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The regional allocation incorporates 13 routes from Gatwick, including services to Sharm El Sheikh (image, Jet2).

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Jet2 expands Winter 26/27 capacity and adds London Gatwick winter operations.

The leisure carrier is expanding network capacity by 8.7% through the addition of over 500,000 seats across its UK airport base network.

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Asia Pacific passenger demand stays soft in August as cargo keeps growing

International passenger demand at Asia Pacific airlines remained soft in August, while air cargo volumes continued to grow on the back of exports and demand linked to artificial intelligence hardware, according to preliminary figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).

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Flydubai incident exposes critical cockpit security vulnerabilities

The 30 September emergency diversion of flight FZ1073 to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, has exposed critical vulnerabilities in post-9/11 flight deck security and international crew vetting.

The engine is fully compatible with the current GTF model, allowing operators with combined fleets to run both variants without separate spares pools or maintenance arrangements.

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Pratt & Whitney GTF Advantage engine debuts on United A321XLR

The new power plant's durability improvements are significant for low-cost and regional operators of GTF-powered A320neo family aircraft, many of which have faced aircraft groundings and constrained MRO capacity following P&W's powder metal inspection programme.

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T2RLEngage: airlines warned AI shoppers and payment leakage are reshaping the retailing business case

The airline retailing industry's next commercial battleground is not how offers are built, but who, or what, is doing the shopping, say experts.

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(L) MRO Management's Craig Waters and (R) Jetstar's Julien Ardourel.

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PAM APAC 2026: Cost of cancellations is the biggest argument for investment in predictive

Jetstar's Julien Ardourel said trust has been built among its engineers by showing them data to prove positive impact of a preventative approach

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Air Asia voted World’s Best LCC for 17th year running

AirAsia was named World’s Best Low‑Cost Airline for a record 17th consecutive year at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, announced on 18 September at The Langham hotel in London.

For low-cost and regional operators, the crack spread, not the crude price alone, is the number that matters.

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Jet fuel crack spread widens as Brent tops $121

Brent crude hit $121.25 a barrel and IATA's global jet fuel index rose 6.1% this week, widening the refining margin squeeze for unhedged LCC and regional operators.

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airBaltic enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Embattled carrier will continue to operate as normal while financial restructuring takes place

AAP Aviation built the battery around competencies specific to professional pilots.

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New psychometric test battery for pilot recruitment

AerometricX has launched a new psychometric test battery for pilot recruitment, developed with AAP Aviation, SIAP and Cambridge University, to ensure EASA compliance

Signing ceremony with Georg Fanta, VP Commercial Engine Services at Lufthansa Technik, Len Corrado, CEO of Flair Airlines and Georgios Ouzounidis, VP Corporate Sales Americas at Lufthansa Technik. Credit: Lufthansa Technik.

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Lufthansa Technik secures Flair Airlines engine and digital services contract

The 15-year contract covers LEAP-1B engine maintenance and digital services for 18 Boeing 737 MAX 8s.

The deal represents a shift from leasing to direct ownership

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Air Cairo places Airbus order in move to direct ownership fleet expansion

The EygptAir low-cost subsidiary is targeting a fleet of over 130 aircraft by 2034

Wizz Air: "NATS is simply not fit for purpose in its current form" (Image, Rob Munro).

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LCCs react with fury over UK ATC chaos and call for NATS CEO to resign

UK low-cost carriers have hit out at National Air Traffic Services following its second major system failure in three years with Ryanair branding its chief executive an "overpaid failure".

Air Astana (credit Markus Mainka/Adobe Stock). FlyArystan (credit Thiago Trevisan/Adobe Stock).

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Air Astana Group grows China operations

The Air Astana Group, which includes Air Astana and low-cost carrier FlyArystan , increased capacity to China by 81% compared with summer 2025, reaching 49 flights per week across seven destinations

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