Rodrigo Andreas is the founder of Airliner Insider. He has a background in commercial aviation and economics, with experience across European aviation sales and charter markets.
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LOT Polish Airlines opened the first airline trial over the 737 MAX crisis in Seattle on Monday, arguing Boeing hid MCAS safety concerns to avoid costly pilot retraining requirements that would have weakened its pitch against Airbus.
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Trump lands in Beijing today for a two-day summit with Xi Jinping, with a Boeing deal of up to 500 narrowbody and 100 widebody jets expected to be signed. A Turkish Airlines A330 caught fire on landing in Kathmandu, evacuating all 288 on board safely.
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A runway intruder was struck and killed by a Frontier jet at Denver on Friday night, forcing evacuation of 231 souls on board. Trump flies to Beijing on Wednesday with Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and a 600-jet deal in play. Former Spirit pilots are ferrying 91 grounded jets to Arizona this week.
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Emirates posted record profits of $6.2bn this week as AirAsia placed the largest-ever A220 order, 150 aircraft at $19bn list, explicitly citing fuel crisis resilience. This edition covers both, plus the US carriers rushing to fill Spirit's slots.
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Real-world fuel burn figures across widebody, narrowbody and regional tiers, and what the gaps mean for airline economics at 2026 fuel prices. All figures reflect typical operator data, not the manufacturer's best-case.
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Emirates posted a $6.6bn profit while rivals issued warnings. This piece explains the structural advantages behind that gap and why no privately held carrier operating from a northern hemisphere hub can close it.
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IAG Q1 operating profit surged 77% on €7.18bn revenue, then the group issued a profit warning the same morning, flagging €9bn in fuel costs and free cash flow below the €3bn previously guided.
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Airlines have cut 13,000 flights and two million seats from May schedules as jet fuel prices remain 80% above pre-war levels. Allegiant and Sun Country shareholders vote this morning on their $1.5bn merger.
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Alaska Air has launched a $500mn senior notes offering due 2031, joining American and JetBlue in tapping debt markets — bringing the combined US airline fundraising total since the Iran fuel shock to over $2.1bn.
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Emirates posted a record $6.6bn group profit and $6.2bn airline profit for 2025-26, up 7 per cent despite Gulf disruption in February — widening the gap between Dubai and every other airline on earth.
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AirAsia confirmed a 150-jet A220-300 order in Montreal, the largest in the type's history, pushing the programme past 1,000 firm orders. Allegiant and Sun Country shareholders vote today on their $1.5bn merger.
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SWISS posted a CHF 30mn Q1 adjusted EBIT, nine times the prior-year result, but its own CFO flagged that exceptional March demand and a fuel cost lag made the quarter look better than it was.