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Aviation Daily, April 3, 2026

VOL. 444 NO. 3 April 03, 2026
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Airlines

TAP A330neos at Lisbon Airport
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Air France-KLM, Lufthansa Submit Offers For TAP Air Portugal Stake

Apr 02, 2026
Meeting the deadline to submit bids for a 44.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa have made non-binding offers, while IAG has abstained.
United Airlines CRJ 450
article

SkyWest Expects To Fly CRJ450s For ‘Quite Some Time’

Apr 02, 2026
As premium reconfigurations of CRJ200s proceed, SkyWest is evaluating the potential for more—beyond the initial 50 it will operate as United Express CRJ450s.
Steven Greenway
article

Flyadeal CEO Steven Greenway Steps Down, Citing Personal Reasons

Apr 02, 2026
Flyadeal CEO Steven Greenway will step down from his role but will remain as an adviser through the end of the year, supporting interim CEO Sanjiv Kapoor.
Thai Airways Airbus A320
article

Thai Airways Takes Steps To Preserve Cash As Fuel Costs Spike

Mar 25, 2026
Thai Airways is reportedly planning to tighten spending as it seeks to offset rapidly rising oil costs.
Air Serbia Airbus A320
article

Air Serbia Posts Record Revenue, Passenger Numbers

Apr 01, 2026
Air Serbia is planning further network expansion for this year and will introduce a loyalty program.
ITA A350
article

ITA Airways CEO Outlines Fleet, Network Strategies

Apr 01, 2026
ITA Airways plans to add six more widebody aircraft as it studies new long-haul routes to the Americas.
InterCaribbean Airways Emraer 120
article

InterCaribbean To Bring In E170s To Boost Fleet

Mar 25, 2026
Turks and Caicos-based InterCaribbean Airways is embarking on a major fleet renewal program, having sourced eight E170s formerly operated by Egyptair Express.
Kenya Airways 787-8
article

Kenya Airways, CemAir Team To Strengthen African Air Links

Mar 20, 2026
Kenya Airways has signed an interline agreement with South African regional airline CemAir, expanding travel connectivity between East and Southern Africa.

The Daily Memo

Generic airplane inflight with sunset
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Daily Memo: China’s International Growth Creates Contrasting Market Fortunes

Apr 02, 2026
China’s international capacity is finally moving close to pre-pandemic levels, although growth in some key markets have been affected by geopolitical tensions.

Regulatory/Legislative

TSA airport security checkpoint
article

U.S. Lawmakers Continue DHS Shutdown Stalemate

Apr 02, 2026
A deal announced by Republican leaders on April 1 to re-open the U.S. DHS and its agency responsible for airport security screening was dismissed on April 2.

Technology

NASA Caption – NASA’s Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst low-boom demonstrator returned to the air with flights on March 26 and 27
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NASA’s X-59 Returns To Flight After False Positive Cockpit Warning

Mar 30, 2026
The cockpit warning light that cut short the second flight of NASA’s X-59 low-boom supersonic flight demonstrator on March 20 proved to be a false positive.

MRO

Azul A330-900neo
article

Abra, Azul Pivot On Engines After Fuel Price Rise

Apr 02, 2026
South American carriers are looking to engine maintenance agreements to help mitigate the impact of rising fuel costs and an uncertain demand outlook.

Industry Data