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With the aviation community converging for the Dubai Airshow, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the post-pandemic recovery of the Middle East’s major carriers.

Aegean is marking two years since its cost structure was first affected by mandatory early inspections on the PW1000G GTF engines of its A320/321neo fleet.

Wizz Air is preparing for a slower expansion through 2033: adjusting its orderbook, selling aircraft and prepping for engine groundings.

A new Saudi carrier approaches its debut.

With almost a third of SalamAir's A320neo fleet grounded due to engine issues, CEO Adrian Hamilton-Manns is bringing in two older A320ceos and expects more to follow.

All-Airbus A320 operator flyadeal has been unofficially guided to expect over a year’s delay to its Airbus A321neo deliveries.

Turkish Airlines is still working on details with engine manufacturer CFM International as it works to finalize the purchase of up to 150 more Boeing 737 MAXs.

Wizz Air has formally revised its Airbus orderbook, confirming a substantial reduction of its A321XLR commitment and a three-year deferral of almost 90 aircraft as the carrier recalibrates fleet and network growth in the face of prolonged engine-related groundings.

In the third quarter of this year, there have been fascinating, if early, signs of improvement in the civil aircraft supply chain.

Air France-KLM reported a dip in net profit for the third quarter, as the airline group was hit by tax increases in France and disruptions in the Netherlands.

While the teardown of young, desirable airframes may seem illogical, it is being driven by business realities.

German leisure carrier Condor has become an all-Airbus operator after completing its final Boeing 757-300 flight.

Aircraft demand recovered immediately after the pandemic and airframers have been struggling with production ever since, but is the tide now turning?

The German low-cost carrier manages an aging Airbus fleet through predictive maintenance, centralized checks and AI tools.

More than half of the region’s MRO demand over the next decade will come from engine services.

The carbon analysis looks at the effects of recent groundings of GTF-powered aircraft at Swiss International Air Lines and Cebu Pacific.

Air India has completed the retrofit of its legacy Airbus A320neo, a milestone in the flag carrier’s ongoing $400 million fleet modernization initiative.

American Airlines will fly its first international route utilizing the Airbus A321XLR between New York JFK and Edinburgh Airport.

Mike Szucs, the CEO of Cebu Pacific, has highlighted the mounting financial strains arising from the grounding of its A320neos powered by Pratt & Whitney GTFs.

Vietjet announced it has placed firm orders for 100 Airbus A321neos, converting an earlier tentative agreement.

Thriving since its 2003 inception, the Sharjah-based airline is now leveraging a large Airbus order to expand into Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe.

Shenzhen Airlines has issued a tender via China’s Government Procurement Network for more A320neos while Loong Air has signed a new lease.

RTX businesses Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace are poised to keep pace with rising production and delivery rates at both Airbus and Boeing.

Engine joint venture CFM International has outlined a multi-year improvement roadmap incorporating additional hardware and software upgrades.

CFM International Leap turbofan deliveries will increase by more than 20% this year after a record third quarter of production, Safran CEO Oliver Andriès says.