EasyJet has lost an appeal against a ruling that its European Works Council no longer exists following the UK's departure from the EU. The Court of Appeal agreed with an earlier ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal, which did not agree that the UK's withdrawal from the EU had led to the EWC ceasing to exist, stating that an EWC was also required under UK law. EasyJet has argued that after the UK's departure from the EU, its EWC – a mandatory body created for the airline to disseminate employment information and changes to staff – ceased to function. It noted that it had set up an EWC based in Germany for European employees, and suggested that establishing a corresponding UK version would lead to a "wholly anomalous position" which would be "burdensome on the company and its employees". All three Justices rejected this. Citing vagaries in its wording, a barrister acting on behalf of EasyJet more than once described the relevant UK employment regulations, amended as part of the process of leaving the EU, as "possibly not the best-thought-through piece of legislation". "I agree with those observations," noted Lord Justice William Davis.

European carrier Luxair has received its first Boeing 737 Max, on lease from Standard Chartered Aviation Finance. The Luxembourg-based airline released photos of the 737-8's (registered LX-LBL) arrival via social media on 2 July.
Fleet data shows the aircraft was built in 2018 and delivered from Boeing to now-defunct Air Italy under an order of the carrier's shareholder Qatar Airways. The twinjet became part of Standard Chartered's portfolio of managed aircraft via a sale-and-lease-back deal after delivery. It had not been in airline service since Air Italy's demise in 2020, and was listed as being under operational control by Boeing Capital. In March 2023, Luxair disclosed a four-year lease deal with the US airframer for two 737-8s from this year's summer season as part of an order for two more of the type, scheduled for delivery in 2026. The airline said at the time it was is in talks with Boeing to purchase two additional 737-8s for delivery when the leases for the two initial Max jets expire in 2027. At Paris air show in June, Luxair ordered four 737-7s from Boeing. In addition to its first Max, the airline's fleet comprises four 737-700s, four 737-800s, two Embraer 190s and 11 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops.

Air Inuit has announced it will purchase three Boeing 737NG-800 aircraft to gradually replace the Canadian airline's less fuel-efficient 737-200s during the next 24 months. The Montreal-based carrier that operates passenger, charter and cargo flights says that these three 737NGs will be customised with cargo doors to operate both air freight and commercial flights. Air Inuit's main hub is at Kuujjuaq airport in Quebec and it provides services to the Nunavik region's 14 coastal villages to help support and preserve indigenous Inuit communities. "This fleet modernisation project and the growth of the region will require important governmental investments to upgrade Nunavik's airstrips," the airline says. "Discussions are currently underway with stakeholders to ensure this vision is developed in accordance with the priorities of community members." Along with the five 737-200s scheduled for replacement, the airline has a fleet of 11 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 aircraft, seven Dash 6-300s and three Dash 8-100s in service, fleets data shows, along with three King Air 350 aircraft and one Boeing 737-300.