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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
China’s Spring Airlines says it is targeting a fleet of 200 aircraft by 2031 and around 300 by 2035, maintaining an all-Airbus narrowbody strategy, vice president Zhang Wuan said at Routes Asia 2026, according to Aviation Week.
DefenseNews.com
• Awad Mustafa
By DefenseNews.com: Saudi Arabia will manufacture aircraft within two years after the kingdom signed a deal with Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov on Wednesday.
By lemonde.fr: Le tribunal mixte de commerce de Pointe-à-Pitre a ordonné la liquidation judiciaire de la compagnie régionale antillaise, lourdement endettée, dont les avions étaient cloués au sol depuis le retrait, en décembre 2025, de son certificat de transport aérien.
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FL360aero
• Scott Kirby
By FL360aero: The flag carrier of Panama and a prominent member of the Star Alliance, Copa Airlines announced the signing of a new agreement with Boeing and GE Aerospace for the purchase of up to 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, for an approximate investment of $13.5 billion at list price.
Airline Geeks
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Rohde & Schwarz USA wins FAA contract to modernize air traffic control communications.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Diehl Aviation’s award-winning aircraft lavatory innovation, Space³, is slated to enter revenue service this year, introducing important new accessibility features for PRMs on widebody aircraft.
Bloomberg
• Will Kubzansky
By Bloomberg: Jet fuel exports from Asia to California are at the lowest point in at least a decade, adding another pressure point to a burgeoning air travel crunch on the West Coast stemming from the war on Iran.
ch-aviation
• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
By ch-aviation: Illustration of Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-200,.
Alaska Airlines
• Alaska Airlines
