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The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines has named the successor to Director General Subhas Menon, after Menon announced he will step down next year.

Expliseat has begun to recycle production waste and incorporate it into new seats, before proceeding with materials from end-of-life seats, the CEO says.

Air Premia may add Airbus widebodies to mitigate 787 delivery delays and is also evaluating a shift toward narrowbodies as it studies a hub-and-spoke model.

Safran Seats is seeing work on a new headrest for seats in economy come to fruition while also researching ways to accommodate a fixed shell in that cabin.

Airbus warns A320 operators that solar radiation could corrupt flight control inputs, prompting EASA to issue an emergency airworthiness directive.

The CEO of Lufthansa Airlines says it is seeing promising results from its operational resilience initiatives and has plans in 2026 to improve further.

Ex-SAS executive Eivind Roald has become CEO of Norse Atlantic Airways as the airline's founder, Bjørn Tore Larsen, steps back to become chairman.

British cargo airline One Air said it has added a second Boeing 777F to its fleet, three months after the first one joined.

Aerolineas Argentinas has outlined its first self-financed fleet investment program, sharing plans to bring in Airbus A330neos and more Boeing 737 MAXs.

IATA is urging Venezuela to reverse its decision to revoke operating permits for carriers that halted flights to Caracas on guidance from the U.S. and Spain.

As development advances on Riyadh's massive King Salman International Airport (KSIA), Saudi Arabia says work is set to begin on a new passenger terminal there designed to handle up to 40 million travelers annually.

ITA Airways has received the first of five new A220s it is leasing from ACG which comes as the carrier prepares a lawsuit against the A220's engine supplier Pratt & Whitney.

French prosecutors have called for Airbus and Air France to be convicted of manslaughter over the 2009 crash of Air France Flight AF447 as part of an appeal hearing.

China Airlines has unveiled plans for a $7.8 billion widebody fleet expansion and renewal, adding to its existing order backlog.

Vietjet Air is preparing to resume flights with the Comac C909, a little under two months after suspending operations with the Chinese regional jet.

Airlines wanting to participate in the EU’s new flight emissions label (FEL) have until Feb. 1, 2026, to register their interest.

Boeing 737 Next Generation operators have until Jan. 9, 2026, to inspect affected aircraft for cross-fed brake hoses, a new FAA airworthiness directive states.

While only a few airlines have re-entered the India-mainland China market, there is significant potential for more air service growth.

The EU has given the formal go-ahead to negotiate the harmonization of the UK and EU emissions trading systems, which could simplify compliance for airlines.

Latvia-based wet-lease operator SmartLynx Airlines has ceased operations, the operator confirmed in a LinkedIn post.

The advent of solid-state batteries in the automotive sector could precede their emergence in aeronautics by just a few years, according to the CEO of Aura Aero

Safran has opened a new Leap MRO facility in Hyderabad, India, which will eventually have capability to maintain up to 300 engines annually.

For around 25 years, Vienna Airport has fought for the right to build a third runway, but those running the airport now no longer see it as necessary.

Norse Atlantic reported record third-quarter revenue and its fourth straight quarter of load factors above 90%.

Airbus is now targeting the third quarter of 2026 for the first flight of the A350F, leading to first delivery and entry-into-service in the second half of 2027.