IATA is projecting Asia Pacific will be the fastest growing region for RPKs (at +9% year-on-year) and CTKs (+3.8%) and will contribute 52% of industry's RPK growth. Europe is expected to record 6% RPK growth, Latin America 5.8%, Middle East 6.4%, and North America 0.4%, downgraded from 3% forecast made in Dec 2024 do to economic policy volatility.
UNI AIR, Taiwan ordered 19 ATR 72-600s with PW127XTs for delivery in 2027-2032 in deal that includes three additional purchase rights; aircraft are slated to replace and expand its current fleet of 14 ATR 72-600s.
Boeing’s May activity included booking its massive widebody order from Qatar Airways and unidentified orders for more than 120 aircraft—mostly 737 MAXs.
The NTSB is setting aside three full days for an investigative hearing into the Jan. 29 mid-air collision of a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near DCA.
Envoy Air and Piedmont Airlines, two wholly owned subsidiaries of American Airlines Group, are adding new Embraer E175s to their respective regional fleets.
Latin American airlines are offering slightly more optimistic demand commentary than their U.S. counterparts, but their visibility is limited to the near term.
The carrier plans to exhibit its Qsuite Next Gen business class, a special livery Boeing 777 and artificial intelligence technology at the Paris Air Show.
Breeze Airways is moving closer to launching its first scheduled international routes after receiving approval from the U.S. Transportation Department.
Chinese outbound travel demand held up through the first half of 2025, with forward bookings for the remainder of the year continuing to show strength.
Ryanair will add more CFM International Leap-1B engines to its spares pool in an agreement with the GE Aerospace-Safran joint venture to buy 30 more engines.
