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Thai Vietjet Air
Thailand
Intent
New model B38M
2025 Oct
Airline
WestJet
Canada
Intent
New model B3XM
TBA
Airline
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
United Emirates
Fleet
Removed model A321
2025 Aug 31
Airline
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
United Emirates
Status
Ceased Operations
2025 Aug 31
Airline
Hawaiian Airlines
United States
Intent
New model B78X
2026
Airline
VINI
Germany
Status
Launched Operations
2025 Sep 01
Airline
VINI
Germany
Status
Rebranded from flyv
2025 Sep 01
Airline
Domestic Airlines
Algeria
Status
Rebranded from Tassili Airlines
2025 Aug 25
Fleet Placements
Aircraft Operator
Leav Aviation
Germany
Flight Provider
Neos
Italy
Start
A320ceo
2025 Aug 28
Aircraft Operator
Sky Vision Airlines
Egypt
Flight Provider
Fly Mara Airlines
Kenya
Start
A321ceo
2025 Aug 19
Aircraft Operator
Leav Aviation
Germany
Flight Provider
Nouvelair Tunisie
Tunisia
Start
A320ceo
2025 Jul 31
Aircraft Operator
GetJet Airlines Lithuania
Lithuania
Flight Provider
Air Senegal
Senegal
Start
A320ceo
2025 May 23
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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 10 to 20% less stable from 2015 to 2100; under worst-case scenarios, vertical windshear in mid-latitudes of northern hemisphere +34% and southern hemisphere +27%.
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 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; A350-900 350 seats 15,000 km range and A350-1000 400 seats 14,700 km range; B777-8 350 seats 16,000 km range and B777-9 425 seats 13,500 km range: A350 offers -900ULR with longer range and fewer seats while B777X offers wider cabin and larger windows.
Forecasts
AN124 Fleet
2025 Aug 31
Volga Dnepr poised to transfer both AN124s to Russia govt by YE, resulting in global AN124 commercial fleet of five units: Antonov Design Bureau (4) Maximus Air (1).
Markets
Busiest airports in SE Asia
2025 Aug 31
2025 Aug by seats YoY: Singapore SIN 3.6m +2.1%, Kuala Lumpur KUL 3.3m +7.5%, Jakarta CGK 3.2m +0.3%, Bangkok BKK 3.2m +0.7%, Manila MNL 2.8m +6.4%, Ho Chi Minh SGN 2.4m +11.4%, Hanoi 2.1m +13.0%, Bangkok DMK 1.6m +8.3%, Denpasar DPS 1.4m +3.2%, Makassar UPG 1.1m -2.7%.
Frontiers
Airlines Using AI to Innovate
2025 Aug 31
American Airlines pax re-book direct with app or website during flight delay or cancel, also AA using AI to predict brief delay for outbound flight when connecting pax; Korean Air migrated contact center tech from legacy systems to cloud infrastructure, setting stage for generative AI features; Lufthansa teamed with Fraport to use AI-enabled cameras to analyze ground ops for optimizing turnarounds.
Forecasts
Comac progress
2025 Aug 29
Comac’s domestic market share expected to rise to around 65% of new narrowbody deliveries to China operators by 2030; while C909 C919 to remain niche players at around 2% of world fleet in 2030, Comac’s starting transformation into multi-segment competitor by leveraging C909 as proven, gaining C919 EASA certification, launching C929 EIS.
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