China   Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Year‑end delivery data from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and COMAC reveal supply‑chain strain and rising production pressure

Year‑end delivery figures from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and COMAC expose persistent supplier constraints and execution gaps across OEMs. The data shows limited throughput, growing backlogs and parts bottlenecks — pressures that, according to manufacturers' signals, will keep production ramps constrained into next year.

2025-12-31T06:50:39.185974-08:00
Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Workforce & Skills Development  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Delta Air Lines Flight Attendant Sues, Alleges Retaliation After Termination Following Missile Attack in Tel Aviv

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Delta flight attendant sues the airline for retaliation after being terminated following a traumatic missile attack incident in Tel Aviv.

2025-12-31T06:09:32.585133-08:00
Europe   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Airline Industry & Market Trends  
Airline Economics • Patrick Tibke

Air Nostrum makes early repayment of €20m to SEPI

By Airline Economics: Spanish leisure carrier Air Nostrum has made an early repayment of €20 million to SEPI, Spain’s state-owned industrial holdings corporation, for funds accessed during the pandemic.

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2025-12-30T11:56:42.979603-08:00
China   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Air China orders 60 A320neo‑family jets with deliveries starting in 2028

By FlightGlobal: Air China has become the latest Chinese operator to disclose a purchase agreement for additional Airbus aircraft, with a deal for 60 A320neo-family jets.

2025-12-30T09:42:40.815868-08:00