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MAY 14, 2024

The former CEO of Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) has named his new US airline Zoom and confirmed that it will launch using a fleet of E-Jets Ed Wegel, now the head of AVi8 Air Capital, announced in a LinkedIn post that Zoom will take flight using a fleet of Embraer E190 and E195 jets before eventually switching to Airbus A220 aircraft. “We

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Turkish Airlines has touched down at Sydney Airport (SYD) after completing its longest ever flight and officially launching the new service from Istanbul to Australia’s capital. The Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER landed on November 29, 2024, shortly before 18:20, with the carrier’s CEO Bilal Ekşi on board the inaugural flight.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Ethiopian Airlines is celebrating the near arrival of Africa’s first Airbus A350-1000 in what will be a historical moment for the continent and commercial aviation. The new Ethiopian Airlines A350-1000, registered ET-BAW, is the first of four currently on order from Airbus.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Qatar Airways is reportedly considering the acquisition of several former American Airlines Airbus A330 widebodied aircraft to plug the capacity gap caused by the delay to new aircraft being delivered from both Airbus and Boeing. Soos Jozsef / Shutterstock The A330s in storage comprise 15 of the longer-range A330-200s, plus nine A330-300s.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Emirates has taken delivery of its first ever Airbus A350 in Toulouse, France, as the airline prepares to fly the new aircraft to Dubai International Airport (DXB) in the next few hours. The newest Emirates member will be powered by a blend of jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) when the aircraft makes its ferry flight.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

Frontier Airlines has become the latest US carrier to defer Airbus deliveries, after JetBlue and Spirit Airlines recently announced similar strategies. Frontier Airlines , a leading ultra-low-cost carrier, confirmed the move on August 8, 2024, with the release of its second quarter 2024 financial results.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced its financial outlook for the global airline industry in 2025 which forecasts a strengthening of profitability and further rises in annual passenger traffic figures which will breach the five billion passenger mark for the first time in the history of the industry. below the $7.9

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

China Airlines announced a major aircraft order on December 19, 2024. The Taiwanese carrier will split the order for long-haul passenger aircraft between the two major aircraft manufacturers, with 10 A350-1000 jets from Airbus and 10 B777-9 aircraft from Boeing.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

November 11, 2024, marks the last full day of Vistara operations in India as a separate airline entity. The carrier is being merged into the Air India Group in a deal that was sealed when the Tata Group (Vistara’s co-owner with Singapore Airlines) purchased Air India from the Indian Government in November 2022.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Leaders of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) gathered to discuss the future of aviation in the region in Brunei Darussalam on November 12-13 2024, for the 68th Assembly of Presidents. The theme for AAPA’s 2024 assembly was ‘Jetting into 2050: Future Proofing Asian Aviation’. of 2019 levels.

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JULY 23, 2024

Qatar Airways announced an order for 20 more Boeing 777-9 aircraft, which is set to be the largest and most fuel-efficient twin-engine jet. The airline is also the inaugural launch customer for the 777-8 Freighter and has 34 of the next generation cargo jets on order. Thank you, @QatarAirways.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has been pulled from service as a witness claims to have seen its engine ingest a cargo container on the taxiway. The witness in question has proposed that the container possibly “blew off a trailer being towed” nearby.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Spirit Airlines will downgrade around 100 captains and furlough approximately 240 pilots as the carrier looks to deliver on cost saving initiatives. The announcement came as part of Spirit Airlines second quarter results published on August 1, 2024, just days after releasing details on the introduction of a premium class product.

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MAY 29, 2024

Australian regional airline Rex announced the launch of its 12th domestic route with direct flights between Perth Airport (PER) and Adelaide Airport (ADL). The route will be flown by the airline’s Embraer E-190 jets, operated by its group member, National Jet Express (NJE).

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

Business aviation airline RoyalJet has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus at MEBAA Show 2024 for up to nine ACJ320neo corporate jets. Under the MoU announced on December 11, 2024, the deal includes the purchase of three ACJ320neo corporate jets and the option for six more, as first reported by Sawya.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

Qatar Airways has acquired a 25% equity stake in South African airline Airlink, one of Africa’s largest carriers. The deal, which was signed on August 20, 2024, in Doha, builds upon years of collaboration between the two airlines, which already codeshare some of their flights.

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JULY 2, 2024

Turkish Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for four 777 Freighters with the airline citing a growing global demand for cargo services as the catalyst. Turkish Airlines’ acquisition of four more Boeing 777 Freighters will see the aircraft type’s numbers triple from eight to 12 in the near future.

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JUNE 24, 2024

Lufthansa City Airlines has confirmed that its first commercial flight will jet off on June 26, 2024, with one of the carrier’s Airbus A320neo selected to fly the very first passengers. Delivery of the 40 new aircraft of the A220-300 type ordered will start in 2026.

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JULY 17, 2024

Uganda Airlines , the state-owned national carrier of Uganda, has announced the launch of three new destinations across the continent of Africa. The airline will commence scheduled services to Harare (Zimbabwe), Abuja (Nigeria), and Lusaka (Zambia) from its Entebbe home base in September 2024.

