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Lufthansa Group and Air India signed (17-Feb-2026) a MoU to advance their joint business partnership. The agreement enables Air India and Lufthansa Group carriers, including Air India Express, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways, Lufthansa and SWISS, to enhance connectivity between India and major European markets through coordinated route planning, flight schedules, and joint sales and marketing initiatives. The partnership will also focus on improved customer experiences through integrated frequent flyer programmes, IT infrastructure and quality assurance. The collaboration builds on existing codeshare operations covering 145 routes across 15 Indian and 29 European cities. [more - original PR] [more - original PR - II]

Boeing and Air Astana finalised (17-Feb-2026) an order for up to 15 787s. The order is Air Astana's largest single aircraft purchase. As previously reported by CAPA, Air Astana placed an order for up to 15 787-9s in Nov-2025, comprising five firm positions, five options and five purchase rights. With three more 787-9 aircraft to be delivered via lessors, Air Astana's 787 fleet will expand to 18 787-9s. [more - original PR]

Aeromexico chief commercial officer (CCO) Aaron Murray, on the carrier's 4Q2025 earnings call, stated (17-Feb-2026) "While both cabins delivered solid profit margins, premium continues to lead revenue performance, reflecting our customers' appetite for differentiated products and services". Mr Murray said premium unit revenue growth was six points above the main cabin on a year-on-year basis in 4Q2025, driven by improvements in both paid load factor and yields. He noted: "This performance is a direct result of the investments we've made in the premium experience and our continued progress in how we sell our premium products".

Ryanair announced (17-Feb-2026) it summer schedule at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport for 2026, with 67 total routes including five new connections to Dubrovnik, Krakow, Lamezia, Marrakech and Newcastle. The LCC plans to base an 11th aircraft in Budapest as part of the schedule, which will support a "record" 6.5 million annual seats and 4600 local jobs. Ryanair CCO Jason McGuinness stated: "This additional aircraft and record schedule is thanks to the Hungarian Government's decision to abolish aviation taxes from Jan-2025, since which Ryanair has grown by 15% at Budapest Airport... Ryanair calls on the Hungarian Government to immediately reduce Budapest Airport's excessive charges to ensure it remains competitive with neighbouring airports in Poland, Slovakia [and] Croatia who continue to lower airport charges". [more - original PR]

Neste and World Fuel Services entered (17-Feb-2026) a five year agreement to expand the availability of Neste supplied sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at more than 100 airports across World Fuel Services' network in the UK and Europe. The agreement will support World Fuel's ability to secure SAF supply and comply with regulatory requirements, including ReFuelEU Aviation and the UK SAF mandate. [more - original PR]

Uganda's Government, via the official Uganda Media Centre Facebook and Twitter accounts, announced (16-Feb-2026) President Yoweri Museveni directed Minister of Works and Transport Katumba Wamala to appoint Girma Wake as "a Consultant/Advisor to assist in rectifying a number of management weaknesses" at Uganda Airlines. Mr Museveni also directed that outgoing Uganda Airlines CEO Jenifer Bamuturaki "be enabled to step aside immediately". Mr Wake will serve as acting CEO until a new permanent CEO is appointed by Jul-2026. Mr Wake formerly served as Ethiopian Airlines chairman until 2023.