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Aviation Daily, January 8, 2026

VOL. 443 NO. 5 January 08, 2026
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Airlines

Boeing Alaska Airlines aircraft order
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Alaska Airlines Orders 105 Boeing 737-10s, Five 787s, In Push For Scale

Jan 07, 2026
Alaska Airlines has placed its largest-ever aircraft order, fueling future expansion 105 Boeing 737-10s and five 787-10s.
cathay pacific jets on the ground
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Air China Sells Some Of Its Cathay Pacific Stake

Jan 06, 2026
Air China is selling a portion of its shares in Cathay Pacific, as part of a minor reshuffle in Cathay’s ownership structure.
Indigo Airbus A321XLR
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IndiGo Takes Delivery Of Its First Airbus A321XLR

Jan 07, 2026
IndiGo has taken delivery of the first of 40 Airbus A321XLRs it has on order; the Indian LCC expects to receive nine A321XLRs in 2026.
avelo jet at FLL
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Avelo To Close Three Bases, Streamline Fleet After Recapitalization

Jan 07, 2026
After retrenching from the U.S. West Coast last year, Avelo Airlines is further consolidating its operations, shuttering three bases and shrinking its fleet.
Air Transat aircraft at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
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Air Transat Pilots Ratify New Five-Year Contract

Jan 06, 2026
The ratification comes one year after negotiations began and marks the first negotiated agreement for the Canadian airline's pilots in more than a decade.
United Airlines aircraft at Dublin Airport
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U.S. Carriers Warn Dublin Cap Could Cut Transatlantic Service

Jan 07, 2026
U.S. airlines have formally asked the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to intervene in a long-running dispute over passenger limits at Dublin Airport.
klm jet getting de-iced
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KLM Secures De-Icing Fluid At Schiphol As Snow Disruption Continues

Jan 07, 2026
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said it has now secured more de-icing fluid, after warning that supplies needed to de-ice aircraft at Schiphol were running low.

The Daily Memo

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers
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Daily Memo: Air India, IndiGo CEOs Are Under The Spotlight In Early 2026

Jan 07, 2026
This year India’s two largest airlines—and their CEOs—will have to contend with more scrutiny from regulators and their own boards.

MRO

AAR Corp facilities
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AAR Bullish On Expansion Despite Indy Closure

Jan 07, 2026
AAR Corp will need up to 18 months to wind down work at its Indianapolis heavy maintenance operation and redistribute the work to other network locations.

Regulatory/Legislative

aeroflot aircraft at moscow Sheremetyevo
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Russia’s Air Passenger Traffic Falls For First Time Since 2022

Jan 06, 2026
Russian airlines carried 108.6 million passengers in 2025, the first decline since Russia lost access to Western markets, aircraft and technologies in 2022.

Airframers

e195-e2
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Embraer's 2025 Commercial Deliveries Rise Despite Fewer E2s

Jan 07, 2026
Embraer said its commercial aviation division delivered 78 jets in 2025, with more E175s delivered, but fewer E190-E2s and E195-E2s.

Airports

a TAAG 777 at AIAAN pic
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Angola Announces Operator Of Luanda’s New Airport

Dec 17, 2025
Angola announced that a consortium led by Corporacion America Airports has won the contract to operate and develop Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport.

Industry Data

Airliners and data
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Data: Positive Financial Results For U.S. Passenger, Cargo Carriers

Jan 06, 2026
U.S. passenger and cargo carriers completed the third quarter of 2025 with record operational revenues, newly released statistics show.