Aviation Daily

Boeing started the year without stating a delivery goal figure, as they had just emerged from a 50+ day strike, were still under an FAA rate cap, and were starting to ramp up production starting in December 2024.

It has been well documented that Airbus will miss their early-year goal of 820 deliveries in 2025, having re-stated that its target has been lowered to 790.

Heightened speculation on the ULCC’s next move comes just ahead of the winter holiday season, just over a year since its first round of bankruptcy protection.

Stansted, the UK capital’s third-largest airport, has received the go-ahead for a significant increase in its annual passenger limit.

The U.S. Senate passed the ROTOR Act that would mandate ADS-B In and require ADS-B Out usage for all but the most national security-critical flying in congested airspace.

Delta Air Lines President Glen Hauenstein will retire in early 2026, following two decades at the company.

Neste and Cathay Group have agreed to a deal for the supply of Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) across Europe, the U.S., and Asia-Pacific.

Finnair will begin flying to Melbourne next autumn, marking the Nordic carrier’s first-ever scheduled service between Finland and Australia.

Hybrid-electric propulsion for narrowbody airliners is a focus of the European Clean Aviation research program’s fourth call for proposals.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines has reaffirmed its commitment to a wide-ranging, wet-lease cooperation with Braathens Regional Airways.

New technology is significantly decreasing “permanently lost” luggage among air travelers, according to aerospace technical support systems specialist SITA.

Ryanair plans to open a base in Morocco’s capital Rabat in April 2026; it will be the airline’s fifth base in the country.

Sichuan Airlines is seeking to sell six Airbus A320ceos along with three spare engines and is inviting appraisers to assess the assets.

The FAA expects to commit half of the $12.5 billion Congress gave it for air traffic control modernization by the end of the year, Bedford tells senators.

BermudAir has kicked off its Anguilla sub-brand with flights between Clayton J. Lloyd International (AXA) and Boston Logan International (BOS) airports.

A U.S. researcher has proposed adding ice-nucleating particles to engine exhaust to make contrails less harmful by shortening their lifespan.

Southwest Airlines has named Turkish Airlines as its sixth overseas airline partner.

The Senate on Dec. 17 passed the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill.

Operators of Airbus A320neo-family aircraft with suspected nonconforming fuselage panels have six months to conduct inspections and plan any needed repairs.

As evidence-based training (EBT) gains ground in air transport, experts are beginning to measure its benefits in operations.

LATAM Airlines Peru is dropping six routes from Lima, citing a controversial transfer fee for international travelers.

GetJet Aviation Holdings, parent of Lithuanian ACMI and charter operator GetJet Airlines, is expanding into the MRO market.

Dubai Airports is entering the winter travel season with a strong push to expand services and add airlines at DXB and DWC.

Pakistan’s government aims to select a bidder next week to acquire the majority of Pakistan International Airlines’ shares.

KLM plans to add three new European destinations in summer 2026 as the carrier continues to fine-tune its hub-and-spoke strategy under capacity limits at AMS.