Aviation Source
• Len Varley
UK airports set multiple records in 2025: Heathrow handled over 84 million passengers, Manchester Airports Group served 66 million (up 2.2% year‑on‑year), and London Stansted surpassed 30 million. Operators attributed the gains to steady travel demand, route development and increased seat capacity.
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Aviation Week
• Ella Nethersole
By Aviation Week: Etihad Airways has reported its strongest year on record after carrying 22.4 million passengers in 2025.
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AirInsight
• Ernest Arvai
By AirInsight: Southwest’s latest international partner is Turkish Airlines, joining Condor, Icelandair, China Airlines, EVA Air, and Philippine Airlines. The agreement with Turkish will begin next month, and enable seamless bookings and connections and itineraries that include both carrier flights from any of Turkish 14 US destinations.
Airbus
By Airbus: Airbus delivered 793 commercial aircraft to 91 customers globally in 2025 and registered 1,000 new gross orders in the Commercial Aircraft business.
Reuters
• Tim Hepher
By Reuters: Airbus raised concerns over the availability of jet engines from Pratt & Whitney on Monday, saying it had yet to reach agreement with the U.S. manufacturer over the volume of supplies that it needs "for the foreseeable future".
Inflight Online
• Satu Dahl
By Inflight Online: Gulfstream G500 and G600 have gained EASA steep-approach certification.
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• Charlotte Bailey
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
