Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
KLM Cityhopper has begun returning four Embraer E195-E2 aircraft that were parked at Twente Airport in 2024 due to Pratt & Whitney GTF engine availability constraints. The Dutch regional unit will reactivate the jets gradually, restoring capacity after an engine-related year of disruption.
Reuters
• Isaac Anyaogu
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.
Airline Economics
Airways Magazine
• Brooks Baker
By Airways Magazine: Jet2 has announced the launch of its first-ever business class layout on its Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: Attorneys for passengers killed by two Boeing 737 Max crashes are urging a US appeals court to reconsider a decision not to reinstate criminal fraud charges against the airframer.
Reuters
• Steven Scheer
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.
Airline Economics
Aviacionline
FlightGlobal
• Graham Dunn
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.
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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...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
