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Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines orders an additional five A350F freighters

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Airbus has announced that STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has placed a firm order with the European-based planemaker for an additional five A350F freighters. All of the ten freighters on order will be operated by the company’s dedicated freight division, STARLUX Cargo, on some of the worlds busiest freight routes, according to the carrier.

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Singapore Airlines posts record profits for FY2024/25 despite market uncertainty

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On May 15, 2025, Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) posted its highest-ever annual profit figures in the companys 53 years under its current name. The Singapore-Changi Airport (SIN) based carrier airline group recorded a net profit of US$2.78 SIA and its budget sister airline Soot transported 39.4 higher over the previous year.

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London-Heathrow ends busiest-ever year in 2024 with record-breaking December

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Ceri Breeze / Shutterstock In terms of cargo, Heathrow handled almost 138,000 tonnes of cargo passed through the airport, culminating in a total of over 1.5 In 2025, our journey towards better value for our customers will continue by investing in the kind of facilities our passengers and airlines are looking for.

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Asia–Americas demand lifts Cathay Cargo volumes

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year-on-year rise in cargo volumes for June 2025, as demand from Southeast Asia and Taiwan to the Americas boosted throughput across its network. Cathay Cargo carried more than 130,000 tonnes of freight during the month, supported by growth in general cargo and high-tech electronics shipments. The Cathay Group has reported a 6.3%

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London Heathrow to spend £10B of private investment on improvements over 5 years

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Over the past 12 months, we have been working closely with airline partners, including hosting over 120 hours of joint planning and hearing from more than two million passengers to understand what matters most, resulting in a customer-led investment plan which will span from 2027 to 2031,” said HAL in a statement.

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Powered-Lift Specialist XTI Explores Uncrewed, Magnetically Powered Aircraft

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XTI also envisions it for cargo and emergency logistics. The company further claims it can achieve the same lift as an eVTOL with significantly lower tip speed and revolutions per minute. Last year, the company announced a conditional order for 100 aircraft from regional carrier Mesa Airlines. Like this story? Sign up now.

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‘Something will definitely change.’ Steven Udvar-Házy on the aircraft market   

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By 2024, nearly half of the worlds airliner fleet belongs to leasing companies, which place large aircraft orders and then rent them out to airlines, providing capacity flexibility to operators and lowering the barriers of entry to new market entrants. You [have] got to create a whole global airline product support network.