Leadership   Air Canada   Airlines  
Bloomberg • Mathieu Dion

Air Canada names Anko van der Werff CEO, tapping an SAS executive outsider to lead expansion

Air Canada has appointed Anko van der Werff as its new chief executive officer, recruiting from SAS AB. The carrier is selecting an external leader to oversee its next phase of growth, positioning the appointment as part of a major expansion strategy.

Airline Economics • Calum Wilson

Anko Van der Werff to exit SAS to lead Air Canada

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2026-07-08T05:46:01.532053-07:00
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus  
AirInsight • Richard Schuurman

Airbus guides demand for 42.060 pax aircraft

By AirInsight: Airbus is forecasting demand for 42.060 new passenger aircraft through 2045, it says in the latest Global Market Forecast. That's down 390 on last year.

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2026-07-08T04:13:59.297549-07:00
Event   eVTOL   Middle East   Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
CAPA

UAE certifies 'world's first' commercial air taxi vertiport

By CAPA: General Civil Aviation Authority ( GCAA UAE ) and Skyports Infrastructure announced (07-Jul-2026) VDX, the "world's first" purpose-built commercial vertiport, received regulatory certification for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft operations.

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2026-07-07T18:59:57.134240-07:00
Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
NEW
AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Aviation’s Two-Speed Risk Market

By AirInsight: Airlines Aviation’s Two-Speed Risk Market Addison Schonland July 8, 2026 4 minutes read aviation risk Care to share? Two aviation risk markets repriced this month, and neither one made headlines the way an OEM delivery miss does.

2026-07-08T06:53:29.108019-07:00