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Airlines

United Elevated seating
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On New United Airlines 787-9s, Nearly Half The Seats Will Be Premium

May 13, 2025
On United's new Boeing 787-9s, expected to be delivered in Q4 2025, “United Elevated” will feature 99 total premium seats, roughly 45% of the cabin.
United 757 at JFK
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United CEO Kirby ‘Committed To Bringing Us Back Into JFK’

May 13, 2025
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says he is “committed to bringing us back into JFK, one way or another.”
Cathay Pacific aircraft at an airport
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Supply Chain Crisis Is Holding Back Asia-Pacific Growth, AAPA Says

May 13, 2025
Continued supply chain constraints are threatening to put the brakes on the growth of Asia-Pacific airlines, the region’s major industry group says.
AirBaltic A220-300
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AirBaltic To Seek More ACMI Activities To Boost Winter Utilization

May 09, 2025
AirBaltic is seeking more wet-lease contracts with carriers in regions that could leverage its fleet use outside the European summer season.
An Air Astana Airbus A320neo sits at Almaty International Airport.
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Kazakhstan Flag Carrier Air Astana Continues Engine-Saving Policies

May 02, 2025
Air Astana Group is again resting Pratt & Whitney GTF engines in its fleet over the quieter winter period.

The Daily Memo

WestJet 737-8 MAX
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Daily Memo: What’s Next For WestJet After Its Airline Partners Become Investors?

May 13, 2025
Now that Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have opted to take stakes in WestJet, Delta’s influence as a major investor in airlines worldwide continues to grow.

MRO

MTU Aero Engines
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MTU Sees ‘Mid-Teens’ MRO Growth This Year

May 13, 2025
MTU projects year-over-year growth in the low-to-mid-teens for its commercial MRO business.

Airframers

Boeing aircraft outside of a Boeing facility
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Boeing Maintains 737 Pace, Boosts 787 Deliveries

May 13, 2025
Boeing delivered 45 commercial aircraft in April, with 737 handovers keeping pace with the company’s full-year target of 400 deliveries.

Regulatory/Legislative

ICAO headquarters
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ICAO Finds Russia Responsible For MH17 Flight Downing

May 13, 2025
The ICAO council has ruled that Russia is responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.
People walking on air stairs to Avia Traffic plane at the Manas International Airport at night
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Kyrgyzstan Hires Consultant To Get State Off EU Aviation Blacklist

May 08, 2025
Kyrgyzstan has hired Catalin Radu, former director of the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan, to help remove local airlines from the EU blacklist.

Technology

CFM Rise HPT Blade Tests
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GE Marks RISE Engine Core Durability Test Milestone

May 13, 2025
The CFM International RISE engine has completed more than 3,000 cycles of endurance runs at GE Aerospace's Evendale, Ohio, facility.

Lessors

AviLease CEO Edward O’Byrne and Chairman Fahad AlSaif sign on for the Boeing 737-8.
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Saudi Arabia’s AviLease Places 737 MAX Order

May 13, 2025
Saudi Arabian lessor AviLease has ordered 20 Boeing 737-8s and agreed to options for 10 more in its first direct order from an OEM.

Industry Data

United Airlines 737 MAX
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Data: April MAX Deliveries Has Boeing On Pace To Meet 2025 Goal

May 13, 2025
Boeing delivered 45 aircraft to customers (including its own Defense & Space division) in April, matching January’s total for 2025 monthly highs.
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Leisure And Business Fares Week Of May 5

May 13, 2025
Harrell Leisure And Normal Business Fares and Cost-Per-Mile.