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Aviation Daily, January 9, 2026

VOL. 443 NO. 6 January 09, 2026
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The Daily Memo

Airbus FAL A321neo
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Daily Memo: French Industry Solves Hiring Issue, Turns To Sovereignty Conundrum

Jan 08, 2026
Recruiting production workers has long been a headache for the French industry—which includes critical suppliers for Airbus and CFM International.

Airlines

Frontier jet ascends
article

Frontier Airlines Firms Dempsey’s CEO Post, Updates Guidance

Jan 08, 2026
Citing strong performance after the U.S. government shutdown, Frontier expects its fourth quarter results to be at the high end of previously issued guidance.
Hawaiian Airlines A321neo
article

Alaska Expects First 737-10 In 2027, Evaluating Future Of Hawaiian A321s

Jan 08, 2026
Alaska Airlines continues evaluating the future of Hawaiian Airlines’ Airbus A321neos within the merged fleet.
Lufthansa A320neo
article

Lufthansa Group To Upgrade 134 A320s For Flight Path Optimization

Dec 19, 2025
Lufthansa plans to upgrade 134 Airbus A320 family aircraft with the FANS-C digital communications system to improve operations and lower CO2 emissions.

Regulatory/Legislative

passengers on airplane
article

Brussels Lawmakers Set For New Vote On Passenger Rights Reforms

Jan 08, 2026
The vote will be the latest attempt to advance reforms to legislation that governs compensation for air passengers in cases of delays or cancellations.
tail of a United Airlines aircraft
article

FAA Flags 737NG Stabilizer Freeplay Risk

Jan 08, 2026
The FAA plans to order mandatory inspections of Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) horizontal stabilizer components.
Indigo A320neo
article

Indian Regulators Examine Whether IndiGo Breached Competition Law

Jan 08, 2026
India’s competition watchdog is seeking more information from airlines as it investigates IndiGo in relation to the carrier’s December 2025 network meltdown.
TAP air portugal jet on the ground
article

TAP Air Portugal, SATA Secure More Time To Divest Assets

Jan 06, 2026
Brussels has extended deadlines for TAP Air Portugal and SATA to complete divestments of assets that were conditions for pandemic-era aid granted by Portugal.

Air Navigation

Indra Group building
article

FAA Contract Will Add Kansas Jobs, Indra Says

Jan 07, 2026
The U.S. subsidiary of Spain’s Indra Group announced a $342 million contract under the FAA’s Radar System Replacement program.

MRO

data center
article

MRO Memo: FTAI Pitches CFM56 To Power AI Boom

Jan 05, 2026
Engine aftermarket specialist FTAI Aviation announces a new unit, FTAI Power, which will focus on converting CFM56 cores to power turbines for data centers.
porter airlines engine
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BeauTech Secures Porter Airlines PW1900 Sale-Leaseback Deal

Jan 07, 2026
The deal signals growing confidence in the operational maturity of the Embraer E195-E2 powerplant.

Industry Data