Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus  
AirInsight • Richard Schuurman

Airbus forecasts 42,060 new aircraft demand (2026–2045) on fleet renewal as passenger traffic doubles

Airbus’ 2026–2045 Global Market Forecast projects demand for 42,060 new passenger and cargo aircraft between 2026 and 2045, driven by airline fleet replacement and continued growth in air travel. It expects traffic to more than double by 2045 and cites a shift toward higher replacement-driven new-build volumes.

Also: FlightGlobal, World Airline News, Aircraft Interiors International, Airline Economics, Simple Flying and mrobusinesstoday.com
2026-07-08T04:13:59.297549-07:00
Leadership   Air Canada   Airlines  
NEW
Bloomberg • Mathieu Dion

Air Canada Picks SAS Head as Its New CEO

By Bloomberg: Air Canada recruited Anko van der Werff from SAS AB to be its new chief executive officer, choosing an outsider to lead the carrier through a major expansion.

Also: CBC, Seeking Alpha, globalnews.ca and aviator.aero
2026-07-08T05:46:01.532053-07:00
Event   eVTOL   Middle East   Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
CAPA

UAE certifies 'world's first' commercial air taxi vertiport

By CAPA: General Civil Aviation Authority ( GCAA UAE ) and Skyports Infrastructure announced (07-Jul-2026) VDX, the "world's first" purpose-built commercial vertiport, received regulatory certification for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft operations.

Also: Unmanned Airspace, CAPA, Aviation A2Z, Urban Air Mobility News and economymiddleeast.com
2026-07-07T18:59:57.134240-07:00