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Aviation Daily, August 8, 2025

VOL. 441 NO. 28 August 08, 2025
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Airlines

spirit aircraft at FLL
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Spirit Strategy Sees Fort Lauderdale As 'Linchpin' Amid GTF Challenges

Aug 07, 2025
“It’s all about Fort Lauderdale,” John Kirby, Spirit Airlines' vice president of network planning, tells Aviation Week.

The Daily Memo

Air Europa Boeing 737-800
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Daily Memo: Many Turns And No Change

Aug 07, 2025
The saga of Air Europa‘s future ownership structure has continued for many years and has taken some unexpected turns.

Airlines

Avianca airbus at Medellin Airport pic
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Avianca Bolsters Medellin As Overall Colombian Capacity Falls

Aug 07, 2025
Although Avianca has pulled capacity out of the Colombian market, the operator has opted to expand at the country’s second-largest airport in Medellin.
United Airlines aircraft
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United Airlines Tech Outage Termed ‘Controllable Delay’

Aug 07, 2025
A disruption that grounded United Airlines flights for several hours on the evening of Aug. 6 was caused by internal flight operations technology.
Copa Airlines 737-9
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Copa Receives MAX Deliveries From Boeing Slightly Ahead Of Schedule

Aug 07, 2025
Aircraft delivered by Boeing to Copa this year have arrived ahead of schedule; 10 additional 737 MAXs are set to arrive during the last five months of 2025.
Heike Birlenbach, CCO Swiss, presenting the new seats in Zurich.
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Swiss To Take First A350 In October With New Premium Product

Jul 29, 2025
Swiss International Air Lines outlined its first Airbus A350-900 route while presenting the first and business-class seats for its “Swiss Senses” cabin concept.
VietJet Airbus A330-300
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VietJet May Launch Europe Route Next Year With Initial A330neos

Aug 01, 2025
VietJet is set to begin taking delivery of Airbus A330neos in 2026, which the airline will use for fleet and network growth rather.

MRO

CFM Leap-1A engine
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Irish Engine Lessor To Acquire 50 Leap Spare Engines

Aug 07, 2025
Spare engine leasing specialist Engine Lease Finance Corporation (ELFC) has placed an order for 50 CFM International Leap spare engines from the manufacturer.

Regulatory/Legislative

ClearVision Approach Light System
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LED Switch Could Make Vision Credit ‘Irrelevant’

Aug 01, 2025
Pilots of jets equipped with older-generation enhanced flight vision systems may no longer benefit from an operational credit, the FAA says.
TSA touchless ID pic
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TSA Trialing ‘Touchless’ Facial Recognition At 14 U.S. Airports

Aug 07, 2025
TSA has been rolling out the PreCheck Touchless ID pilot program across the U.S. over the summer, with 14 airports and four airlines now participating.

Industry Data

Pegasus A321neo
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Data: A321neo Dominates Airbus July Deliveries

Aug 07, 2025
Airbus deliveries in July were dominated by strong output of the A321neo.
data-charts-graphs

Jet Fuel Price Index, Week Ending August 1, 2025

Aug 07, 2025
The global average jet fuel price fell 1.2% last week to $91.82/bbl, compared to $92.92/bbl the previous week.