Miguel Praga

✈️ Boeing, in 2025, sold nearly 200 more aircraft than Airbus. In 2026, Boeing aims to surpass Airbus in manufacturing, increasing monthly 737 production from 38 to 42 by year-end, with plans for 47, reaching 53 monthly in 2026. Airbus faces production issues, with approximately 670 aircraft made in 2025. Boeing's progress is subject to FAA scrutiny, needing extra safety certifications for models, including the Max 10, Max 7, and 777X.

🛩 Wizz Air, following its Abu Dhabi closure, reallocates resources to expand in Italy. Currently targeting Fiumicino, Malpensa, Venice, Pisa, Turin, Alghero, and Lamezia. Competing with EasyJet and Ryanair, Wizz Air introduces summer-only routes: Rome-Menorca (3x a week) and Malpensa-Mallorca. Daily Roma-Malta flights are also planned. The Eastern European market's growth cap and competitive operating costs drive these strategic moves.

✈️ Aer Lingus' A321XLR landed at London Heathrow on December 13 with a force of 3.3G, exceeding the typical 1.1 to 1.4G landing intensity and surpassing the 2G certification threshold for commercial planes. Inspections are underway, with the aircraft grounded for weeks awaiting structural analysis results, likely needing landing gear replacement. Weather conditions contributed to the incident. In 1990, Aviaco's DC9 suffered unnoticeable severe damage in Menorca, leading to its decommissioning after a return flight.

✈️ Air Europa will launch its first flight from Madrid to Johannesburg on June 24, 2026, with three weekly Boeing 787 Dreamliner services. In 2026, new routes will also include Marrakech, Tunis, Tangier, and Geneva. These routes mark the airline's expansion after Iberia ceased its Johannesburg route in 2019 due to low profitability. Air Europa's African expansion complements increased European flights and domestic network growth planned for 2026.

✈ Este martes 23 de diciembre, una huelga de cinco jornadas comenzó en South Europe Ground Services de Iberia, en el aeropuerto de Barajas. Los paros (8:00-12:00 y 18:00-22:00) continuarán el 26 y 30 de diciembre, y el 2 y 7 de enero. Iberia ofrece cambios de fecha o bonos para vuelos cancelados. La huelga afecta a Iberia, Iberia Express, Vueling, British Airways, y otros. Servicios mínimos: 77% para islas, 56% para vuelos de más de 500 km.