Alex Macheras @AlexInAir

Aviation Analyst, Consultant, Advisor. Broadcasting #Aviation News @LBC @SkyNews @BBC @AlJazeera @ITV ✈️ Columnist Gulf-Times 🎧 Host of ‘On-Air’ Podcast 🎙️ aviationanalyst.co.uk Usually at 38,000ft / London Joined September 2010

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مالك الروقي @alrougui

3 days ago

بالأمس اعلن الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة الخطوط الجوية الكويتية استئناف تشغيل مطار #الكويت الدولي وتظهر اللقطات موظفي المطار يضعون اللمسات الأخيرة لعودته بكامل طاقته. -قبل قليل اعلنت الخطوط الجوية الكويتية تأجيل عملياتها التشغيلية حتى إشعار آخر

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العربية عاجل @AlArabiya_Brk

3 days ago

الطيران المدني الكويتي: استئناف رحلات الخطوط الكويتية فقط من مطار الكويت عبر مبنى T4 #العربية_عاجل

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Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_

3 weeks ago

President Obama on Iran: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz”

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Mark Carney @MarkJCarney

a month ago

Today’s agreement between Airbus and AirAsia is the largest single order of commercial aircraft in Canada’s history. 150 Airbus A220-300 aircraft will be built by Canadian workers on Canadian factory floors — supporting thousands of careers across Canada and here in Mirabel, from the skilled trades to engineering.

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Airbus @Airbus

a month ago

BIG NEWS: @airasia makes history with a record 150 A220 order! ✈️ As a new A220 operator and launch customer for the new up to 160-seat cabin configuration, AirAsia, with is all-Airbus fleet, will leverage the A220 efficiency and extended range to unlock new routes in the region.

Airbus Newsroom @AirbusPRESS

a month ago

AirAsia places landmark order for 150 A220s. Read more ➡️ ow.ly/h5iP50YVKPt

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Middle East & Africa @FTMidEastAfrica

a month ago

Lufthansa flags €1.7bn hit from rising jet fuel prices ft.trib.al/mpUx5aO

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The Straits Times @straits_times

a month ago

SIA passengers to get better connectivity on selected flights through Starlink service from 1Q 2027 bit.ly/42KcHoi

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Alex Macheras @AlexInAir

a month ago

Spirit: “We are proud of the impact of our ultra-low-cost model on the industry over the last 34 years and had hoped to serve our Guests for many years to come”

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Alex Macheras @AlexInAir

a month ago

Latest: US low-cost airline Spirit Airlines has ceased operations. Spirit shuts down after entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy for a second time, and then failing to secure a rescue deal with the Trump administration.

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Financial Times @FT

2 months ago

Heathrow can raise ticket prices to help pay for third runway bid, regulator says ft.trib.al/GBJYCco

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Alex Macheras @AlexInAir

2 months ago

@mog_china No, that’s not true. These aircraft are scheduled Qatar Airways passenger flights operating from DOH to multiple destinations across Asia, departing during the evening bank yesterday (Fri), using one of the approved flight corridors from Qatari-Emirati airspace.

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Alex Macheras @AlexInAir

2 months ago

@KriKrix11 The 2017 blockade was in part possible precisely because Qatar had no airspace of its own. The long legal and regulatory process to have the UN redraw the map of the skies started shortly after (knowing the importance of airspace independence).

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Alex Macheras @AlexInAir

2 months ago

Among the many lessons this crisis is teaching: just how much airspace independence matters. Until just three years ago, Qatar was one of the few countries in the world with no airspace (FIR) of its own. It sat inside the Bahrain FIR, based on a prior agreement from the ‘70s. A multi-year long effort, widely considered impossible, led by then-Minister of Transport Al-Sulaiti, changed that, resulting in something with no precedent in modern aviation history: ICAO (the UN special agency for aviation) redrew the global airspace map to establish the ‘Doha FIR’ - Qatar’s airspace, active today. It means Qatar, like its neighbouring Gulf countries, has been able to take its own decisions on opening & closing airspace, restrict to prioritise safety, react/respond faster when situations demand it. The current crisis has made that independence more valuable than ever. Certainly the right priority at the right time, especially for a Gulf transit hub.

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Alex Macheras @AlexInAir

2 months ago

@3bdullah260 @jaberalharmi Qatar does control the Doha FIR (airspace) and the second phase of implementation, under Minister HE Sheikh Mohammed, was approved + implemented by ICAO (covering intl waters north of Qatar, surface to unlimited altitude). Qatar’s own regulator, QCAA, is the authority. 👍🏽

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CNBC @CNBC

2 months ago

EasyJet's stock drops as the Middle East conflict, fuel costs weigh on bookings outlook cnbc.com/2026/04/16/eas…

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Air Canada @AirCanada

2 months ago

Meet our new cabin design standard, coming soon across the fleet. It brings a distinctly Canadian experience to life, with a focus on comfort, care and connection for every customer on every flight. More: aircanada.com/media/air-cana…

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Bahrain News Agency @bna_en

2 months ago

Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs: Reopening of Airspace Over the Kingdom of Bahrain tinyurl.com/2y6zf46y

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Alex Macheras @AlexInAir

2 months ago

Latest: Delta Air Lines expects to incur more than $2 billion in higher fuel costs through June because of the US-Israel war on Iran

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BBC News (World) @BBCWorld

2 months ago

Air India CEO steps down early as losses mount bbc.in/4bSvYJO

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Rory Johnston @Rory_Johnston

2 months ago

Jet fuel prices are *soaring* if you can get your hands on any, that is.

OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical

2 months ago

BP Italia has warned airlines at four Italian airports that it may be forced to ration its jet fuel supply due to shortages caused by the Iran War. Ambulance flights, state flights, and flights lasting more than three hours will be prioritized until at least April 9th.