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Vietnam Airlines issues RfP to lease nine Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners

Vietnam Airlines has issued a request for proposals to lease nine Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, opening a procurement for widebody capacity via lessors. The carrier is seeking commercial offers to place nine 787-8s into its fleet, a move that will influence near-term widebody availability and leasing activity.

2026-01-14T15:54:27.749327-08:00

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Air India and Saudia sign codeshare, effective February

2026-01-14T03:45:41.272351-08:00

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airBaltic carried a record 5,206,700 passengers in 2025 as flights and capacity rose

2026-01-14T13:50:09.469640-08:00

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Wizz Air hits 500 million passengers after rapid three‑year growth

2026-01-14T09:37:57.033703-08:00

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Vietnam Airlines to spin off regional carrier VASCO into a separate company Vietnam Airlines will spin off its regional unit VASCO into a separate company. The move formalizes VASCO's independent corporate status and separates regional operations and management from the mainline carrier, signaling a strategic restructuring of Vietnam Airlines' group operations and business focus.

2026-01-14T18:44:38.271742-08:00

Vietnam Airlines to spin off regional carrier VASCO into a separate company

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WestJet accelerates review of non‑adjustable economy seats after passenger seeks doctor's note WestJet has told staff it is accelerating a review of its non‑adjustable economy seats after a passenger sought a doctor's note to support a recline request. An internal message says the carrier could finalise a path forward as early as this week.

2026-01-14T16:51:54.598542-08:00

WestJet accelerates review of non‑adjustable economy seats after passenger seeks doctor's note

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Vietnam Airlines issues RfP to lease nine Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners Vietnam Airlines has issued a request for proposals to lease nine Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, opening a procurement for widebody capacity via lessors. The carrier is seeking commercial offers to place nine 787-8s into its fleet, a move that will influence near-term widebody availability and leasing activity.

2026-01-14T15:54:27.749327-08:00

Vietnam Airlines issues RfP to lease nine Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners

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airBaltic carried a record 5,206,700 passengers in 2025 as flights and capacity rose Latvia’s flag carrier carried a record 5,206,700 passengers in 2025, a 1.4% increase over 2024, operating 47,600 flights (up 2.6%) with an average load factor of 80.2% (down 1.0 percentage point). In December the airline carried 422,907 passengers, broadly flat year‑on‑year despite higher capacity.

2026-01-14T13:50:09.469640-08:00

airBaltic carried a record 5,206,700 passengers in 2025 as flights and capacity rose

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SES warns carriers against fleetwide Starlink commitments, cites loss of negotiating leverage SES warned airlines that committing entire fleets to SpaceX's Starlink will erode their negotiating leverage when contracts come up for renewal. The operator said exclusive fleet-level deals could expose carriers to price increases and reduced options, and urged a more diversified connectivity approach.

2026-01-14T11:11:49.924812-08:00

SES warns carriers against fleetwide Starlink commitments, cites loss of negotiating leverage

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Latam to restart Bogotá–Caracas only after passenger and crew security guarantees; carriers await safety reports LATAM CEO Roberto Alvo said the carrier will resume Bogotá–Caracas flights only after Venezuelan authorities provide concrete security guarantees for passengers and crew. Iberia, Air Europa and Plus Ultra are similarly awaiting aviation-safety reports as the FAA maintains a NOTAM advising against overflight through Feb. 2.

2026-01-14T10:24:36.311056-08:00

Latam to restart Bogotá–Caracas only after passenger and crew security guarantees; carriers await safety reports

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ACC Aviation: Taxation the most immediate cost driver for charter in 2026 ACC Aviation's leasing team says robust global charter demand will persist into 2026, but regional operational differences — notably across Europe — will shape costs and capacity. The firm identifies taxation, including new per‑passenger levies, as the most immediate upward pressure on charter pricing and operator economics next year.

2026-01-14T09:57:32.044492-08:00

ACC Aviation: Taxation the most immediate cost driver for charter in 2026

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Airlink's new CEO steers carrier through Africa's toughest market as it introduces the continent's first Embraer E195‑E2 Airlink's new CEO, de Villiers Engelbrecht, is navigating the carrier through what he calls Africa's toughest aviation market while launching the continent's first Embraer E195‑E2 into service. The move signals Airlink's fleet modernisation and a strategic bet on larger regional capacity.

2026-01-14T09:57:31.625950-08:00

Airlink's new CEO steers carrier through Africa's toughest market as it introduces the continent's first Embraer E195‑E2

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Vietnam Airlines issues RfP to lease nine Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners

Air India and Saudia sign codeshare, effective February

airBaltic carried a record 5,206,700 passengers in 2025 as flights and capacity rose

Wizz Air hits 500 million passengers after rapid three‑year growth

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