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World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reported (13-May-2025) the US is on track to lose USD12.5 billion in international visitor spending in 2025. Details include:

  • International visitor spending to the US is projected to decrease from USD181 billion in 2024 to "just under" USD169 billion in 2025. WTTC stated the decline will impact communities, jobs and businesses across the US;
  • The US is the only country among the 184 economies analysed by WTTC and Oxford Economics that is forecast to record a decline in international visitor spending in 2025;
  • US Department of Commerce international arrivals data for Mar-2025 shows decreases in arrivals of more than 28% year-on-year from Germany, 15% from the UK, almost 15% from South Korea and between 24% and 33% from other markets such as Spain, Colombia, Ireland, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. Bookings from Canada for travel in early summer 2025 decreased more than 20%.

WTTC called for "immediate action to address travel access, rebuild international marketing efforts, and restore global traveller confidence in the US". WTTC president and CEO Julia Simpson commented: "The world's biggest Travel & Tourism economy is heading in the wrong direction, not because of a lack of demand, but because of a failure to act. While other nations are rolling out the welcome mat, the US government is putting up the 'closed' sign". Ms Simpson added: "Without urgent action to restore international traveller confidence, it could take several years for the US just to return to pre-pandemic levels of international visitor spend, not even the peak from 10 years ago". [more - original PR]

Finnair announced (14-May-2025) plans to cancel approximately 60 flights due to industrial action by the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport on 16-May-2025. The industrial action will target different work shifts and affect functions such as ground handling and catering. The cancellations are expected to affect approximately 6000 Finnair customers, who will be offered alternative flights. IAU has announced similar industrial action for 19-May-2025, which Finnair expects will also cause disruptions. [more - original PR]

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The Finnish Aviation Union's industrial action at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in May-2025 previously led Finnair to cancel around 140 flights on 02-May-2025, affecting 12,000 customers, and around 100 flights on 05-May-2025, impacting 7500 customers. These actions disrupted aircraft maintenance, ground handling, and catering services, and similar disruptions were expected for further announced strike dates in May-20251 2.

Brisbane Airport confirmed (15-May-2025) Virgin Australia plans to launch Brisbane-Doha service on 19-Jun-2025, in partnership with Qatar Airways. This follows approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for the carriers' integrated alliance in late Mar-2025, as previously reported by CAPA. [more - original PR]

Boeing, via its official website, reported (13-May-2025) the following commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for Apr-2025:

Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), via its official Facebook account, announced (12-May-2025) it introduced new regulation to enhance passenger rights on international flights, effective 20-May-2025. Details include:

  • For delays over two hours: Airlines must provide free food and drinks to cover the waiting time and provide free communication channels;
  • For delays over five hours: Airlines must also provide monetary compensation of THB1500 (USD45.02) within 14 days, and accommodation and transport if an overnight stay is necessary. Passengers can choose to get a refund if they cancel their travel plans;
  • For delays over 10 hours: Airlines must offer all of the above as well as monetary compensation of up to THB4500 (USD135.06) within 14 days;
  • For flight cancellation: Airlines must provide the same assistance as for flights delayed more than 10 hours, unless the flight is cancelled at least seven days in advance.

For domestic flights, compensation will increase from THB600 (USD18.01) to THB1200 (USD36.01) for flights delayed for more than five hours and from THB1200 (USD36.01) to THB1500 (USD45.02) for cancelled flights.

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The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand previously announced plans to launch a new complaint notification system aimed at improving public access to complaints related to delayed or cancelled flights1. In 2024, it recorded 140 million passengers, marking a 15.1% year-on-year increase2.

Mozambique's Government selected (12-May-2025) Knighthood Global to provide consultancy services towards the stabilisation and growth of LAM - Mozambique Airlines. The company will work with the airline's new shareholders Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa, Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique and Empresa Moçambicana de Seguros, with a mandate to procure appropriate aircraft and stabilise the carrier's fleet. [more - original PR]

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Mozambique's Government authorised the sale of 91% of its stake in LAM to state-owned entities, restricting buyers to Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Plant, Mozambique Railways or Mozambican Insurance Company. Proceeds from the sale were intended for the purchase of eight aircraft, with recent invitations for expressions of interest to supply Embraer E190 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft to the airline1.

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CityJet filed (12-May-2025) for restructuring for the second time in five years. The carrier opened an examinership case with the Irish High Court on 08-May-2025. The case follows a decision by Lufthansa to end its CRJ-1000 wet lease agreement with the carrier from the end of Oct-2025. CityJet strategic operations VP Emer McInerney stated: "CityJet continues to operate as usual during the examinership process; we are not in a position to share anything further at this time". [more - Aviation Week]

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CityJet previously operated wet lease agreements for Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines, basing five CRJ1000s at Frankfurt for intra-European services until the end of Oct-2024. In 2023, it operated four aircraft for Lufthansa Group airlines, reflecting its focus on wet leasing as its core business model in recent years1.

Flightscape powered by CAE principal product manager Rohan Karnick, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition, stated (09-May-2025) "We are opening up as a company and as an organisation, and we are pretty open to integrating with others as well".

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