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Malaysia Aviation Group announced (15-Dec-2025) the following highlights from its long term business plan for 2026 to 2030:

  • Capacity expansion by over 50% at an average annual growth rate of 8.5%;
  • Continued fleet renewal, including investment in 40 A330neos, 43 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 12 737 MAX 10s, supporting a plan to operate a modern mainline fleet of 116 aircraft by 2035;
  • Develop partnerships to extend its global reach;
  • Develop talent and technical expertise through structured upskilling;
  • Strengthen financial resilience by growing third party businesses beyond the airline business, supported by expanded cargo capabilities, end-to-end inflight catering capability and greater synergies. [more - original PR]
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16-Dec-2025 3:16 PM

Wizz Air reopens Suceava base

Wizz Air reopened (16-Dec-2025) its base at Suceava Ștefan cel Mare Airport, stationing the first of two A321neo aircraft allocated to the base. The carrier also plans to expand its Suceava network to 13 destinations and add 130,000 seats in winter 2025/26 with the launch of services to the following destinations:

  • Milan Bergamo: Four times weekly from 15-Dec-2025;
  • Karlsruhe/Baden Baden: Three times weekly from 15-Dec-2025;
  • Birmingham: Three times weekly from 15-Dec-2025;
  • Bologna: Three times weekly from 16-Dec-2025;
  • Venice: three times weekly from 16-Dec-2025;
  • Brussels South Charleroi: Twice weekly from 16-Dec-2025;
  • Larnaca: Twice weekly from 18-Dec-2025.

The carrier will increase Suceava-Dortmund frequency from three to four times weekly, effective 05-Jan-2026. [more - original PR]

Background ✨

Wizz Air previously suspended multiple Suceava routes, including Milan Bergamo, Bologna, Brussels, Dortmund, Larnaca and Venice, from late Oct-2023, before announcing plans to reopen its Suceava base and restore connectivity with new services and increased frequencies for winter 2025/261 2. The reopening aligns with Wizz Air's broader network expansion across Romania, including new routes from Bucharest, Cluj and other regional bases3.

Brazil Ministry of Ports and Airports (MPor) announced (11-Dec-2025) an investment plan for GRU Airport São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport. The set of works and modernisations, estimated at BRL2.5 billion (USD461.73 million) until 2029, aim to expand operational capacity, strengthen security and prepare the airport for growth in domestic and international demand. The plan includes installing new body scanners and facial recognition readers, 98 X-ray machines and 16 EDS Standard 3 units. It also includes terminal expansions, improvements to aprons and taxiways, and the adoption of new monitoring and emergency response technologies. [more - original PR - Portuguese]

Frontier Group Holdings appointed (15-Dec-2025) president James Dempsey as interim CEO, effective 15-Dec-2025. Former CEO Barry Biffle will remain with the company in an advisory capacity until 31-Dec-2025. Mr Dempsey joined Frontier as CFO in 2014. [more - original PR]

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15-Dec-2025 3:24 PM

Wizz Air reopens Tuzla base

Wizz Air reopened (12-Dec-2025) its base at Tuzla International Airport. The carrier stationed one A321neo at the airport, with plans to add a second aircraft by Mar-2026. The carrier is launching services from Tuzla to the following destinations:

  • Cologne: Three times weekly from 12-Dec-2025;
  • Maastricht: Three times weekly from 12-Dec-2025;
  • Malmo: Twice weekly from 13-Dec-2025, increasing to four times weekly from Apr-2026;
  • Hamburg: Twice weekly from 14-Dec-2025, increasing to three times weekly from Apr-2026;
  • Bratislava: Four times weekly from 29-Mar-2026;
  • Gothenburg: Twice weekly from 29-Mar-2026;
  • Berlin Brandenburg: Three times weekly from 30-Mar-2026;
  • Frankfurt: Three times weekly from 31-Mar-2026;
  • Larnaca: Twice weekly from 31-Mar-2026;
  • Paris Beauvais: Three times weekly from 31-Mar-2026.

As previously reported by CAPA, the airline closed its Tuzla Airport base in Sep-2023, with the suspension of most Tuzla services and relocation of two aircraft. [more - original PR - Bosnian]

Background ✨

Wizz Air received subsidies from Tuzla Canton to support the relaunch of Tuzla services, with EUR615,000 allocated for 2025 and annual funding rising to EUR1 million from 2026, providing EUR6 per arriving passenger on new services. The carrier had closed its Tuzla base in Sep-2023, suspending most services and relocating two aircraft, before announcing the base reopening and new routes for late 2025 and early 20261.

