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Forty new Airbus A220 aeroplanes for LOT Polish Airlines

23 June 2025 Kacper Kolibowski

On 16th June 2025, Airbus announced via its website that LOT Polish Airlines had placed an order for forty medium-haul, narrow-body aircraft from the A220 family. That order marks the first time in history of […]

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Global airliner fleet to reach 50,000 aircraft by 2044

16 June 2025 Jacek Domański

The 2025 Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) forecast, recently released by Boeing, predicts the global fleet to reach approximately 50,000 commercial aircraft by 2044. The company also emphasized that during the upcoming two decades, the air […]

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Global air cargo traffic to double by 2043 – Boeing forecast says

20 November 2024 Jacek Domański

In the Boeing´s 2024 World Air Cargo Forecast published recently, the company indicated that air cargo traffic is to double by 2043, due to emerging markets drive growth, boosted by e-commerce and geographically shifted supply […]

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Air China to become the first customer for new C929 wide-body airliner

17 November 2024 Jacek Domański

On 12th November 2024, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) officially announced Air China to become the first customer for the company´s new wide-body airliner, C929. The purchase agreement between Comac and the airline […]

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On a new course – Aeroflot strategy for 2030 versus the reality of the Russian market

13 November 2024 Jacek Domański

At the end of October 2024, the largest air carrier of Russia, the Aeroflot group (ПАО Аэрофлот – Российские авиалинии / PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines) announced its results for the Q2 2024, as well […]

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End of the hundred years´ history – the final flight of Czech Airlines

3 November 2024 Jacek Domański

On 26th October 2024, the Czech Airlines (CSA) company performed its final commercial operation – the flight from Paris to Prague, codenamed OK 767. The fifth oldest airline in the world ceased its record of […]

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The Flying Bulls Aerobatic Team made aviation history with a world-first stunt

30 October 2024 Kacper Kolibowski

On 8th October 2024, the Flying Bulls Aerobatic Team from the Czech Republic have made aviation history by executing the first in history formation inverted loop around a bridge. Their latest stunt is undoubtedly a […]

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Russian biggest carriers revise their procurement plans – MC-21 and Tu-214 favoured over SJ-100

5 October 2024 Jacek Domański

In January of 2024, Sergei Alexandrovsky, the CEO of Aeroflot, the biggest Russian air carrier, announced that the company was going to buy 339 new airliners by 2030. The purchasing plan included 89 Sukhoi Superjets […]

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First flight of Junkers A50 Heritage

15 September 2024 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of August 2024, the newest aircraft developed by Junkers Aircraft GmbH, designated A50 Heritage, successfully performed its maiden flight. The aeroplane is a version of already manufactured A50 Junior aircraft, however designed […]

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Audit raises concerns on the Russian plans to build one thousand airliners

8 September 2024 Jacek Domański

According to the Russian authorities, until the end of the current decade, intensity of air traffic in Russia should increase one and a half times compared to 2023. At the same time, however, the number […]

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