Swiss has taken the decision to ground all nine of its Airbus A220-100 aircraft for 18 months and use the engines to support its A220-300 fleet. The decision was prompted by ongoing maintenance and supply issues with the Pratt & Whitney GTF engines that power the aircraft. "The ongoing global shortage of Pratt & Whitney engines and spare parts has led to the temporary grounding of several Airbus short-haul aircraft worldwide," says Swiss, adding that "there is currently no sign of the situation easing" and "forecasts suggest that it may further intensify in 2026". The airline says that to "enhance planning reliability", it has decided to "temporarily withdraw all nine of our smaller Airbus A220-100 aircraft from service for approximately 18 months". The 18 PW1500 engines from the -100s will be used as spare engines for the -300 fleet, Swiss confirms. "This process will begin in November and is expected to be completed by summer 2026, with detailed planning currently underway," says Swiss, noting that the measure will not reduce the size of its active fleet because it enables the carrier to bring grounded A220-300s back into service. "These aircraft offer greater capacity and efficiency compared to the A220-100." Four of Swiss's A220-100s are already listed as being in storage, Cirium fleets data shows. Four of the Lufthansa subsidiary's A220-300s are listed as being in storage.

ANA Group is discontinuing its AirJapan brand to focus on a dual-brand strategy focused on the airline names ANA and Peach. AirJapan was launched as a medium-haul, low-cost subsidiary of ANA in February 2024, serving destinations including Bangkok, Seoul and Singapore from Tokyo Narita. Fleets data shows that AirJapan operates two Boeing 787-8s. It was set to take delivery of a third 787 and boost Tokyo-Singapore frequencies in November. However, its parent company says it has decided to suspend the AirJapan brand and integrate its aircraft and staff into the wider ANA brand, as a response to ongoing aircraft delivery delays and the "aircraft-on-ground situation" affecting ANA's 787s. "To optimize the allocation of the group's resources, ANA Group decided to suspend the AirJapan brand. Its aircraft and human resources will be consolidated into the ANA brand's operations to expand its international business," says ANA. "Furthermore, AirJapan – the operating company that has managed flights for both the ANA and AirJapan brands – will continue to contribute to ANA Group's international business by operating ANA-brand international flights, leveraging its high standard of operational quality." The changes will take place at the end of March 2026.

Lufthansa Group plans to keep its Airbus A380s in operation until at least 2030, having refitted the type with new Allegris business-class seats. During a briefing on third-quarter results, chief executive Carsten Spohr described the superjumbo as a "great aircraft" for its high-season summer routes when tickets sell out. "Customers love it, and our crews love it," he says, adding that it has "five years plus" still to run in Lufthansa service. Fleets data shows that Lufthansa's eight A380s, which have an average age of 13 years, are among 177 in service globally, compared with 234 at the end of pre-pandemic 2019. There are 29 in storage. Amid the Covid crisis, Lufthansa mothballed its A380 fleet and accelerated a plan to retire six of the aircraft. These are among a total of 48 A380s that have been retired globally. High operating costs have been cited as a factor in decisions to retire A380s, though some such pandemic-era moves have been reversed amid resurgent demand and lack of aircraft availability. Spohr says Lufthansa's phasing out of the A380 will depend on the arrival of the Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 777-9. First delivery of the latter is now scheduled for 2027, Boeing said on 28 October. Lufthansa, which has 20 of the passenger variant on order, has previously been identified as its launch customer. The first 777-9 was originally scheduled to arrive in 2020. The German group intends to phase out A340s, A330-200s, 747-400s, 767s and 777-200s by 2028 at the latest. It has confirmed it will continue to fly its A340-600s next summer, in response to high demand. With the planned arrival of on-order 777-9s and A350-1000s, Lufthansa will operate six different long-haul aircraft variants from 2030, down from eight currently. The six will include its in-service aircraft the A350-900, 787-9 and 747-8.