China   Supply Chain   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   COMAC  
AirInsight • Addison Schonland

COMAC’s C919 faces 2026 throughput cap: 33 deliveries imply just 2–3/month

If Chinese airlines take delivery of 33 COMAC C919s in 2026, COMAC’s output rate would translate to roughly 2–3 aircraft per month—constrained by LEAP-1C engine risk and export limits. The gap between demand expectations and engine/export realities is a key near-term planning variable for the program.

2026-04-10T07:40:21.683869-07:00
Routes   Europe   Airports   Airlines  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

Air France-KLM Reorganizes and Optimizes Paris Operations

By Breitflyte: Air France-KLM Group has announced a reorganization of their Paris operations in a move that plays tom the strengths of each of the Group’s airlines. On Thursday (April 9, 2026), Air France-KLM Group announced that Air France has consolidated all domestic and international departures from Paris at Charles de Gaulle Airport (with the exception of some Corsica routes operated under a French public service obligation), while Transavia has firmly established itself as the Group’s reference operator.

Also: CAPA
2026-04-10T08:40:25.783373-07:00
Leadership   Africa   Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

SAA names interim group chief as Lamola steps down after five years

By FlightGlobal: South African Airways’ group chief, John Lamola, has resigned and will step down from the top post at the end of April.The company has appointed an acting chief — catering subsidiary Air Chefs had Matshela Seshibe — while it looks to recruit a permanent successor.

2026-04-10T09:33:12.474808-07:00
ATC   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Frontier Airlines Pilots 'Slam On the Brakes' to Avoid Colliding With Two Trucks at Los Angeles International Airport

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The pilots of a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 were forced to “slam on the brakes” to avoid colliding with two trucks that cut them off as they were taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Wednesday, new air traffic recordings have revealed.

Also: Live and Let's Fly, View from the Wing and The Independent
2026-04-10T05:39:25.677089-07:00