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Singapore Airlines has unveiled a $1.5 billion cabin overhaul with new seats across its Boeing 777-9 and Airbus A350 fleets, rolling out from 2027.

The formal launch of a long-planned A350 component support joint venture with Airbus is a “major structural milestone” in Air France-KLM Group’s aftermarket strategy, group CEO Ben Smith said.

FedEx expanded its Madrid Barajas Airport facilities and raised its 2026 revenue growth forecast as third-quarter revenue climbed 12%.

GE Aerospace’s modified Saab 340B megawatt-class hybrid electric testbed has successfully demonstrated the use of electrically augmented power during takeoff.

Allegiant is favoring the Boeing 737-8 over the 737-7 as its premium seating expansion shifts seat-cost economics.

Circularity Fuels has raised $7 million to scale its biogas-to-jet-fuel technology toward demonstration and commercial-scale SAF production.

Ethiopian Airlines may have a new Central African joint-venture partner airline within six to nine months, its CCO says.

European airlines like Ryanair, Wizz Air and Lufthansa are cutting winter capacity and costs as surging fuel prices squeeze their profits into 2027.

Former IndiGo and KLM CEO Pieter Elbers says airline success will hinge on managing operational complexity, not technology budgets.

Safran is researching folding wingtip actuators for high-aspect-ratio wings on next-generation Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies.

Polaris Airlines has launched Chisinau-Istanbul service and plans 10 more European routes by December, entering a growing, competitive market.

Aviation Week assesses the volume of heavy checks being outsourced in Australia and New Zealand.

Schiphol Airport is investing €10 billion through 2035 to fix aging infrastructure and restore reliability while targeting growth and top European hub rankings.

KLM has been seeking to turn its business around with its Back on Track program, launched in 2024, but acknowledged the progress made so far is not enough.

Bomb threats disrupted about 18 European flights Nov. 5, prompting diversions, military escorts and security searches following similar incidents on Nov. 3.

Air France-KLM lowered its 2026 capacity growth forecast and raised its fuel bill estimate to $9.2 billion as KLM announced cost-cutting and fleet changes.

Air Serbia's strategy of adding midlife, pre-owned aircraft to its fleet could see it add the Boeing 787-8 in the future, according to CEO Jiří Marek.

Willis Lease Finance has reported flat aircraft retirements, a record $84 million lease revenue and tripled maintenance business revenue in Q3.

The IATP has added seven airlines, including Titan and YTO, to boost shared maintenance, parts and aircraft-on-ground support networks.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has outlined conditions for sustainable aviation fuel suppliers ahead of the first procurement tender.

IndiGo is sticking to its global expansion plans despite surging fuel costs, with CEO Willie Walsh prioritizing airline partnerships for growth.

Speaking at Super Terminal Expo, the CEO of Delhi Indira Gandhi International said infrastructure investments will keep the airport as Delhi's main gateway after the opening of Noida International.

Emirates suffered a massive fall in passenger demand in the first half of its fiscal year but still managed to remain profitable.

PSA Airlines pilots have reached a contract extension with pay raises through 2029 as flight attendant talks near a possible deal.

Emirates SkyCargo has launched an AI Tech cargo service to handle rising demand for shipping server racks, chips and GPUs worldwide.