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Around $351.1 million worth of goods left South Australia in the bellies of aircraft over the past year, according to the first release of ABS export stats for 2026, with lobster exports alone tripling year on year to a record $137.3 million over the last 12 months.
United will debut its most luxurious 787-9 in 2026, launching Elevated interiors on flagship San Francisco flights to Singapore and London.
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Published at 1400PST / 2200GMT 12JAN26Uzbekistan Airways at the launch of Northern summer 2026 season plans to add new route to India, as the carrier schedules Namangan – Delhi route. The airline will serve this route with Uzbekistan Express’ all-Economy Class Airbus A320 aircraft on weekly basis, effective 03APR26.HY9431 NMA0910 – 1215DEL 32A 5HY9432 DEL1345 – 1555NMA 32A 5
Even as supply chain bottlenecks continue to smart across aerospace, Airbus delivered 793 aircraft to 91 customers in 2025, representing a 4% increase year-over-year. Three of the European airframer’s four commercial aircraft programs — the A220, A320 and A330 — saw a boost in deliveries in 2025, while Airbus delivered 57 A350s for the 12-month... The post Airbus delivers 793 aircraft in 2025, reaches record order backlog appeared first on Runway Girl.
Airbus delivered 793 commercial aircraft to 91 customers worldwide in 2025, marking a 4% increase year on year and underlining sustained demand across its product range. The manufacturer also recorded 1,000 gross orders from 57 customers (889 net), bringing its total order backlog to a record 8,754 aircraft at year-end, including an all-time high widebody […]
Ostend-Bruges Airport has expressed understanding for a farmers’ protest taking place at and around the airport, while regretting its temporary impact on freight operations. The protest, directed against the Mercosur trade agreement, has led to disruptions to several cargo flights. CEO Nathan De Valck said the airport respects the farmers’ concerns and has held constructive […]
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Published at 1300PST / 2100GMT 12JAN26 Kazakhstan’s Scat Airlines during Northern summer 2026 season schedules new routes launch at Shymkent, with service to Bishkek and St. Petersburg. Planned service as follows.Shymkent – Bishkek eff 30MAR26 3 weekly 737-800DV833 CIT0620 – 0820BSZ 738 3DV833 CIT1240 – 1440BSZ 738 5DV833 CIT1400 – 1600BSZ 738 1DV834 BSZ0920 – 0920CIT 738 3DV834 BSZ1540 – 1540CIT 738 5DV834 BSZ1705 – 1705CIT 738 1Shymkent – St. Petersburg eff 01JUN26 2 weekly 737-800DV825 C
Air India has taken delivery of its first factory-built (line-fit) Boeing 787-9, which landed at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport after a nonstop 16-hour 58-minute ferry flight from Boeing’s Everett facility in the United States. Registered VT-AWA, the aircraft represents a major milestone in the airline’s ongoing transformation programme. The new 787-9 is configured […]
The airline opened its new headquarters in Charlotte on Monday.
Frankfurt Airport, the largest airport in Germany and continental Europe, cancelled 102 of its 1,052 scheduled flights on Monday due to severe snow and ice conditions, according to operator Fraport. The airport warned that further cancellations were possible, with disruptions expected to continue until at least midday. Germany’s national weather service (DWD) issued frost warnings […]
London Heathrow Airport closed 2025 with its strongest performance on record, welcoming more than 84 million passengers for the first time in its history and recording its busiest-ever December with nearly 7.2 million travellers. The year featured several milestones, including the airport’s busiest single day on 1 August, when more than 270,000 passengers passed through […]
LOT Polish Airlines will discontinue its Vilnius–London City Airport service at the end of the 2025–26 winter season, with the final flight scheduled for 27 March 2026, citing declining passenger demand. The route, operated five times weekly, has been served by LOT since May 2019. At the same time, the airline will strengthen its Vilnius–Warsaw […]
Plaza Premium Group (PPG) announced that its in-terminal hotel at Shanghai Pudong International Airport – Aerotel Shanghai, has received two highly prestigious hotel industry awards. Aerotel Shanghai Celebrates Dual Honours Endorsed by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and the Pacific Asia Travel Association, the 20th International Hotel Platinum Award has recognised Aerotel Shanghai as […] The post Aerotel Shanghai Awarded For Airport Hospitality appeared first on Travel Radar - Avi
Published at 1200PST / 2000GMT 12JAN26Uzbekistan’s Qanot Sharq in the first quarter of 2026 is suspending Tashkent – London Gatwick route, just one month after service launch (11DEC25), which was also the carrier’s inaugural route of the new Airbus A321XLR aircraft (25DEC25). The two weekly service will be suspended from 19JAN26 to 26MAR26. Upon service resumption on 30MAR26, the airline continues to operate this route with A321LR or A321XLR aircraft. HH443 TAS1240 – 1535LGW 321 14 HH444 LGW17
Air Inuit, which is wholly owned by the Inuit of Nunavik through Makivvik Corporation, today announced that its first newly re-engineered Boeing 737–800NG combi aircraft (C-FTUW) has been certified by Transport Canada, marking the arrival of the world’s first 737–800NG configured for both passengers and freight. The aircraft will officially enter service on Air Inuit’s […]
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Airbus delivered 793 commercial aircraft to 91 customers worldwide in 2025, underlining continued resilience and strong demand across the global aviation market despite a complex operating environment. The European aerospace manufacturer also secured 1,000 new gross orders during the year in its Commercial Aircraft business, pushing its total order backlog [read more] The post Airbus Delivers 793 Aircraft in 2025 as Order Backlog Reaches Record High appeared first on UK Aviation News.