Air Transport

The private company managing Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) has lined up $1 billion in financing that it plans to invest in modernizing the airport.

Aviation Week's Routes 360 Headlines on Wednesday 25 June 2025 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.

The board’s report includes 19 new safety recommendations: nine are for Boeing, 10 are for the FAA, and include a complete redesign of the door plug.

REX received approval from Federal Court of Australia to extend deadline from end of June to December 2025 for finalizing talks with new investors; administrators say multiple bids have been received and has narrowed down the field.

WEXFORD CAPITAL received US Bankruptcy Court approval to acquire assets of defunct SILVER AIRWAYS.

VOLARIS leased third ex-Go First A320neo (8152) with GTFs from CDB Aviation (SPNWS; May 30).

NATIONAL AIRLINES, FL placed ex-THAI A330-300 (1348) with Trent 700s into service (SPNWS; May 31, 2024).

TAAG, Angola took delivery of third A220-300 (55362) on lease from Air Lease Corporation under deal for six.

Spirit calls for federal scrutiny of the United-JetBlue “Blue Sky” partnership, arguing it threatens to weaken other value airlines by siphoning off customers.

HONG KONG AIRLINES began daily Hong Kong-Sydney, Australia (A330).

AVIANCA CARGO took delivery of A330-200P2F (1342) following conversion at VT MAE, AL (SPNWS; September 29, 2023).

KOREAN AIR took delivery of eighth new GEnx-powered 787-10 (1235) on lease from ALC as part of deal for 10.

MACQUARIE agreed to acquire ownership stakes in Bristol (55%), Birmingham (26.5%) and London City (25%) airports.

EMERALD AIRLINES took delivery of second ex-Garuda ATR 72-600 (1181) from ACIA Aero Leasing under deal for two.

CAE PHILIPPINES is adding an A330neo full-flight simulator (FFS) in December 2026, to be supported by training services agreement with Cebu Pacific.

NEOS, Italy took delivery of third 737-8 (66468) on lease from Aviation Capital Group, completing deal for three.

Charlie Costelloe to Commercial Operations Analyst of Aero Capital Solutions.

Murky outlooks offered by numerous airlines regarding the second half of this year are now even more uncertain.

Aviation Propeller Service positions its new greenfield MRO as vehicle for growth of OEM-centric services.

Qatar Airways is working with industry partners to open new aircraft painting and inflight entertainment services facilities in Qatar.

Phinia, a supplier of fuel and electric system components in the heavy-duty vehicle and automotive sectors, is offering its skills to the aerospace industry.