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What’s Inside
- Mexicana’s State-Backed Network and Its Competitive Contradictions
- FAA Certifies the Boeing 737-7 After Years of Delays
- WestJet and Flight Attendants Reach a Tentative Strike Agreement
- Silk Way West 747-8 Diverted to DFW After Low-Fuel Emergency
- New Routes From Mahan Air, Volaris, Riyadh Air and VietJet Air
- Italian airport traffic totals for June 2026.
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Route Intelligence Report
New and Proposed Routes
Riyadh Air (RX) will inaugurate daily service between Riyadh (RUH) and Manila (MNL) on Sept. 9, 2026, using Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The route marks the startup carrier’s first destination in the Philippines.
Mahan Air (W5) plans to launch service to Vietnam in late August, introducing new nonstop flights from Tehran Imam Khomeini (IKA) to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Ho Chi Minh City service begins Aug. 30 aboard Airbus A340-300 aircraft, initially operating fortnightly before increasing to weekly from Oct. 25. Hanoi flights are scheduled to launch Sept. 6, also with A340-300s, operating every two weeks through mid-October. The expansion gives the Iranian carrier its first scheduled service to Vietnam.
Dropped and Suspended Routes
Breeze Airways (MX) will not resume seasonal service between Providence (PVD) and Cancun (CUN) this winter. The carrier had planned to restart the route Dec. 19 with 2x weekly Airbus A220-300 flights during the holiday period before reducing to weekly service from Jan. 9, but the route has now been canceled from the winter schedule.
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Missing from this preview: Flightline Pro subscribers receive every new route, frequency increase, aircraft change, launch date, suspension and cancellation announced worldwide. This week's complete report also includes:
★ Volaris adding three new U.S. routes from Guadalajara and Puebla.
★ VietJet Air expanding to Cebu with new service from both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
★ SkyWest replacing the Chicago O'Hare-South Bend Landline bus with CRJ-700 flights.
★ Discover Airlines adding two new seasonal routes to Finland.
★ Wizz Air launching Rome-Alexandria service and suspending four routes from London Luton.
★ flynas expanding into Belgium with new Brussels service.
★ Qanot Sharq ending London Gatwick flights.
★ Sichuan Airlines extending its Chengdu-Athens suspension through Winter 2026-27.
★ Envoy Air ending Phoenix-Monterrey service.
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Fleet Intelligence
LATEST AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES
🇨🇳 B-32SX, an Airbus A321-251neo, was delivered to China Eastern Airlines (MU) on Aug. 3.
🇲🇩 ER-PAG, an Airbus A321-211, was delivered to Polaris Aviation Group on Aug. 4.
🇵🇫 F-OPFO, an ATR 72-600 (72-212A), was delivered to Air Tahiti (VT) on Aug. 5.
🇹🇭 HS-VZP, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to VietJet Air Thailand (VZ) on Aug. 3.
🇸🇦 HZ-NS97, an Airbus A320-251neo, was delivered to flynas on Aug. 3.
🇺🇸 N329AE, a Saab 340B(F), was delivered to Ryan Air (7S) on Aug. 4.
🇺🇸 N342DU, an Airbus A220-300, was delivered to Delta Air Lines (DL) on Aug. 4.
🇺🇸 N34574, an Airbus A321-271neo, was delivered to United Airlines (UA) on Aug. 4.
🇺🇸 N441FR, an Airbus A320-271neo, was delivered to Frontier Airlines (F9) on Aug. 5.
🇺🇸 N681FR, an Airbus A321-271neo, was delivered to Frontier Airlines on Aug. 5.
🇺🇸 N705SV, an ATR 72-600 (72-212A), was delivered to Argentum Airways on Aug. 1.
🇹🇷 TC-LDB, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Turkish Airlines (TK) on Aug. 3.
🇹🇷 TC-VFP, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to AJet (VF) on Aug. 5.
🇦🇺 VH-VEJ, a Saab 340B+, was delivered to Link Airways (FC) on Aug. 3.
🇮🇳 VT-IOU, an Airbus A320-251neo, was delivered to IndiGo (6E) on Aug. 4.
🇿🇦 ZS-GAC, an Airbus A320-232, was delivered to fastjet Zimbabwe (FN) on Aug. 1.
LATEST AIRCRAFT RETIREMENTS
❌ No recent retirements to report.
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Aviation Safety & Security
Passenger throughput at U.S. airports softened in July after several years of strong post-pandemic growth. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 83.34 million passengers during the month, down 2.0 percent from 85.07 million in July 2025. Despite the monthly decline, demand remained essentially flat on a year-to-date basis, with 525.74 million passengers screened during the first seven months of 2026, a slight 0.1 percent increase over 525.29 million during the same period in 2025.
TSA screeners cleared 18,629,874 passengers for the week ending August 1. Here are the top 10 busiest airports for the week in terms of screened passengers.
