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MARCH 10, 2025

United Airlines has announced that it has begun the roll out of SpaceXs Starlink WiFi connectivity system on its regional aircraft fleet. In September 2024, United signed the airline industry’s largest agreement of its kind with SpaceX to bring Starlink to its entire fleet.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

An American Airlines flight traveling from New York to Delhi made a sudden diversion midair and was escorted to Rome by fighter jets due to a security issue on board. On February 23, 2024, American Airlines flight 292, operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, took off from John F. Operations at the airport were not disrupted.

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MARCH 13, 2025

Ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has successfully exited Chapter 11 restructuring, having gained significantly less debt and greater financial flexibility after a United States court approved its reorganization plan. Spirit said Christie will continue to lead the airline as President and CEO, along with its existing executive team.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

Dublin-based aircraft leasing company Avolon has published a new market outlook report , predicting that the global airline industry will reach US$1 trillion in revenue for the first time ever during 2025. At the same time, the aircraft manufacturing industry is braced to continue struggling to supply booming airlines.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

The Oneworld global airline alliance is expecting 2025 to be a big year with the addition of two new full airline members joining the international airline partnership. 2024 marked the 25th year since Oneworld was founded in 1999 by founding partners American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, and Qantas.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

The number of passengers carried by Turkish Airlines reached 83.4 Although the airline boosted its passenger numbers overall, the carriers network load factor dropped by 0.4 Specifically, in December 2024, the airline transported 6.4 The airline has a further 342 aircraft on order. The total included 31.7

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MARCH 3, 2025

Discover Airlines, the subsidiary of Lufthansa Group focused on the leisure market, is launching its first long-haul flights from Munich Airport (MUC). In order to operate the new long-haul routes, Discover Airlines is basing two of its Airbus A330 aircraft at Munich Airport. The other two routes will be operated year-round.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

The reduction in the number of airlines flying to Israel due to the ongoing military conflict along the countrys borders has led a group of Israeli tech entrepreneurs to start their own airline. As of early 2025, the only airline flying nonstop between Tel Aviv and the US is flag carrier El Al.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

A new search is underway to find the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared in 2014 and was presumed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean. Ocean Infinity will use highly advanced autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to conduct the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 2, 2025

Aviation analytics company Cirium has released its rankings for the most on-time airlines in the world in 2024. Data is based on hundreds of real-time feeds, from airlines, distribution systems, and aviation authorities, providing a thorough and objective view of the performance of carriers. on-time arrivals.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 9, 2025

Airbus has announced that STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has placed a firm order with the European-based planemaker for an additional five A350F freighters. The cargo market is set to become a key element in our business model and will benefit from the advantages offered by Taiwans geographical location, said STARLUX Airlines CEO Glenn Chai.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Alaska Airlines has been forced to issue an apology to thousands of its customers after the launch of a ‘Cyber Monday’ online seat sale caused IT issues that impacted departing flights. The airline first noticed a malfunction in its IT infrastructure on the morning of Monday, December 2, 2024, after its website crashed.

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MARCH 17, 2025

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 bound for Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) had to return to Manilas Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) after an engine fire incident. Flight MH 705 departed Manila at approximately 17:22 local time on March 15, 2025.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Qatar Airways is reportedly considering the acquisition of several former American Airlines Airbus A330 widebodied aircraft to plug the capacity gap caused by the delay to new aircraft being delivered from both Airbus and Boeing.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

United Airlines, one of the major U.S. Additionally, the airline is preparing to introduce Starlink on its mainline aircraft, with the first Starlink-enabled jet expected to take flight before the end of this year. The airlines move follows its groundbreaking agreement with SpaceX, signed in September 2024.

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MARCH 3, 2025

More than 6,900 Alaska Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), have ratified a new three-year contract. On February 28, 2025, the airline announced that more than 90% of Alaska flight attendants participated in the vote, and the agreement passed by 95%.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Southwest Airlines is pausing corporate hiring and promotions and will be suspending most of its summer internships to cut costs and improve profits, CEO Bob Jordan said in a message to employees. The airline is putting a stop to its employee rallies, a team-building event that has been held for 40 years.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Delta Air Lines announced on March 6, 2025, that it is partnering with JetZero, a US startup that is developing a clean-sheet blended-wing-body (BWB) airliner for 250 passengers. This is where Delta Air Lines enters the stage.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

Uruguay may soon have a new national airline if plans outlined by a startup called Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviacin (SUA) come to fruition. This new airline project was publicly unveiled during the Fitur international travel trade show, which took place in Madrid, Spain, on January 22-26, 2025.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Airlines in the Asia Pacific region recorded a solid traffic growth for the year 2024. This is based on preliminary traffic figures for the full calendar year 2024, released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). In total, Asia Pacific airlines carried a combined total of 365 million international passengers in 2024, a 30.5%

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JANUARY 26, 2025

A United Airlines aircraft flying from Lagos, Nigeria, to Washington DC had to perform an emergency landing on January 24, 2024, after what several sources described as an unexpected movement which caused injuries to 38 passengers, six of which had to be hospitalized.