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MAY 28, 2024

Japan Airlines (JAL) is under pressure from the Japanese government following a spate of safety incidents that began in November 2023. Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori was summoned to the Transport Ministry on May 27, 2025, for serious talks on the airline’s recent safety record, according to The Japan Times.

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JUNE 5, 2024

Airbus is holding discussions with assorted Chinese airlines regarding the potential sale of more than 100 A330neo widebody aircraft, according to Bloomberg. With China once again halting imports from Boeing, Airbus may be seizing its opportunity to present more attractive terms to the Chinese airlines to purchase A330neos.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

Brazilian low-cost airline Azul Linhas Aéreas has secured a substantial $331 million financing deal from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), facilitating the addition of ten new Embraer E195-E2 jets to its fleet. Earlier, in April 2024, Azul had announced plans to receive 13 new E195-E2 jets by year-end.

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MAY 29, 2024

Malaysia Airlines has released exclusive photos of its first Airbus A330-900 (A330neo) during its final assembly at the famous aircraft manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France. Anticipation for the first arrival of Malaysian Airlines’ new fleet of A330neo aircraft is building with deliveries expected to begin in the third quarter of 2024.

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JULY 17, 2024

flynas operates an all-Airbus fleet and has ambitions to eventually increase the new aircraft orders to 250 jets. “The flynas operates an all-Airbus fleet and has ambitions to eventually increase the new aircraft orders to 250 jets.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

New Air Passenger Duty (APD) rules announced in the UK will mean higher prices for both commercial flyers and private jet passengers. At present, the higher rate only applies to jets of 20 tons or more that are equipped to seat fewer than 19 passengers.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

SMBC Aviation Capital has announced the signing of definitive lease agreements with United Airlines for 20 Airbus A321neo aircraft. This deal announcement comes in addition to a recently completed 20 aircraft (Boeing 737-8 MAX) sale and leaseback transaction between SMBC Aviation Capital and United Airlines.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

United Airlines has signed a lease agreement with BOC Aviation to acquire three Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets and a single Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The agreement was announced on October 7, 2024, in a statement by BOC Aviation, where it was also confirmed that the aircraft have already joined the United Airlines fleet.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Several major international airlines have announced an immediate suspension of flights to various destinations in the Middle East following a deadly attack in Lebanon on September 18, 2024, which killed eight people and injured hundreds more following explosions allegedly targeting Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.

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MAY 21, 2024

Japan Airlines (JAL) has introduced the world’s first electrically powered ground power units (eGPU) at Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) in Japan. By introducing the eGPUs, the airline states that CO2 emissions will be reduced to zero, while noise levels will decrease by approximately 30% (below 65db) compared to more traditional GPUs or APUs.

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JULY 10, 2024

Footage captured on a police vehicle’s dashcam appeared to show two regional jets almost collide midair in the United States (US). An American Eagle flight, operated by PSA Airlines for American Airlines, arriving from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), was due to arrive at SYR at 11:19 but departed late.

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JULY 9, 2024

With one eye firmly fixed on accelerating its ambitious route expansion plans, Turkish Airlines has entered into a lease agreement with Irish-based leasing giant AerCap for ten new Airbus A321neo passenger jets. According to ch-aviation, the airline currently operates 65 A321s and 58 A321neos within its fleet. Ahmet Bolat.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

SWISS said that the new Airbus A350 jets are part of an overall investment by the Lufthansa Group. SWISS fleet of Airbus A350-900s will join the airline configured with the new SWISS Senses cabin interior. Those initial five A350s were scheduled to start arriving in 2025.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Delta Air Lines has signed a historic deal with Birmingham City to become the football club’s official airline partner during the 2024/2025 season. Birmingham City players’ shirts will feature Delta branding, and the airline’s identity will appear on the football club’s new digital screens and advertising boards at St.

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JUNE 19, 2024

Embraer has announced that is currently engaging in talks to sell its increasingly popular E2 regional jet to South American carriers LATAM Airlines Group SA (LATAM) and Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (Gol). The announcement comes at a crucial time for the South American airline market. Now they’re just cheap.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Amid growing losses and rumors of an impending Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Florida-based Spirit Airlines appears to be phasing out its remaining Airbus A319 fleet. The plan showed that the airline would continue to operate the A319 into 2025 with a retirement plan in place that would run through the second quarter of 2025.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Embraer has announced it has signed agreements with two MRO (maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) providers in the Asia-Pacific region that will offer authorized service centers for the Embraer E-Jet and E2 series of regional jets. annually until 2043, well above the 4.7% average annual growth rate globally.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

The six Airbus A320-200 jets are currently on lease to Jazeera Airways and are already an integral part of the carriers fleet. He added: This acquisition also highlights our commitment to enhancing passenger experience, improving operational efficiency, and expanding our reach as we transform into a more sustainable and innovative airline.

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