Fraport's supervisory board approved (12-Dec-2025) the company's business plan for FY2026, including the proposal to pay a dividend of EUR1 per share for FY2025. Dividends were not paid for six years due to the coronavirus pandemic and large scale investments. The decision was based on Fraport Group's operational performance, at Frankfurt Airport and across its worldwide subsidiaries, and is supported by a "sustainably positive outlook" for the coming years. The completion of major investments in large expansion projects, particularly in Lima and Frankfurt, and the inauguration of new passenger terminals at both locations will initially lead to a significant decrease in net income in 2026, but free cash flow is returning to positive territory. [more - original PR]

Background ✨

Fraport confirmed that its financial performance in 9M2025 benefited from international capacity expansions, particularly at Antalya and Lima, leading to record free cash flow and a positive outlook for 2025, with Frankfurt Airport forecast to handle approximately 63 million passengers. However, passenger numbers at Frankfurt remained constrained by high regulatory costs in Germany, while international operations contributed significantly to overall results1.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) announced (11-Dec-2025) its subsidiary ASUR US Commercial Airports completed the acquisition of URW Airports, a retail developer and operator of terminals at New York John F Kennedy International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport, for an enterprise value of USD295 million. The acquired entity will be called ASUR Airports. [more - original PR]

Background ✨

The transaction followed ASUR's purchase agreement with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield's subsidiary Westfield Development, under which it acquired all of URW Airports' equity interests for USD295 million, marking its entry into the US airport retail concessions market. The acquired business managed commercial programmes at major US airports, and the deal was expected to close in 2H20251.

TAAG chief commercial officer (CCO) Miguel Carneiro stated (12-Dec-2025) "There is a positive trend at TAAG in terms of our financials", noting a significant decrease in net losses p/a over the last three years. Mr Carneiro said: "We expect to be a net profitable airline by 2028. It is a work in progress". He reported TAAG is on track to record more than USD450 million in revenue in 2025, and aims to record USD1.3 billion in revenue by 2028/29. [more - Aviation Week]

Background ✨

The Angolan Government planned to begin privatisation negotiations for TAAG in 2026, aiming to sell a direct stake and reduce operating costs1. TAAG targeted passenger traffic growth to three million in 2025 and five million in 20272. The airline also aimed to expand its fleet to 40 aircraft by 2025 to support network growth into Africa and Asia3.

Azul announced (12-Dec-2025) the US Bankruptcy Court approved the LCC's reorganisation plan after receiving support from all voting creditors. The decision enables the LCC to advance to the next phases of implementation of the plan. [more - original PR]

IATA stated (12-Dec-2025) passenger and cargo traffic is expected to grow "despite supply constraints". Details include:

  • RPK growth is expected to align more closely with GDP in FY2025/26 and grow 1.5 times the pace of GDP. IATA said capacity constraints are "behind much of the relative deceleration in air travel", noting delays in aircraft deliveries, maintenance backlogs, and labour shortages, have "limited airlines' ability to scale operations in response to growing demand";
  • IATA expects passenger traffic to increase by 4.9% year-on-year in 2026;
  • Global trade has been "surprisingly agile, despite the volatile trade policy environment". IATA noted while trade growth may slow in 2026, air cargo is "well positioned to remain robust, benefiting from AI-driven investment, growing demand for high value, time sensitive goods, and the structural shift toward ecommerce";
  • Air cargo traffic is projected to grow by 2.6% in 2026, despite merchandise trade expected to show "close to no growth next year". [more - original PR]

Background ✨

Recent IATA reports indicated that air cargo demand growth slowed in mid-2025, partly due to shifting US trade policies and the unwinding of frontloading ahead of tariff changes, particularly impacting Asia-North America flows1 2. Asia Pacific was identified as the primary engine for both passenger and cargo traffic growth in 2025, while North America faced demand headwinds from economic and policy volatility3.

KLM CEO Marjan Rintel, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit World, commented (11-Dec-2025) on the carrier's history in pioneering the hub-and-spoke model, stating the approach is "still really core" to the airline's operations, adding: "And it works". Ms Rintel also highlighted the importance of addressing innovation amid contextual and political issues which arise, adding: "The main thing in the Netherlands is that it is impossible to grow". Ms Rintel concluded: "If you look at headwinds including reduction of slots, taxation, ongoing [political] debates… it's impossible to grow anymore, so therefore you have to reduce your own cost levels".

KLM CEO Marjan Rintel, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit World, stated (11-Dec-2025) "We support the objectives of the EU on sustainability including mandates on SAF, but it needs to be affordable and it needs to be for all the airlines flying in and out of Europe… We need a level playing field". Ms Rintel commented on the need for investment in e-SAF considering the reality of fuel as "the biggest bill of an airline", adding that the carrier is "not sure" if it will make 2030 sustainability targets in the existing ecosystem.