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Wizz Air to open Pristina base in mid-4Q26 with one A321-200NX and three new routes

Wizz Air plans to open a base at Pristina in November 2026, initially stationing one A321-200NX. The airline will launch three new routes to Brussels Charleroi, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, and Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, expanding service connectivity from Kosovo ahead of the base ramp-up.

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2026-07-24T07:49:44.542432-07:00

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Argentina’s low-cost market compresses Flybondi: modernization needed to offset CASK deficit vs Aerolíneas and JetSMART

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2026-07-24T07:19:33.664558-07:00

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Greece’s Ellinair formally declared bankrupt

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2026-07-24T06:15:01.068353-07:00

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Frontier reports worst taxi times despite flying fewer congested airports—estimated $17.5M loss over four months

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2026-07-24T07:04:36.088534-07:00

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Wizz Air to open Pristina base in mid-4Q26 with one A321-200NX and three new routes Wizz Air plans to open a base at Pristina in November 2026, initially stationing one A321-200NX. The airline will launch three new routes to Brussels Charleroi, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, and Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, expanding service connectivity from Kosovo ahead of the base ramp-up.

2026-07-24T07:49:44.542432-07:00

Wizz Air to open Pristina base in mid-4Q26 with one A321-200NX and three new routes

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Argentina’s low-cost market compresses Flybondi: modernization needed to offset CASK deficit vs Aerolíneas and JetSMART Argentina’s airline economics are being shaped by fleet modernization and low unit costs, putting pressure on Flybondi to overcome a CASK deficit relative to Aerolíneas and JetSMART. The cluster frames whether Flybondi can sustain its business model as competitors leverage lower costs and scale advantages.

2026-07-24T07:19:33.664558-07:00

Argentina’s low-cost market compresses Flybondi: modernization needed to offset CASK deficit vs Aerolíneas and JetSMART

AirInsight

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Frontier reports worst taxi times despite flying fewer congested airports—estimated $17.5M loss over four months Frontier says it is experiencing the worst aircraft taxi times across its peer set, even while operating fewer flights into the most congested airports. The disparity may be translating into roughly $17.5M in losses over a four-month period, underscoring ground-ops inefficiencies as a cost driver.

2026-07-24T07:04:36.088534-07:00

Frontier reports worst taxi times despite flying fewer congested airports—estimated $17.5M loss over four months

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Greece’s Ellinair formally declared bankrupt Ellinair in Greece has been formally declared bankrupt, marking the end of its restructuring efforts and raising uncertainty around remaining aircraft operations, customer obligations, and any potential asset transfer or liquidation process.

2026-07-24T06:15:01.068353-07:00

Greece’s Ellinair formally declared bankrupt

AirInsight

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JetZero adds Japan Airlines and Gulf Air as blend-wing-body partners at Farnborough JetZero says it welcomed Japan Airlines and Gulf Air as new partners/customers to its blend-wing-body program during Farnborough. The update frames the week as a milestone for JetZero’s business momentum, signaling growing airline interest in its unconventional airframe concept ahead of further program development.

2026-07-24T05:19:47.111511-07:00

JetZero adds Japan Airlines and Gulf Air as blend-wing-body partners at Farnborough

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Ryanair to cut five aircraft and reduce schedules at Brussels Charleroi over Belgian aviation tax hike from 2027 Ryanair says it will downsize its Brussels Charleroi operation by cutting five aircraft and adjusting schedules in response to a Belgian government decision to increase aviation taxes effective in 2027. The move targets network capacity and cost exposure ahead of the new tax regime.

2026-07-24T04:50:00.661250-07:00

Ryanair to cut five aircraft and reduce schedules at Brussels Charleroi over Belgian aviation tax hike from 2027

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Ryanair to downsize Charleroi base and schedules over tax

2026-07-24T04:50:00.661250-07:00

Ryanair to downsize Charleroi

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Finnair appoints Fiskars board member Jussi Siitonen as CFO effective Nov. 1, 2026 Finnair has named Jussi Siitonen, currently on the Fiskars Group board, as its chief financial officer effective Nov. 1, 2026. He succeeds Pia Aaltonen-Forsell, who has resigned from the airline to take up a new role at another employer, according to the company.

2026-07-24T03:36:26.828875-07:00

Finnair appoints Fiskars board member Jussi Siitonen as CFO effective Nov. 1, 2026

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