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After surpassing 53.4 million passengers in 2025 and officially entering the category of Mega Airports, King Abdulaziz International Airport continued to achieve unprecedented record numbers at the beginning of 2026. The airport started the year with exceptional performance in January, recording a total of 5.45 million passengers, representing a 7.3% increase compared to January 2025.…
Amman City Airport (ADJ) welcomed Kuwait’s leading low-cost carrier, Jazeera Airways, on February 1, for its inaugural flight from Kuwait to ADJ. This flight marked a milestone with Jazeera Airways becoming the first airline to operate direct scheduled commercial flights between the two airports. Jazeera Airways has been serving Amman for nearly two decades, and…
The Khartoum International Airport on Sunday received its first commercial passenger flight in almost three years, marking a key step toward reopening the airport and restoring air travel to Sudan’s capital after a prolonged shutdown, reported Xinhua, quoting officials. The aircraft, operated by Sudan Airways and carrying 160 passengers, arrived from Port Sudan in eastern…
The global air passenger demand in 2025 (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) rose 5.3% compared to 2024, according to an International Air Transport Association (IATA) report. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK), was up 5.2% in 2025. The overall passenger load factor (PLF) reached 83.6%, up 0.1 ppt and a record…
On 26 January, the right, rear main landing gear wheel fell off a British Airways A350-1000 operating from Las Vegas to London as flight BA274. The wheel fell off the aircraft as the landing gear was being retracted. The flight continued for a safe and uneventful landing in London and no one was injured on the ground…
The airline, locally known as Sudanair, suspended all operations on July 11, 2025, for periodic maintenance and to improve fleet efficiency. A Sudan Airways Boeing 737 alongside a British Airways jet at Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom on June 28, 1992 © Tim Rees Flight resumption, routes and promotional strategy The airline said it would…
South Korean low cost carrier T’Way Air will resume its seasonal service between Seoul Incheon and Zagreb on July 2. The route will be operated three times per week, matching last year’s frequency, although services will commence around three weeks later than in 2025, when flights began on June 10. The airline will once again…
The former state operator of Zagreb Airport, Zagreb Airport Ltd. (not to be confused with the current operator Medjunarodna Zračna Luka Zagreb – MZLZ) has failed to attract investors for the construction of a new hotel and a retail and business complex as part of its planned “airport city” development, valued at around forty million…
The Sustainable Fuels Global Summit 2026 (SFGS2026) will take place from 11-12 March 2026 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, bringing together a wide range of stakeholders from across aviation, shipping, fuel production, investment and government to address how sustainable fuels can move from early deployment into large-scale commercial use in the transport sector. The summit has been…
Falko, an aircraft lessor and asset manager focused on the 50–150 seat aircraft segment and one of the longest-established specialists in this sector globally, has reported the closing of a US$672 million financing facility in December 2025 for its Falko Regional Aircraft Opportunities Fund II (Fund II). The facility will be used to refinance existing…