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JANUARY 7, 2025

Traffic figures for November 2024 from Asia Pacific airlines demonstrate further growth in both international air passenger and cargo markets, on the back of robust consumer and business demand. Asia Pacific airlines have led growth in international travel markets this year, benefiting from strong demand for both business and leisure travel.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced its financial outlook for the global airline industry in 2025 which forecasts a strengthening of profitability and further rises in annual passenger traffic figures which will breach the five billion passenger mark for the first time in the history of the industry. below the $7.9

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MARCH 10, 2025

Japan Airlines and Garuda Indonesia are set to launch a new joint business partnership on April 1, 2025, where the two carriers will cooperate commercially on flights between Indonesia and Japan.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Japan Airlines (JAL) is set to apply riblet-shaped coating on its B787-9 aircraft bound for long-haul international flights. The airline claims this is equivalent to the annual CO2 absorption of approximately 27,000 cedar trees. Riblets are fine groove structures inspired by the shape of shark skin which reduce water resistance.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

United Airlines finished 2024 in a strong position after experiencing a better than average performance during the final quarter and over the festive holidays. For the full year, United Airlines had adjusted pre-tax earnings of $4.6 ” In the final quarter capacity was up 6.2% ” In the final quarter capacity was up 6.2%

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Employees of China Airlines could receive more than six months worth of salary as their annual bonus. In a company letter to its employees seen by the news outlet, the airline explained that the NT$145,000 ($4,276) payment consists of NT$110,000 ($3350) as a fixed bonus and NT$35,000 ($1066) as an incentive award. months of salary.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) found that October 2024 traffic figures showed robust travel growth. Asia Pacific airlines’ international passenger numbers increased by 19.0% According to the association’s latest report, the progress was fuelled mainly by leisure and corporate travel demands.

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MARCH 4, 2025

American Airlines has requested that the US Supreme Court evaluate its blocked Northeast Alliance (NEA) partnership with JetBlue, arguing that competition is not sufficient to declare a joint venture unlawful. The airlines denied the states antitrust claims and stated that paying the fees does not mean they admit to any wrongdoing.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Turkish budget carrier Pegasus Airlines has announced a huge order for 100 Boeing 737 Max-10 single-aisle aircraft and has taken out options on 100 more. The order will facilitate Istanbul-based Pegasus Airlines plan to grow and modernize its existing narrowbody fleet.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Spanish carriers Iberia and Iberia Express have been named the most punctual airlines in Europe in 2024, taking the two highest rankings in an industrywide survey published for the year. Iberia has been among the most punctual airlines in Europe and in the top 10 worldwide for the last nine years.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

American Airlines has posted a GAAP net income of $846 million for the full year 2024, on total revenue of $54.2 In Q4 2024 American Airlines posted a net income of $590 million on net income of $13.7 In Q4 2024 American Airlines posted a net income of $590 million on net income of $13.7 Operating income was reported at $2.6

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JANUARY 17, 2025

Ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has announced plans to cut 200 jobs in an effort to reduce costs after filing for bankruptcy protection. The decision comes after the airline confirmed that it had entered a prearranged Chapter 11 process in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Senior executives for Japan Airlines are to receive reduced salaries as a consequence of two pilots being involved in a drinking incident in December 2024. Three other executives from the airlines flight operations and safety management divisions have also been given disciplinary actions. The pilot was subsequently jailed.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

A passenger posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) showing the orange flames of the Palisades fire while on a United Airlines flight from Denver to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR). These warnings will remain in place until the morning of January 10, 2025, with a possibility for extensions.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Turkish Airlines plans to ramp up its flights from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) to create a daily service using its A350-900 flight. Turkish Airlines said that it plans to shift the service to a non-stop route by 2026, depending on aircraft delivery schedules.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Southwest Airlines may be considering the acquisition of another US carrier. Shortly after a board meeting, Click, who is also a representative of the flight attendants union, posted an online poll on his Facebook page asking followers to name the airline that Southwest Airlines is looking at.

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