Delta Air Lines will reinstate seasonal flights from New York JFK to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on 20 December. The daily route – operating with Boeing 767-300ERs – will run through late March 2025. American Airlines also operates a daily seasonal JFK-Rio de Janeiro route, data shows. Delta is additionally increasing the frequency of Rio de Janeiro-Atlanta flights from thrice weekly to daily from 19 December until 31 March 2025. During this period, it will switch from 767-300s to Airbus A330-300s on the route.

Norwegian has signed agreements with the pilot schools OSM Aviation Academy in Norway, Center Air Pilot Academy in Denmark, TFHS in Sweden, and FTEJerez in Spain. The carrier cites an increasing need for pilots in the coming years given the ageing of the current workforce, increased demand for air travel, and rising education costs. It adds that pilot training takes about 20 months, and that students it believes will fit into the company may be offered jobs directly after completing their studies. "With this new agreement, we get the opportunity to get to know the cadets during their education," states Norwegian's people director Guro Poulsen. "This also allows those who are hired by Norwegian to start working immediately while receiving type-rating courses for the aircraft the company operates, as well as other necessary theory and advanced training courses."

The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved Pratt & Whitney's PW1100G engine as an option for the Airbus A321XLR. The variant entered service at Iberia with the alternative CFM International Leap-1A powerplant in November after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency had certificated the aircraft-engine combination in July. EASA is the lead certification authority for Airbus. The first PW1100G-powered A321XLR will enter service in 2025, P&W says. Thirteen customers have selected GTF engines for a total 217 on-order A321XLR jets, the US manufacturer adds. Fleets data lists 477 A321XLRs on order by airlines. Qantas has opted to power its on-order A321XLRs with PW1100Gs, and said in February that deliveries would begin in early 2025. Other operators that have selected the GTF engine include Air Canada, Air Transat, Cebu Pacific, Icelandair, JetBlue, JetSmart, LATAM Airlines, Middle East Airlines, United Airlines and Wizz Air. P&W notes that its upgraded GTF Advantage variant is on track for certification and first engine deliveries in 2025. The new production standard will deliver 4% to 8% higher take-off thrust with up to 1% in additional fuel efficiency and longer time on wing, the manufacturer adds, noting that the new variant will be "fully intermixable and interchangeable with today's model of the GTF". "A321XLR operators will benefit from the GTF's best-in-class fuel efficiency and the lowest carbon emissions available for single aisle aircraft," states P&W president commercial engines Rick Deurloo.