Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has disclosed that its fleet now spans 300 aircraft. It operates Airbus A320ceo, A320neo and A321neo narrowbodies and ATR 72-600 turboprops. "We have recently expanded operations across west, east, and northeast India as well as the Middle East," states chief executive Pieter Elbers. "The strong fleet will help us cater to emerging travel demands with the addition of capacity across domestic and international destination shores."

The US Federal Aviation Administration has proposed an airworthiness directive that would set a deadline of 24 February 2024 for US passenger and cargo aircraft to have 5G C-Band-tolerant radio altimeters, or have installed an acceptable radio frequency filter. The FAA says that the proposed AD is similar to one that took effect in December 2021, prohibiting passenger and cargo flight operations in the vicinity of 5G C-Band wireless transmitters unless the FAA specifically approved them. It adds: "[The December 2021] AD relied on Verizon and AT&T to voluntarily reduce the power of 5G C-Band signals near airports. AT&T and Verizon agreed in June 2022 to keep their voluntary mitigations in place until July 2023 to give the aviation industry an additional year to retrofit their airplanes with radio frequency filters." The FAA and the Department of Transportation in early 2022 expressed concerns that 5G implementation could interfere with radio altimeters on board aircraft. Under pressure from regulators, AT&T and Verizon agreed in January 2022 that their twin launch of 5G communications networks that month would temporarily bypass certain US airports amid ongoing safety concerns. The FAA says that while retrofitting by US carriers "continues at an expedient clip", the newly proposed AD "would make the retrofits mandatory for operators that have not completed the work". The proposed AD additionally requires carriers to revise their airplane flight manuals to prohibit low-visibility landings after 30 June 2023, unless the retrofits have been completed on that aircraft. The FAA says that wireless companies, aviation stakeholders and other federal agencies collaborated in drafting the proposed AD, which it says "will enable the wireless companies to achieve full use of their networks while maintaining aviation safety". The proposed AD will be open for public comments for 30 days after it posts in the Federal Register.

Middle Eastern operator Emirates has deployed a fully refreshed Airbus A380 on its Dubai-London Heathrow route. This is the first Emirates A380 to be completely refurbished under its $2 billion retrofit programme, the airline says. The aircraft features Emirates' latest products and interiors across all cabins. Work on the next Emirates A380 is expected to be completed by the end of this month, the airline adds. "As the programme progresses, engineers will work simultaneously on two aircraft. This means that one aircraft in the fleet will be withdrawn from service every eight days and transferred to Emirates engineering facilities," the airline states. "By 2024, all 67 A380s assigned for refurbishment will have returned to service. Emirates will then begin work on its 53 Boeing 777s earmarked for this project. The airline expects to complete the programme in 2025," it adds.