Africa   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Reuters • Isaac Anyaogu

Nigerian carriers threaten to suspend all flights from April 20 over “crippling” jet fuel costs

Airlines in Nigeria, through the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), have warned they will suspend all flight operations from April 20 unless jet fuel prices are cut. They accuse local fuel marketers of artificially inflating costs amid a widening aviation fuel-price crisis.

2026-04-16T09:24:48.881921-07:00
PaxEx   Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   KLM  
FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

KLM trims European capacity to counter higher fuel costs

By FlightGlobal: Dutch carrier KLM is the latest airline to trim capacity as a result of rising fuel costs, outlining plans to remove 80 European return flights in the coming month.

2026-04-16T08:39:21.730856-07:00
Israel   Middle East   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airlines   Boeing  
Reuters • Steven Scheer

Israel's El Al to buy up to 12 more Boeing 787s for $1.5 billion

By Reuters: El Al Israel Airlines said on Thursday it would buy up to 12 more 787 Dreamliner aircraft from Boeing in a deal worth $1.5 billion, taking advantage of its dominance of the Israeli market during the conflicts in Gaza and Iran.

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2026-04-16T07:09:38.728083-07:00
Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airlines   Boeing   Lufthansa  
newsroom.lufthansagroup.com

Lufthansa Group Accelerates Strategy Implementation

By newsroom.lufthansagroup.com: Accelerated capacity and fleet measures due to increased kerosene costs and additional burdens from labor disputesCapacity reduction in three steps:(a) During the current summer flight schedule:Immediate and permanent removal of Lufthansa CityLine's capacity from the program(b) At the end of the summer flight schedule:Retirement of the last four...

2026-04-16T05:22:27.717178-07:00
Middle East   PaxEx   Airports   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A330   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Flyadeal seals A330neo seat orders with Geven and Jiatai

By FlightGlobal: Saudi Arabian budget carrier Flyadeal has disclosed that Italy’s Geven and China’s Jiatai will be supplying seats for the two-class Airbus A330neos ordered by the airline.

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2026-04-16T01:39:11.861057-07:00