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WHAT'S NEXT?: More than half of the expected new passengers over the next two decades will originate from China, which will displace the US as the world's largest aviation market by around 2029. More than half of the expected new passengers over the next two decades will originate from China, which will displace the US as the world's largest aviation market by around 2029. Sales of consumer and prosumer drones are soaring and the Federal Aviation Authority forecasts there will be more than 1.3 million licensed drone pilots by 2020 in the U.S. alone.

• [New] Spirit Airlines is deferring all aircraft on order from Airbus that were scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of 2025 through the end of 2026. Yahoo News
• [New] Asia Pacific is expected to witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period, driven by increasing air passenger traffic, rising disposable incomes, and government initiatives to modernize aviation infrastructure and promote indigenous aircraft manufacturing capabilities. IPS Inter Press Service Business
• [New] Spirit said Monday its agreement with the European plane maker will defer all aircraft on order for 2025 through 2026 to between 2030 and 2031, which would improve its liquidity by $340 million over the next two years. MarketScreener
• [New] Spirit Airlines reached an agreement with Airbus to defer all aircraft on order that are scheduled to be delivered in 2025 to 2030. MarketScreener
• [New] $307 million over 20 years for airborne early warning aircraft that will vastly improve Canada's ability to detect, track, and prioritize airborne threats sooner, ensuring a faster, better coordinated response with the United States when required. Prime Minister of Canada
• [New] The federal government will establish a network of northern operational support hubs, buy a fleet of airborne early warning aircraft, deploy underwater sensors on all three coasts, build a satellite ground station in the High Arctic and enhance Canada's foreign intelligence capabilities. Eye on the Arctic
• [New] Spirit Airlines has struck a deal with Airbus to postpone the delivery of all aircraft slated for the second quarter of 2025 through the end of 2026 to the period between 2030 and 2031. AviTrader Publications Corp.
• [New] Zelensky cautioned that the arrival of all promised F-16 fighter jets from Ukraine's Western partners in 2024 will provide Ukraine with only 10% of the fighter aircraft Ukraine would need to completely defeat Russian aviation and restore Ukraine's ability to operate effectively in the air domain. Institute for the Study of War
• [New] Clean energy developer Solarig announced today that it will develop a new sustainable aviation fuel plant in Spain, with a production capacity of 60,000 tonnes (approximately 75 million liters) of SAF per year. Global Flow Control
• [New] Pegasus Airlines will operate an average of 23 weekly flights with a fleet that includes Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, and Airbus A321 aircraft, connecting Copenhagen to major Turkish destinations such as Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Antalya Airport, and Konya Airport. Vertas.com
• [New] Boeing has forecast a need for 2,105 new commercial airplanes in Latin America and the Caribbean in the next 20 years, creating demand for 128,000 new pilots, cabin crew and aerospace technicians. MarketScreener
• [New] Airservices Australia knew about the risk to travelers for two years, given the internal documents, but has publicly denied there are aviation firefighting shortages at airports. The Guardian
• [New] Larger carriers with significant numbers of Boeing jets in their fleets plan carefully to ensure they have enough aircraft to meet demand during peak periods. The Washington Post
• [New] The Energy Earthshot aims to meet 2050 projected demand for 100% of aviation fuel; 50% of maritime, rail, and off-road fuel; and 50% of carbon-based chemicals by using sustainable carbon resources. Energy.gov
• [New] Read the Article Australia to See 60 Million Drone Flights a Year by 2043 - Australian Aviation Drone flights in Australia could hit 60 million per year by 2043. JD Supra
• [New] General Atomics was picked in February by Air Force Research Laboratory to design and build the Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) aircraft, which will explore data-sharing technologies hosted on an autonomous drone. Air & Space Forces Magazine
• [New] The Eurofighter partner companies continue to pursue a number of significant opportunities around the world and are confident to sell more Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft internationally. Airbus
• [New] Cranfield University will spearhead the research and development of the first major hydrogen technology hub to demonstrate the potential of hydrogen as a net zero aviation fuel. FuelCellsWorks
• Airservices Australia had known of the risk to travelers for two years, given the internal documents, but has publicly denied there are aviation firefighting shortages at airports. The Guardian
• UK aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman is hopeful that a sweeping business restructuring combined with a fresh working capital injection from its new owners will enable a return to financial stability and allow it to target future growth. Flight Global
• For 2021-2027, Moscow planned to purchase 150 new aircraft of all types including 76 Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets and at least 20 additional Su-34. Foreign Policy Research Institute
• By 2025, Bayer expects to increase the number of food and ag value chain projects and the number of farmers participating in value chain programs as the European Carbon Initiative is going to switch from pilot phase to scale-up phase for commercial projects. Global Ag Tech Initiative
• With domestic aviation set a target of achieving net zero emissions by 2040 in the UK government's Jet Zero strategy, CH2i will support the aviation industry to explore how to move towards the use of hydrogen at scale. FuelCellsWorks

Last updated: 14 April 2024