Aviation Source
• Len Varley
After completing its restructuring program, TAP Air Portugal plans to introduce 24 new Airbus aircraft over the next two years, expanding its fleet beyond prior limits set by the European Commission. The update points to a near-term acceleration in aircraft intake and capacity plans.
Reuters
• Alessandro Parodi, Joanna Plucinska, Tim Hepher
By Reuters: As renewed conflict in the Gulf drives up oil prices, airline investors and industry executives see mounting signs that Europe's financially weaker carriers may be headed for a shakeout.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Airbus and Pratt & Whitney say the engine problems that have disrupted the Airbus A220 fleet for several years should largely disappear by the end of 2026, following a sharp decline in the number of aircraft grounded because of the PW1500G geared turbofan.
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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
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Bloomberg
• Rakesh Sharma
By Bloomberg: India raised taxes on exports of diesel and jet fuel as the collapse of the US-Iran interim peace deal and renewed hostilities choked oil flows and tightened the outlook for fuel supply.
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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
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Bloomberg
• Danny Lee, Yian Lee
By Bloomberg: Asian airlines are the latest beneficiaries of growing demand for AI servers and computer chips, creating a windfall that’s helping mitigate the surge in jet fuel costs.
Bloomberg
• Sri Taylor
By Bloomberg: United Airlines Holdings Inc. expects resilient travel demand to drive up its full-year profit, even in the face of soaring fuel costs that sapped the US airline’s outlook for the current quarter.
