LATAM Airlines Group plans to coat four Boeing 777-300ERs with the drag-reducing AeroShark film developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF following a trial on an initial aircraft. The MRO provider has disclosed that a LATAM Airlines Brasil-operated 777-300ER was partially covered with the ribbed surface film in December 2023 and has since shown fuel-burn savings of about 1%. Five LATAM Airlines Brasil 777-300ERs "will soon be cruising the skies" with the sharkskin-inspired technology, LHT says, adding that the next modification is scheduled for November. Fleets data shows the Sao Paulo-based carrier has 10 777-300ERs. Lufthansa Cargo and group sibling Swiss previously adopted the technology in their 777 fleets. All Nippon Airways in September disclosed that it had covered one of its 777 Freighters with the film and was planning to use it across its passenger and cargo fleet. LHT says a total 21 777s are in service with the technology now and that the MRO provider intends make it available on additional aircraft types.

The US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared United Airlines after completing a review of its operational safety that was triggered by a series of incidents in March. The regulator tells that it did not "identify any significant safety issues" during the review, which was first announced on 23 March. At that time the FAA said that after "recent safety events" it was "increasing oversight of United Airlines to ensure that it is complying with safety regulations, identifying hazards and mitigating risk; and effectively managing safety". It added that future projects of the airline "may be delayed based on findings from oversight" and contributed to a decision by United to delay the start of two new routes from Tokyo Narita to Cebu and Newark to Faro. The Cebu route was originally scheduled to start on 31 July but was delayed until 27 October, while Faro was to start on 24 May but is now scheduled to start in June 2025.

Cebu Pacific has ordered 70, A321neos from Airbus, after striking a preliminary deal with the European airframer for up to 152 narrowbodies. In July, the Philippine carrier disclosed a memorandum of understanding to order up to 102 A321neos and take purchase rights on another 50, A320neo-family jets. The new order increases to 94 the number of narrowbodies in Cebu Pacific's backlog with Airbus, says the airframer. It notes that the carrier also has seven A330-900 widebodies on order. Data shows that Cebu Pacific's single-aisle backlog includes nine A321XLRs. The airline's current fleet comprises 22 A320neos, 16 A321neos, 20 A320ceos, seven A321ceos and nine A330-900s. Cebu Pacific selected Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines for the A320neo-family jets in its fleet and those on order. The carrier's chief executive Mike Szucs states that the new order "signals our ongoing dedication to expanding air travel accessibility and affordability, while supporting the Philippines' broader economic growth and connectivity goals".