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Georgetown Cheddi Jagan International Airport CEO Ramesh Ghir, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean, stated (11-Sep-2026) "We've increased passenger movement by over 400% in the last five years. This year, we're growing at 12% so far. We envisage there's going to be need for more capacity". Mr Ghir added: "Now, we have started construction on a second terminal, 180,000sqm. It's going to be larger than the existing facility that we have. There are several other capital works taking place at the airport in anticipation of the continued growth. We have taken a decision to relocate our existing control tower so that we could create space for additional aircraft parking positions and boarding bridges". [more - CAPA TV]

Corporación Quiport CEO Ramón Miró, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean, stated (11-Sep-2026) "Technology to us is a competitive advantage. It's a fundamental positive factor in terms of the overall customer experience". Mr Miró said the company has been "very pro-biometrics", reporting positive results from data sharing with airport partners, including its duty free operator and F&B partners. He added: "We've done some wonderful development, and I have a great director of technology and innovation. Then in terms of cargo... We've invested quite a bit of money and there's a huge wave of additional investment that's coming in 2027 to continue to grow in that area". Mr Miró concluded: "We have issues again with government in terms of e-commerce and what have you, but again, that's part of the dialogue that we need to resolve collectively. We're the fourth largest air cargo airport in Latin America. We move over 410,000 tons a year, and hopefully we'll continue to grow there". [more - CAPA TV]

Alaska Airlines and American Airlines announced (29-Sep-2026) their intent for Alaska Airlines to join American's Atlantic and Pacific Joint Businesses, expanding international travel opportunities for customers and strengthening access to premium global travel experiences. The carriers anticipate filing for approval and antitrust immunity with the US Department of Transportation and seeking other relevant approvals from international regulators "in the coming months". [more - original PR]

IATA reported (29-Sep-2026) global air demand in CTKs increased 4.4% year-on-year in Aug-2026 and 5.3% for international operations. Capacity increased 0.1%. Details include:

• Asia Pacific airlines recorded 4.3% growth in air cargo demand in Aug-2026. Capacity increased 1.2%;
• North American carriers recorded 6.6% growth in air cargo demand, the "strongest performance of all regions". Capacity decreased 2.5%;
• European carriers recorded 4.1% increase in demand and capacity decreased 3.5%;
• Middle Eastern airlines recorded 1% increase in demand, "the weakest of all regions". Capacity increased 3.3%;
• Latin American and Caribbean carriers recorded 5.1% increase in demand and capacity increased 3.3%;
• African airlines recorded 3% increase in demand and capacity increased 14%;
• Air cargo performance diverged across major trade lanes. Asia-North America recorded the strongest growth, followed by within Asia, Europe-North America and Europe-Asia. In contrast, Gulf-linked corridors remained "disrupted by the conflict in the Middle East";
• IATA noted the following factors in the operating environment:
  • Global trade increased 6% in Jul-2026, extending the run of consecutive monthly expansions to 33 months on a year-on-year basis;
  • Jet fuel prices rose 8.3% month-on-month in Aug-2026 and were 79.2% higher year-on-year;
  • The Global Manufacturing Output Purchasing Managers' Index increased 0.3pp to 53.0, while the New Export Orders Index rose 1.4pp to 51.4. Both indicators remained supportive of air cargo demand. [more - original PR]

Airbus completed (29-Sep-2026) the first test flight with A350F (MSN 700) aircraft. The flight lasted four hours and 10 minutes, reaching an altitude of 25,000ft. The second A350F prototype (MSN 701) is at an advanced stage of final assembly and is scheduled to enter the paint shop "in the next few weeks". The aircraft is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines and features a range capability of up to 8700km, as well as a payload of up to 111 tonnes. Airbus confirmed 115 orders from 14 disclosed customers for the aircraft type at the end of Aug-2026. [more - original PR - Airbus] [more - original PR - Rolls-Royce] [more - original PR - Rolls-Royce - II]

Azul EVP marketing & people Jason Ward, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean, stated (10-Sep-2026) "We have over 800 daily departures and we fly to over 120 cities in Brazil. We also have flights to the US and to Europe". Mr Ward continued: "We focus very much on having a great operation and on-time performance in Brazil, we have an advantage there". He noted: "If your operation is not flowing well, it doesn't matter how nice you are, how cool the tools are and all that... your core business has to be the number one priority". Mr Ward added: "Each day we look at how the fleet launch was and what are the indicators that show what lines of flying are going to be the most difficult and how can we get ahead of that". [more - CAPA TV]