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Wizz Air’s planned Israel base faces uncertainty amid repatriation duty obligations

Wizz Air’s plan to open an operational base in Israel is in doubt after the carrier was assigned repatriation duty obligations, complicating its ability to station aircraft and crew as planned. The development creates near-term uncertainty over the carrier’s market-entry timing and capacity in Israel.

2026-01-14T23:00:52.390546-08:00
MRO   Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A320   Boeing  
Reuters • Oliver Taslic

Breakingviews - Engine groups’ heyday can survive planemaker redux

By Reuters: Airbus and Boeing may finally top a 2018 delivery record this year. That’s a potential risk to maintenance specialists like $340 bln GE, who gain as older jets fly longer.

Also: Euronews
2026-01-14T21:37:05.768430-08:00
MRO   NTSB   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Accident   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing  
Reuters

NTSB: Cracked MD-11 part in fatal UPS crash was subject of Boeing 2011 service advisory

By Reuters: A cracked part found on a UPS MD-11 cargo jet that crashed in November in Kentucky was flagged in a Boeing service letter more than a decade earlier, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday.

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2026-01-14T12:24:20.862106-08:00