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  Lufthansa schedules first A350-1000 passenger flight to Tokyo on 3 December

  Lufthansa plans to introduce its first Airbus A350-1000 on the Munich–Tokyo Haneda route on 3 December 2026, following delivery from Toulouse in mid-November. Shanghai and Singapore will follow in subsequent weeks, with the larger aircraft alternating with Allegris-equipped A350-900s. Registered D-AIFA and named Deutschland, the aircraft will feature Lufthansa’s four-class Allegris cabin. It offers two

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  EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht centre more than halves summer air traffic delays

  EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) handled 842,259 flights between May and September 2026, with traffic broadly unchanged from a year earlier, while reducing MUAC-attributable delays by more than half. Some 98.4% of flights crossed its airspace without any delay attributable to the centre. Most affected flights experienced delays of less than 15 minutes.

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  LOT parent plans dedicated cargo airline under new growth strategy

  Polska Grupa Lotnicza (PGL), the aviation group behind LOT Polish Airlines, plans to establish a dedicated cargo carrier as part of its 2026–2032 strategy. The group’s published roadmap identifies a “PGL Cargo” business segment and makes the development of profitable all-cargo services a strategic priority. The project envisages a dedicated freighter fleet, supported by cargo-terminal

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  airBaltic aircraft lands safely at Brussels Airport following technical emergency

  An airBaltic A220-300 aircraft registered YL-ABS arriving from Berlin as flight SN2590 on behalf of Brussels Airlines made an emergency landing at Brussels Airport on Wednesday evening, 14 October, following a technical problem. The aircraft landed safely, and no injuries were reported, an airport spokesperson confirmed to Belga.  The incident was first reported at around

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  Norwegian expands UK–Oslo flights to support Norway’s ski tourism push

  Norwegian Air Shuttle is increasing winter capacity between the UK and Oslo as part of a joint campaign to attract more British skiers to Norway. Manchester services will rise from two to five weekly departures, including a Sunday flight aimed specifically at ski holidaymakers, while London and Edinburgh will also receive additional flights compared with

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  Brussels Airport adds four destinations to winter network of 136 routes

  Brussels Airport will offer 136 direct destinations during its winter season starting on 25 October, including four new additions: Santiago de Compostela, Nantes, Kemi-Tornio and Evenes. The airport also expects more than 1.7 million passengers during the autumn holiday period. New airline Fly2Galicia will serve Santiago de Compostela twice weekly from 1 December, while easyJet

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  ITA Airways to launch Rome–Caracas flights in March 2027

  ITA Airways will launch a direct service between Rome Fiumicino and Caracas on 30 March 2027, operating three times weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays with an Airbus A330-900. The announcement follows cooperation with the relevant authorities and diplomatic representatives, including Venezuela’s embassy in Italy. ITA chief executive Joerg Eberhart and Venezuelan ambassador María Elena

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  JAL orders up to 26 Embraer E190-E2s to renew J-Air’s regional fleet

  Japan Airlines has ordered up to 26 Embraer E190-E2 aircraft for its regional subsidiary J-Air, comprising 16 firm orders and ten options. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in fiscal year 2029, replacing first-generation E170 and E190 jets.  Based at Osaka Itami Airport, J-Air operates domestic connections across Japan. JAL positions the investment as part of

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  Air Tahiti receives 26-seat all-business ATR 72-600 for premium island services

  Air Tahiti has taken delivery of an ATR 72-600 fitted with a HighLine All-Business Class cabin, becoming the second airline to introduce the configuration after Berjaya Air. The aircraft is scheduled to enter commercial service in December 2026. The turboprop will support the launch of Air Tahiti Signature, a premium service linking Tahiti with destinations

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  Liège Airport passes one million tonnes as exports offset parcel-tax impact

  Liège Airport handled more than one million tonnes of cargo in the first nine months of 2026, with strong export growth helping offset a sharp decline in small-parcel volumes following the introduction of a €3 import tax. January–September freight throughput reached 1,032,283 tonnes, up 7.3% year on year. Exports rose 18.5% to 453,265 tonnes, while

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  Air Canada to launch Montréal–Seville flights with A321XLR in September 2027

  Air Canada will launch seasonal non-stop flights between Montréal and Seville on 8 September 2027, adding its fifth Spanish destination. According to the airline, the route will be Seville’s only non-stop connection with North America. Services will initially operate three times weekly, increasing to four weekly flights from 1 October. Air Canada will deploy Airbus

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  LOT and Thai Airways plan codeshare partnership for summer 2027

  LOT Polish Airlines and Thai Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish codeshare cooperation covering selected destinations in Europe, Asia and Oceania. The partnership is expected to launch at the start of the 2027 summer season, subject to regulatory approval. The signing coincided with the inauguration of LOT’s Warsaw–Bangkok route. The airlines intend

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  Portugal selects Lufthansa for TAP stake sale, with further privatisation possible by 2028

  Portugal’s government has selected Lufthansa Group as the preferred buyer in TAP Air Portugal’s partial privatisation, ahead of Air France-KLM. The transaction remains subject to final negotiations and regulatory approvals. The initial sale covers up to 49.9% of TAP’s capital, with 44.9% allocated to Lufthansa and up to 5% reserved for employees, leaving the Portuguese

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  Brussels Airport handles 2.36 million passengers in September as cargo volumes continue to grow

  Brussels Airport welcomed 2,361,512 passengers in September 2026, an increase of 3.9% compared with the same month last year. Cargo traffic also continued to grow, with total volumes rising by 6.8% to 70,257 tonnes, according to the airport’s latest traffic figures. Over the first nine months of 2026, Brussels Airport handled more than 19 million

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  BA Euroflyer Faro flight returns to Gatwick after reported window crack

  A BA Euroflyer flight from London Gatwick to Faro returned to its departure airport on Tuesday, 13 October, following a technical issue reportedly involving a cracked passenger window. Flight BA2660, operated by an Airbus A321-231 registered G-EUXD, turned back after passing Brittany, around an hour into its journey. Flight-tracking service AirNav Radar reported that the

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