The complete 420+ airport dataset is available for paid subscribers. Data is also included at Flightline Intel.
Aviation Industry News
UPDATE: WestJet (WS) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement, ending a brief but disruptive flight attendant strike that coincided with Canada’s Civic Holiday weekend. The strike, involving approximately 4,400 flight attendants, resulted in the cancellation of 922 flights, or about 39 percent of the airline’s scheduled operation, disrupting travel plans for roughly 250,000 passengers before service gradually resumed.
While financial terms have not been disclosed, the tentative agreement reportedly addresses one of the union’s primary demands by expanding compensation for work performed during duty periods on the ground, including boarding and other pre-flight responsibilities. The agreement remains subject to ratification by union members within the next 30 days, while the airline continues working to restore its full schedule following the operational disruption.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the Boeing 737-7, clearing the smallest member of the 737 MAX family for commercial service after years of delays and heightened regulatory scrutiny. The approval allows Boeing to begin customer deliveries, with Southwest Airlines (WN) expected to be the launch operator. Certification follows extensive design changes, testing and safety enhancements implemented after the 737 MAX grounding, including updates to flight control software, cockpit alerting systems and the engine anti-ice system. Boeing said the milestone reflects its continued focus on safety and quality as it prepares to deliver the aircraft and now turns its attention toward FAA certification of the larger 737-10.
Allegiant Air (G4) reported a strong second quarter, with total operating revenue increasing 17.4 percent to a record $984.1 million and net income rising 20.5 percent to $57.4 million, driven by continued strength in its leisure travel business and higher ancillary revenue. The airline transported a record number of passengers during the quarter while achieving a 13.4 percent increase in scheduled service revenue per passenger, despite higher fuel costs and operating expenses. Allegiant also highlighted continued progress on its Boeing 737 MAX fleet transition and the acquisition of Sun Country Airlines (SY), which is expected to strengthen the carrier’s position in the U.S. leisure market through complementary networks and expanded scale.
🇮🇹 June 2026 Passenger Traffic Totals at Italian Airports
Here are the June 2026 passenger totals at over 40 commercial airports across Italy. If you were a paid subscriber, you wouldn’t see the blurry version of the dataset!
Air Cargo
A Tuesday Silk Way West Airlines (7L) flight made an emergency diversion to Dallas/Fort Worth after departing Felipe Ángeles Santa Lucia (NLU) near Mexico City for Houston Intercontinental (IAH). The crew declared a PAN-PAN for low fuel, reporting just 6,000 pounds of fuel remaining, but initially insisted they could continue to Houston. Air traffic controllers determined the Boeing 747-8/F (VQ-BVB) did not have sufficient fuel to safely reach Houston, declared an emergency on the crew’s behalf and directed the freighter to land at Dallas/Fort Worth instead. The unusual exchange, captured on ATC audio, has raised questions about the flight’s fuel planning and cockpit decision-making.
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Missing from this preview: Paid subscribers receive the complete Aviation Industry, Network Intelligence and Air Cargo sections. This issue also includes:
★ Mexicana Network Overview with a comprehensive analysis of the state-owned carrier's August network, largest routes, seat capacity, competitive position and government-backed strategy.
★ Lufthansa Group, LATAM, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Wizz Air, Volaris and AeroMéxico July traffic and earnings updates.
★ FAA Airport Infrastructure Grant funding details, plus an inside look at Dallas/Fort Worth's $1.62 billion FY2027 operating budget.
★ Atlas Air acquiring a 49 percent stake in Air Atlanta Icelandic and Lufthansa Cargo's strong first-half financial results.
★ June 2026 passenger traffic totals for more than 40 commercial airports across Italy.
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📈 Flightline Financials 🏦
| Airline & Airport Operator Stock Prices Most Recent Closing Price | |||
| AAL American $16.15 | AERO AeroMéxico $16.15 | ALGT Allegiant $103.99 | ALK Alaska $52.05 |
| BA Boeing $240.19 | CPA Copa $150.78 | DAL Delta $93.14 | EMBJ Embraer $72.78 |
| JBLU JetBlue $6.36 | LTM LATAM $57.70 | LUV Southwest $48.79 | RJET Republic $21.62 |
| RYAAY Ryanair $61.19 | SKYW SkyWest $115.94 | UAL United $132.76 | ULCC Frontier $7.96/td> |
| VLRS Volaris $8.37 | BRENT CRUDE Oil Per Barrel $79.67 | ||
| ASR Asur $272.93 | OMAB OMA $109.61 | PAC GAP $217.52 | CAAP Corp America $26.00 |
| Global Currency Exchange Rates $1 USD Equals: | |||
| EUR Euro 0.87 | GBP British Pound 0.74 | MXN Mexican Peso 17.24 | CAD Canadian Dollar 1.40 |
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Daily Passenger Counts at U.S. Airports, 2026 vs. 2025
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