Market Intelligence: Europe

Airbus Updates 2025 Aircraft Delivery Forecast to 790

Global – Airbus has revised its 2025 commercial aircraft delivery target due to a recent quality issue from a supplier affecting the fuselage panels of its A320 Family aircraft.

  • The updated 2025 delivery target is approximately 790 commercial aircraft, down from previous target of 820

  • In 2024 Airbus delivered 766 aircraft

  • Despite the delivery adjustment, Airbus reaffirmed its 2025 financial guidance:

    • EBIT Adjusted remains at around Euro 7.0 billion.

    • Free Cash Flow before Customer Financing remains targeted at approximately €4.5 billion.

  • The company plans to publish its November 2025 aircraft orders and deliveries on 5 December 2025.

Source: Airbus

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Orbit Groundschool Appoints Franck de Groot as New Head of Training

Netherlands — Orbit Groundschool is proud to announce the appointment of Franck de Groot as its new Head of Training, strengthening the organization’s commitment to delivering high-quality aviation education and professional pilot development.

Franck de Groot brings an exceptional aviation background to Orbit Groundschool. A Retired Captain of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), he served as an AH-64 Apache pilot with three deployments and relevant combat experience before transitioning to commercial aviation. His extensive airline experience includes flying the Boeing 737, Boeing 787, and currently serving as Commander on the Boeing 777. In addition, Franck is an experienced Type Rating Instructor (TRI), known for his high training standards and dedication to operational excellence.

“We are delighted to welcome Franck to our leadership team,” said Niko Gerrits, Accountable Manager, Orbit Groundschool. “His operational expertise, instructional experience, and passion for aviation training make him an invaluable addition to Orbit Groundschool. He will play a key role in further expanding the quality and scope of our training programs.”

As Head of Training, Franck will oversee the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Orbit Groundschool ’s curriculum, ensuring that both aspiring and experienced pilots receive top-tier instruction aligned with current industry standards.

“I am honoured to join Orbit Groundschool,” said Franck de Groot. “Training the next generation of pilots is a responsibility I take to heart, and I look forward to contributing to the school’s mission with my operational background and instructional focus.”

About Orbit Groundschool
Founded in 2003, Orbit Groundschool has built a strong reputation as one of Europe’s premier pilot training providers. Fully certified as an EASA FSTD Operator as well Approved Training Organisation (ATO) by the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (certificate number NL ATO 25), Orbit is renowned for its personalized approach and tailor-made training solutions, helping aspiring pilots take flight towards their professional careers. Orbit Groundschool provides high-quality aviation training for pilots and aviation professionals, offering advanced ground school programs as well simulator training taught by industry experts. With a focus on safety, operational competence, and modern instructional methods, Orbit Groundschool prepares students for success in all phases of their pilot career.

Source: Orbit Groundschool
Photo Credit: Orbit Groundschool

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Lufthansa Aviation Training Appoints Michael Hofbauer as Head of Business Development

Germany – airline owned pilot training group Lufthansa Aviation Training has appointed Michael Hofbauer as Head of Business Development.

About Lufthansa Aviation Training
With its competencies in training flight and cabin crews at ten training locations worldwide, Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH (LAT) is among the world leaders in the field of aviation training. The company is headquartered at Munich Airport and employs around 800 people at all its locations. Its client portfolio encompasses more than 250 nationally and internationally renowned airlines, among them the Lufthansa Group airlines. LAT operates close to 200 training devices. These include training aircraft for pilot training, flight simulators for all common aircraft types for pilot training, as well as emergency and service mock-ups for cabin crews. The flight schools of the Lufthansa Group are joined under LAT’s brand European Flight Academy (EFA). 

Source: Michael Hofbauer (Lufthansa Aviation Training)
Photo Credit: European Flight Academy (shown as meta image)

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IATA Highlights Strong International Traffic as Asia and Middle East Lead Growth in October 2025

Global – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released global passenger traffic results for October 2025, reporting continued strength in both international and domestic markets despite increasing macroeconomic uncertainty. Total global demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), rose 6.6% year-on-year, supported by capacity growth of 5.8%, pushing the worldwide load factor to 84.6%.

  • International demand increased 8.5% year-on-year, with capacity up 7.1% and load factor improving by 1.1 percentage points to 84.6%.

  • Domestic demand rose 3.4%, with capacity up 3.6%; the domestic load factor remained stable at 84.6%.

  • IATA noted a rebound in North American international traffic, rising 4.5%, compared to several months of sluggish performance earlier in the year. Scheduled global capacity is forecast to expand 3.6% in November and 4.7% in December, signalling strong year-end leisure and business travel demand.

Regional International Market Highlights

  • Asia-Pacific: Demand up 10.9%; capacity up 9.1%; load factor 84.4% (+1.4 ppt). Traffic to/from China, Japan and Vietnam exceeded 10% growth, reflecting robust intra-Asia recovery.

  • Europe: Demand up 7.4%; capacity up 6.0%; load factor 86.5% (+1.2 ppt), the highest among all regions.

  • North America: Demand up 4.5%; capacity up 4.7%; load factor 84.2% (-0.1 ppt). Transatlantic traffic grew 3.8%.

  • Middle East: Demand up 10.7%; capacity up 8.1%; load factor 82.5% (+2.0 ppt). Growth partly reflects recovery from last year’s geopolitically affected base.

  • Latin America: Demand up 7.2%; capacity up 8.2%; load factor 84.6% (-0.8 ppt).

  • Africa: Demand up 7.3%; capacity up 5.3%; load factor 74.1% (+1.4 ppt).

Source: IATA

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FlightLogger Supports One of Europe’s Largest Flight Training Organisation Cut Admin by 30 Percent

Portugal – Sevenair Academy has reported a 30% reduction in administrative workload after fully implementing FlightLogger’s training management platform across all operational departments.

  • Faced with the challenges of scaling a multi-departmental training operation, Sevenair Academy adopted FlightLogger to unify its scheduling, documentation, and compliance processes.

  • Prior to implementation, the academy operated on fragmented tools across its training, maintenance, and administrative units, resulting in miscommunication and operational delays.

  • Key improvements achieved through FlightLogger include:

    • Centralized aircraft and instructor scheduling, improving resource utilization.

    • Standardized digital grading and training workflows, ensuring consistency.

    • Real-time communication across departments, eliminating information silos.

    • Digitized, instantly retrievable documentation to meet EASA compliance demands.

  • Sevenair’s operations team reported a significant reduction in scheduling conflicts and increased punctuality of lesson starts.

  • The unified system also contributed to faster course completion rates and supported a zero-finding outcome in a recent authority audit.

  • The academy highlighted that the new digital infrastructure will enable scalable growth without proportional increases in administrative headcount. Operations Manager, Sevenair Aacdemy

Statement:

  • “FlightLogger is the glue connecting our many departments, enabling growth without losing control.” — Operations Manager, Sevenair Academy

Read the full case story here.

Source: FlightLogger
Photo Credit: Sevenair Academy

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