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Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority GM Jayjay Neri, speaking at Routes Asia 2025, stated (26-Mar-2025) the airport's new parallel runway should be operational by late May-2025 or Jun-2025. Once the new runway opens, the airport will close its main runway for repairs. Following the repairs, the runways will be able to operate simultaneously, increasing capacity by approximately 25%, which Mr Neri expects will reduce waiting times, speed up taxiing, reduce the airport's carbon footprint and save costs for airlines.

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President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr inaugurated a new 2560m runway at Mactan-Cebu International Airport, which was expected to increase flight volume by 25%1. GM Jayjay Neri announced the airport's domestic hub connectivity was fully operational, with plans to expand to international connections by the end of 20252. The government allocated PHP7.7 billion for an Aviation Infrastructure Program to modernise airport facilities across the country1.

Perth Airport chief commercial and aviation officer Kate Holsgrove, speaking at Routes Asia 2025, confirmed (26-Mar-2025) the airport is targeting completion of its new terminal in 2031 and works on its new parallel runway will "start imminently".

Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority GM Jayjay Neri, speaking at Routes Asia 2025, stated (26-Mar-2025) the airport's domestic-domestic hub connectivity is now in full operation. The airport plans to launch domestic-international connectivity for same airline connections in the coming months and offer domestic-international hub connections across all airlines by the end of 2025. Mr Neri said Mactan-Cebu International Airport will be the first airport in the Philippines to enable such connectivity.

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Mactan-Cebu International Airport recorded 1.12 million passengers in December 2024, marking a 20% year-on-year increase, with 28% growth in domestic passengers1. The airport saw a total of 11.3 million passengers in 2024, with increases in both domestic and international passenger numbers2. The airport aimed to increase transit traffic to 25% of total traffic by 2027 and planned to launch international-to-domestic connections by mid-20253 4.

Cebu Pacific group director operations contracts and asset management Rohan Kapoor, speaking at Routes Asia 2025, stated (26-Mar-2025) the airline has "a lot of flexibility with Airbus" on its upcoming A320neo Family aircraft deliveries. As previously reported by CAPA, the airline announced an MoU for up to 152 A320neo Family aircraft in Jul-2024 and firmed up orders for 70 A321neos in Oct-2024. Mr Kapoor said the first of these deliveries is expected close to 2029, but he added that the carrier will continue to take deliveries from its existing order book in the meantime. He said Cebu Pacific aims to transition to an all neo fleet by "around the end of this decade", subject to supply chain challenges.

UK NATS deployed (26-Mar-2025) Leidos' Intelligent Approach runway approach tool at London Gatwick Airport (LGW). The solution separates approaching aircraft by dynamically calculated time-based intervals, allowing air traffic controllers to safely reduce the gaps between arriving aircraft in strong headwinds to maintain the landing rate. The resulting reduction in airline fuel burn is predicted to save between 11,000 and 19,000 tonnes of CO2 p/a. LGW COO Mark Johnston said the technology will "provide more reliable landing times for our aircraft and will minimise delays". The airport is the first single runway airport to utilise the technology. [more - original PR]

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The Intelligent Approach tool, developed by NATS and Leidos, was previously implemented in airports such as London Heathrow, Toronto Pearson, and Amsterdam Schiphol, enhancing runway capacity and reducing delays and emissions by optimising aircraft spacing1 2 3. NATS was reappointed at London Gatwick after a six-year gap and aimed to deploy Intelligent Approach as part of its strategic objectives4 5. Pairwise separation, a component of Intelligent Approach, was introduced at Swanwick air traffic control centre6.

Embraer reported (26-Mar-2025) Helvetic Airways operated a service between Zurich and London City Airport with an E195-E2 on behalf of SWISS. The service is the first time the carrier has operated an E195-E2 at London City. Helvetic Airways CEO Tobias Pogorevc stated: "We are proud to be the first airline to bring the larger E195-E2 to London City Airport following its premiere with the E190-E2 in 2021. This makes us the only airline in the world to land at London City with three different Embraer aircraft". [more - original PR]

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Embraer's E195-E2 received EASA certification for steep approach operations into London City Airport, making it the largest aircraft to operate there1. Helvetic Airways expanded its fleet with the addition of Embraer E195 aircraft, which entered service in mid-20242. The airline's fleet strategy aimed to maintain operational stability amid inspections of Pratt & Whitney GTF engines3.

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HK Express GM corporate planning Matthew Choi, speaking at Routes Asia 2025, stated (25-Mar-2025) international outbound travel demand from China is likely to exceed the pre-COVID-19 level in 2025, representing a "very exciting opportunity". Mr Choi said the demand is partly driven by visa relaxations by countries in Southeast Asia and Japan. He added: "That's a very big trend that's going to come" for the long term and stated: "We're very confident into the future".

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HK Express planned to double its operations in mainland China from 5% to 10% of its network1. Cathay Pacific and HK Express aimed to serve 100 destinations worldwide in 2025, with HK Express launching routes such as Sendai2. HK Express experienced an "exceptionally strong rebound of air travel" and anticipated continued demand in 2024, supported by infrastructure developments like Hong Kong International Airport's third runway3.

BOC Aviation entered (21-Mar-2025) an agreement with Thai Airways for the sale of four Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The transaction is scheduled for closure in 2025. [more - original PR]

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