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• David Casey
Birmingham Airport has published a draft 15-year master plan outlining about £2 billion ($2.7 billion) in investment to expand capacity and upgrade infrastructure. The airport says the plan would enable it to handle around 30 million passengers a year by 2041 and support job creation across the West Midlands.
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Regional carriers are extending leases, overhauling engines and keeping older aircraft in service as supply-chain constraints delay fleet renewal, delegates at the ERAA General Assembly said. Embraer sees potential demand for its regional jets on underserved and unserved routes in Eastern Europe.
Chief executive Keith Butler told the European Regions Airlines Association general assembly in Belfast that operating separate air operator certificates for Emerald Airlines’ Dublin and Belfast bases continues to create challenges. His remarks underscore the regulatory complexity Brexit has left for the carrier’s cross-border operations.
Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines plans to begin flights from Chisinau to London Stansted and Dubai through its Moldovan subsidiary, Sky Up Nistru. The planned services add two international destinations to the subsidiary’s network; the articles do not specify launch dates, frequencies or aircraft.
Ryanair expects European jet fuel supplies to remain adequate through summer 2027, but says prices could stay elevated for up to 18 months. Separately, it has threatened to shift a €50 million Shannon investment to Poland and will oppose an industry challenge to its compliance with EU ownership and control rules.
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Birmingham Airport has published a draft 15-year master plan outlining about £2 billion ($2.7 billion) in investment to expand capacity and upgrade infrastructure. The airport says the plan would enable it to handle around 30 million passengers a year by 2041 and support job creation across the West Midlands.
Planet Labs has opened a major manufacturing hub in Berlin and secured a contract to provide data and analytics to civil government agencies through Germany’s Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy. The moves deepen the Earth-observation company’s presence in Germany amid demand for sovereign data capabilities.
A second Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AEW1 has arrived at RAF Lossiemouth, its future operating base, marking another step toward the UK Royal Air Force’s delayed airborne early warning and control capability entering service. Evaluation work is continuing; the article does not specify a service-entry date.
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