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• Ricardo Meier
Commercial flights remain suspended at seven airports in western Colombia after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Monday. Authorities are inspecting airport infrastructure to determine whether facilities sustained damage and when operations can safely resume, creating immediate disruption for airlines, passengers and regional connectivity.
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Commercial flights remain suspended at seven airports in western Colombia after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Monday. Authorities are inspecting airport infrastructure to determine whether facilities sustained damage and when operations can safely resume, creating immediate disruption for airlines, passengers and regional connectivity.
American Airlines operated a commercial passenger flight using electro sustainable aviation fuel after receiving what it described as the first delivery of non-biobased SAF to a U.S. commercial airport. The milestone demonstrates progress toward expanding synthetic fuel use within the commercial aviation supply chain.
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Pilots of Alaska Airlines Flight 305 initiated cockpit lockdown and returned to the gate at Miami International Airport after passengers allegedly made threats during taxi. The Boeing 737 was scheduled to fly to Seattle; emergency protocols were also triggered by threats on another flight earlier in the week.
Swiss plans to retire its A220-100 fleet by the end of 2027, marking a defined endpoint for the airline’s operation of the smallest member of Airbus’ A220 family. The decision will shape Swiss’ fleet composition and regional-capacity planning over the next two years.
Vietnam’s Sun PhuQuoc Airways plans to add eight Airbus A330-200s to support its expansion into medium- and long-haul international markets from Phu Quoc. Four aircraft are scheduled to join the fleet in 2026, followed by four more during the first four months of 2027.
Turkish drone maker Baykar may expand into commercial aviation with a cargo airline operating Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft, according to reports. The potential move would add a logistics and air-transport business to Baykar’s established unmanned-aircraft portfolio, though details on timing, fleet size and regulatory approvals remain unclear.
Turkish Airlines increased international passenger traffic in the first half despite an initial demand shock following the Iran conflict. The carrier is nevertheless keeping capacity growth constrained as markets recover, signaling continued caution in network planning amid geopolitical volatility.
Delta will restart nonstop Seattle–Tokyo Narita service on March 27, 2027, after a seven-year hiatus, operating an Airbus A330-900neo. The route adds a second direct Delta option to Tokyo and increases competition with Alaska Airlines as Seattle’s transpacific capacity expands.
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