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• Edgardo Gimenez Mazó
Aeroflot Group has signed for 90 Yakovlev MC-21-310s, with deliveries scheduled from 2029 through 2032 and aircraft powered by Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines. The agreement expands the airline’s 2023 order for 18 aircraft and includes simulators, crew training and 22 years of aftermarket support.
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Airlines for America is urging U.S. regulators to block proposed Air China service to New York and Washington, D.C., arguing that U.S. carriers cannot overfly Russia on routes to China and therefore face a structural operating disadvantage against Chinese competitors.
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Aeroflot Group has signed for 90 Yakovlev MC-21-310s, with deliveries scheduled from 2029 through 2032 and aircraft powered by Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines. The agreement expands the airline’s 2023 order for 18 aircraft and includes simulators, crew training and 22 years of aftermarket support.
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Airlines for America, backed by American, Delta and United, is opposing Air China’s request to add two scheduled services tied to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned U.S. visit. The group argues that Air China’s access to Russian airspace creates a competitive imbalance and wants the flights treated as charters.
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American, United and Southwest are cutting marginal routes and monitoring capacity as jet fuel prices approach historic highs, while Air Canada adjusts schedules and pricing. The moves come as resilient demand supports bookings but fares are already nearly 25% higher than a year ago, intensifying pressure on winter capacity plans.
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has issued a “sincere and unreserved” apology more than a week after comparing full-service competitors including British Airways and Aer Lingus to rapists over their higher airfares, drawing renewed attention to the airline’s combative executive communications.
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Delta will operate more than 200 daily departures from Los Angeles International Airport in summer 2027, adding two routes and frequency across seven markets. Separately, the airline plans to establish an Airbus A350 base at Minneapolis–St. Paul in early 2027, potentially supporting seasonal long-haul growth.
Jet fuel prices in parts of the US have climbed back near their most expensive level since hostilities linked to the Iran war began. The renewed increase threatens to intensify cost pressure for airlines and travelers after prices previously moved sharply lower.
GOL Linhas Aéreas launched its first long-haul route to Europe on Sept. 16-17, 2026, connecting Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro International. The service uses A330-200 EC-MAJ, wet-leased from fellow Abra Group carrier Wamos Air, according to ADS-B data.
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