Tiltrotor Aircraft
2026 Mar 04
Leonardo unveiled next gen concept: ATA based on MTOW 11-13 mt ranging from 8 to 18 mt, with straight wing, canards, V-tail, using turboshaft engines like GE CT7.
Frontiers
Self-driving airport electric shuttles
2026 Mar 04
Newark EWR airport announced partnerships with three companies to trial autonomous electric shuttles during 2026 Spring, aimed to serve EWR’s new AirTrain Newark opening 2030.
Markets
MSC applies container surcharge
2026 Mar 04
MSC, world’s largest shipping company, applied bill of lading mandatory surcharge for each container currently booked for Mid East destination affected by ongoing conflict to cover deviation costs; shipper also responsible for discharge expenses including demurrage, handling, storage, ancillaries.
Forecasts
MidEast fastest growing air travel market
2026 Mar 04
MidEast forecast to achieve growth of +10.2% YoY, strongest expansion worldwide, remaining elevated through 2028, supported by rising international traffic, expanded hub connections, continued network development.
Forecasts
Latin America & Caribbean airports
2026 Mar 04
LatinAmer & Carib airports handled 790m pax in 2025 +5% YoY; strongest growth Argentina +12.6% and Brazil +9.1%; busiest airports: Sao Paulo GRU and Bogota BOG; ACI-LAC projects 822m pax in 2026 +4.1%, 1.0b pax in 2032, 1.9b pax in 2054.
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La Compagnie
France
Intent
Add capacity ICE B752
2026 Jun 06
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NG Eagle
Nigeria
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Removed model E145
2026 Feb 05
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UTair Aviation
Russia
Fleet
Returned model B762
2026 Mar 04
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SKYhigh Dominicana
Dominican
Intent
Add model B737
2026 Apr 01
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ZTO Cargo Airlines
China
Intent
Add capacity HUA A332 P2F
2026 Mar
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Avior Airlines
Venezuela
Fleet
Retired model FK50
2026 Jan 30
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I8
Russia
Fleet
Returned model A148
2026 Mar 03
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Cape Verde
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2025 Nov 21
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A330-200
2025 Apr 05
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Lithuania
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Israel
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B737-800
2024 Dec 28
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