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Aviation Daily, October 20, 2026

VOL. 446 NO. 14 October 20, 2026

Lufthansa Airbus A340-600
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Daily Memo: Lufthansa Finally Retires The Airbus A340-600

Oct 19, 2026
Lufthansa retired its final three Airbus A340-600s on Oct. 19, ending 23 years of four-engine widebody service.
ALTA 2026 conf
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Latin American Airlines Fight High Fuel Costs With Scale, Premium Push

Oct 19, 2026
Latin American airlines with scale and the ability to attract premium passengers are best positioned to weather continued high jet fuel prices, ALTA speakers said.
Aircraft landing at Rémy de Haenen Airport, St. Barth
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Investigators Urge DGAC To Add Controllers At French Caribbean Airport

Oct 16, 2026
Accident investigators want France's civil aviation authority to establish air traffic control at Saint-Barthélémy after a near miss involving two aircraft.
Aircraft on tarmac at Mexico City 's Benito Juarez International Airport
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DOT Lifts Ban On Mexican Airline Operations From Mexico City

Oct 19, 2026
The U.S. DOT has lifted 2025 restrictions on Mexican carriers after both governments resolved a transborder air services dispute.
Korean Air Airbus A321neo
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Healthy Transit Demand Helps Boost Korean Air Profits

Oct 15, 2026
Korean Air posted a sharp third-quarter profit increase despite fuel cost headwinds, boosted by strong transit and revenue growth.
Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9
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Alaska Air Group Creates Chief Information Technology Officer

Oct 19, 2026
Alaska Airlines named Amaresh Siva as its first Chief Information Technology Officer, effective November, following IT outages the airline experienced in 2025.
Latvian plans to produce SAF.
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Companies Link Up For New SAF Plant In Latvia

Oct 02, 2026
NorSAF and Nova Pangaea partner to build Latvia ethanol plant supplying sustainable aviation fuel production facility.
latam group ceo roberto alvo and alta director general peter cerda
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Airlines Should Plan For Fuel Prices To Remain High, LATAM CEO Says

Oct 19, 2026
Persistently high jet fuel prices are unlikely to ease anytime soon and airlines should plan accordingly, LATAM Airlines CEO Roberto Alvo said.
LATAM A320 inflight
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Airbus Sees Need For More Than 2,700 New Airliners In Latin America

Oct 19, 2026
By 2045, the overall commercial passenger fleet in Latin America will have expanded from 1,550 to 2,770 aircraft.
Olubunmi Onabanjo-Kuku
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Nigeria's Air Passenger Numbers Rise As Sector Growth Accelerates

Sep 28, 2026
Nigeria's aviation sector is growing faster than any other among Africa's top 10 markets, the head of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said while warning that the continent's structural challenges remain unresolved.
Air India Express Boeing 737-8
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Air India Express Launches More Middle East Routes In Winter Schedule

Oct 06, 2026
Air India Express has expanded its winter schedule with 40 new routes, focusing heavily on Middle Eastern destinations.

Industry Data

TAP Air Portugal A320
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Carbon Analysis: TAP To Be A Welcome Addition For Lufthansa

Oct 19, 2026
TAP is more efficient across most of the families the two carriers have in common, except for the Airbus A320neo, where Lufthansa has a marginal edge.