Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Boeing raised its long-term forecast for Africa's commercial aircraft demand to about 1,700 jets over the next 20 years. The update reflects expected passenger growth, fleet renewal and network expansion, highlighting opportunity for narrowbody and regional types across the continent.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways will introduce Starlink high-speed Wi-Fi on select aircraft starting in March, with rollout details pending.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: The Federal Aviation Administration plans to reduce flights at Chicago O'Hare airport this summer, saying major airlines have overscheduled flights, the agency said on Friday.
Delta Air Lines
By Delta Air Lines: Delta continues fleet renewal with additional narrowbody aircraft Delta Air Lines is advancing its long-term fleet modernization strategy by exercising options for 34 additional Airbus A321neo aircraft, reinforcing the A321neo’s role as a pillar of Delta’s next generation narrowbody fleet.
Airways Magazine
Airways Magazine
• Helwing Villamizar
By Airways Magazine: United Airlines enters 2026 with higher profit and flexibility than American Airlines, despite similar scale in 2025.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: Lufthansa CityLine pilots voted to authorize potential strike, its union said, after wage talks broke down.
The Air Current
• Will Guisbond
By The Air Current: The struggling eVTOL developer will retain a skeleton crew in California focused on aircraft design.
Cranky Flier
By Cranky Flier:   If at First You Don’t Succeed…Spirit Nears Bankruptcy Exit (Again) Our long, yellow-painted, BuzzBallz-loving, ultra-low cost national nightmare just might be over…for now.
Reuters
• Joanna Plucinska, Raechel Job, Raechel Thankam Job
