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Skift • Peden Doma Bhutia

IndiGo maps FY30 expansion: 550+ fleet, 200M passengers/year and 3,000 daily departures by 2030; A350-900 long-haul dual-class f

IndiGo says it targets a 550-aircraft fleet and ~200 million passengers annually by 2030, scaling to about 3,000 average daily departures despite only single-digit capacity growth forecast for 2027. The carrier is also planning dual-class cabins on its long-haul jets, with Airbus A350-900 deliveries expected from 2027/2028.

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IndiGo’s Airbus A350-900s will seat over 330 passengers: A sign of the airline’s long haul ambitions

ch-aviation • Thomas Jaeger

Route Network Update for IndiGo Airlines

Also: Airline Economics and Economic Times

2026-06-08T06:22:06.660486-07:00

Supply Chain Europe Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Britten-Norman says first fully UK-built Islander close to completion

By AeroTime: Britten-Norman says the first fully UK-built Islander aircraft is nearing completion with work on a second plane already underway at its Bembridge facility.

Also: LARA

2026-06-08T08:11:43.519402-07:00

Codeshare Middle East Europe Airlines

AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Etihad and TAROM open codeshare ahead of new Abu Dhabi-Bucharest service

By AeroTime: Etihad Airways and TAROM, the national airline of Romania, have signed a codeshare agreement that opens up connections between the UAE and 11 destinations across Romania and Eastern Europe on a single ticket.

Also: Airline Economics and aircargoweek.com

2026-06-08T06:42:07.129825-07:00

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Airbus introduces uncrewed version of the H145, the U145

By Airbus: Airbus Helicopters has introduced an uncrewed version of its proven H145, the U145, during ILA Berlin, where a full-scale mock-up has been displayed.

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Airbus Unveils Revolutionary Autonomous U145 Helicopter Drone at ILA Berlin to Transform Military and Civilian Operations

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Airbus unveils U145 autonomous helicopter drone for cargo supply ops

Also: Air Data News, FlightGlobal, AeroTime, aviation-defence-universe.com, Aviation Week, Vertical Mag and 9 more

2026-06-08T01:13:18.943116-07:00

M&A Policy & Regulation Airlines

ch-aviation • Dominik Sipinski

Türkiye's Pegasus Airlines dismisses idea of further M&A

By ch-aviation: Pegasus Airlines (PC, Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen) is not planning any further acquisitions in the near term and remains focused on obtaining the regulatory approvals for the takeover of Smartwings Group, chief executive Güliz Öztürk said during a panel discussion at the IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro.

2026-06-08T05:21:58.773655-07:00

MRO Airports Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airlines

AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

JAL builds new landing gear maintenance factory at Haneda

By AeroTime: JAL breaks ground on a next-generation landing gear overhaul facility at Haneda Airport, set for completion by end of 2027.

2026-06-08T04:43:03.045629-07:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Wizz Air signs with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide fleet-wide Wi-Fi

By AeroTime: On June 8, 2026, Wizz Air announced that it is the “first European ultra-low-cost carrier” to commit to the satellite-based service with the rollout scheduled to begin in 2027.