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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

KLM Cityhopper restarts parked E195-E2 jets after 2024 Pratt & Whitney GTF engine shortage

KLM Cityhopper has begun reactivating part of its Embraer E195-E2 fleet following a year-long grounding driven by Pratt & Whitney GTF engine availability. Four E195-E2 aircraft were parked at Twente Airport in 2024; the airline is now bringing them back to service gradually.

2026-04-16T09:57:54.243048-07:00
Supply Chain   Africa   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Reuters • Isaac Anyaogu

Nigerian airlines threaten to halt flights over soaring jet fuel prices

By Reuters: Nigerian airlines will suspend all flight operations from April 20, they warned, unless crippling jet fuel prices, which they accused the country's fuel marketers of artificially inflating, are reduced.

2026-04-16T09:24:48.881921-07:00
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
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