Sofema Aviation Services shares the latest events in the Aviation business from around the world in our Aviation Weekly News Roundup
>Oil prices hit $100 a barrel: Which airlines are best placed to avoid raising fares?
With soaring fuel prices likely to hit the aviation industry, airlines that have hedged their fuel needs for 2026 will be offered some additional protection. Read More
>Qatar partially reopens airspace as Iranian strikes continue to hit the Gulf.
Evacuation and cargo flights to resume, but scheduled services still suspended as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues. Read More
>Equilibrion assesses nuclear-derived sustainable aviation fuel.
The UK’s Rolls-Royce SMR has signed a memorandum of understanding with strategic and technical consultancy and project development company Equilibrion to collaborate on a
technical and economic assessment of sustainable aviation fuel produced using small modular reactors. Read More
>Global aviation remains extremely safe, despite rise in fatalities: IATA 2025 Safety Report.
Global aviation remained exceptionally safe in 2025, with accident rates improving despite a rise in fatalities, according to IATA’s latest safety report. Read more
>Fight gains steam to keep ADS-B a safety tool, not a ‘Cash Register.’
Support grows for the Federal Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act to prevent the use of aviation safety data for collecting pilot fees. Read more
>Air India and IndiGo take different routes to Europe.
While Air India is operating extra flights to Europe and the U.S. due to the Middle East conflict, IndiGo is facing additional detours as it resumes its European services. Air India is scheduling 78
additional flights between March 10 and March 18 on routes from New Delhi and Mumbai to Amsterdam. Read more
>Finnish aviation sector records gradual recovery in passenger volumes.
Finland’s airports reported a rise in passenger traffic in 2025 compared with the previous year, continuing the aviation sector’s gradual recovery from the effects of the COVID19 pandemic.
Official statistics released in early March show that 20.6 million passengers passed through Finnish airports last year, representing a 4 per cent increase from 2024. Read more
>With Middle East hubs unavailable, airlines add direct Asia-Europe flights.
With operations at major East-West connecting carriers, Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad sharply curtailed due to the Iran war, airlines are surging short-term capacity on direct routes
between Europe and the Far East. Read more
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