CityJet commercial chief Cathal O'Connell has departed after more than a decade in the role. O'Connell states in a LinkedIn post that his last day with the Irish regional wet-lease specialist was 1 August. He observes that over the past decade management has reshaped CityJet from being a London City-centric scheduled airline into "Europe's leading regional wet-lease provider with a significant Scandinavian focus". "I look forward to remaining active in the industry and staying in touch with colleagues and friends in aviation at home and abroad," he states. Prior to joining CityJet O’Connell worked for BMI Regional as commercial chief and chief executive, and before that was with Aer Arann and Eastern Airways.

Regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has delivered a new ATR 42-600 (MSN 1801) on long-term lease to Afrijet, operating as FlyGabon. The turboprop, bearing the registration TR-LKA, was delivered on 30 July. Afrijet placed an order for an ATR 42-600, taking an option on another, in September 2024. "This versatile aircraft will mainly fly domestic routes within Gabon, and it has the ability to serve remote destinations," states Afrijet chair Marc Gaffajoli. Excluding the latest addition, FlyGabon operates two ATR 72-600s and an MHIRJ CRJ900 jet. This is Afrijet's first operating lease with TrueNoord. The airline is TrueNoord's fifth African client, increasing the lessor's fleet in the region to 10 aircraft.

Emirates has announced the addition of a fourth daily flight between Dubai and London Gatwick, effective 8 February 2026. This expansion will bring the airline's London operations to 12 daily flights across Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted, "offering customers more departure time choices and greater flexibility", it says. The additional flight will be operated with Airbus A350-900 aircraft, making Gatwick the second UK destination after Edinburgh to be served by Emirates with the type. The carrier also flies its A350s to Lyon, Bologna, Dammam, Mumbai, Bahrain, Colombo, Kuwait, Muscat, Tunis, Amman, Istanbul and Ahmedabad. With the new flight, Emirates' UK operations expand to 140 weekly flights across Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh. These are served with a mix of A350s, A380s and Boeing 777s.