Israel   Middle East   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airlines   Boeing  
Reuters • Steven Scheer

El Al amends Boeing 787 order: $1.5B for up to 12 additional Dreamliners, including a shift to 787-10

El Al Israel Airlines has agreed to buy up to 12 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a $1.5 billion deal, amending its existing order to include the 787-10 after previously converting some 787-9 options upward. El Al says the change expands its long-haul fleet aimed at North America and Asia.

Airline Economics • Calum Wilson

EL AL Israel expands Dreamliner fleet in $1.5bn deal

Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

EL AL updates Boeing order to include 787-10

Also: Seeking Alpha
2026-04-16T07:09:38.728083-07:00
Orders   Airbus A350   Airlines   Lufthansa  
newsroom.lufthansagroup.com

Lufthansa Group Accelerates Strategy Implementation

By newsroom.lufthansagroup.com: Accelerated capacity and fleet measures due to increased kerosene costs and additional burdens from labor disputesCapacity reduction in three steps:(a) During the current summer flight schedule:Immediate and permanent removal of Lufthansa CityLine's capacity from the program(b) At the end of the summer flight schedule:Retirement of the last four...

2026-04-16T05:22:27.717178-07:00
Middle East   PaxEx   Orders   Airbus   Airbus A330   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Flyadeal seals A330neo seat orders with Geven and Jiatai

By FlightGlobal: Saudi Arabian budget carrier Flyadeal has disclosed that Italy’s Geven and China’s Jiatai will be supplying seats for the two-class Airbus A330neos ordered by the airline.

Also: Airline Economics and 3 more
2026-04-16T01:39:11.861057-07:00
Satellite   PaxEx   Airlines   United Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

American and United Airlines Quietly Drop Free In-flight Wi-Fi For T-Mobile Customers Because it Became Too Popular

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: American and United Airlines have quietly dropped their free in-flight Wi-Fi service for passengers with a T-Mobile phone plan, and the reason might be due to the offer becoming so popular that the satellites that provide an internet connection at 34,000 feet could no longer cope.

2026-04-16T05:59:34.065262-07:00
ATC   Airports   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
Associated Press • Edna Tarigan

Indonesia reviews US proposal for airspace overflight access

By Associated Press: Indonesia is reviewing a U.S. proposal for overflight access to its airspace. The Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the proposal emerged after the two countries established the Major Defense Cooperation Partnership.

Also: The Independent
2026-04-16T06:14:58.010399-07:00