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Asia-Pacific
IndiGo’s Giant Airbus Order Will Test Its and India’s International Aviation Ambitions
Indian airlines are on an aircraft ordering spree. IndiGo, the country's largest airline, picked up a cool 500 new Airbus A320neo family planes at the Paris Airshow Monday, just beating…June 20th, 2023
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North America
Spirit Proposes Alternate Plan for Long-Distance Flights at Washington’s National Airport
Spirit Airlines has a plan that could get it access to Washington's Reagan National Airport along with other budget carriers that have little or no presence at the sought-after D.C.…June 19th, 2023
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Europe
KLM Unveils Schiphol Airport Noise Plan to Avoid Mandatory Flight Cuts
KLM has a new plan to reduce aircraft noise at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport without the mandatory flight cuts proposed by the Dutch government.June 16th, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Qantas Returns to New York, This Time via New Zealand
On Wednesday, Qantas resumed flights to New York City for the first time in more than three years. It’s another sign that airline networks are returning to normal after the…June 15th, 2023
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North America
SkyWest in Fight With Labor Unions Over Future of Air Service to Small Cities
There is a fight underway over the future of commercial air service in America's heartland. SkyWest Airlines is pushing the U.S. government to approve a new charter subsidiary that it…June 14th, 2023
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North America
United Airlines Reopens Key Aircraft Financing Market as New Deliveries Surge
United Airlines reopened the capital markets for airline debt on Monday when it raised more than a billion dollars to finance 39 new Boeing aircraft in its fleet.June 13th, 2023
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North America
American Airlines Targets 800 Daily Charlotte Flights With New Runway
American Airlines’ burgeoning southern strategy will get a boost in 2027 when Charlotte-Douglas International Airport plans to open a fourth parallel runway. That strip of concrete sharply increase airport capacity…June 12th, 2023
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Latin America
Aeromexico Awaits U.S. and Mexico Agreement Over ‘Differences’ in Safety Rating Upgrade
Aeromexico is eager to add new U.S. flights and destinations and resume its close partnership with Delta Air Lines, all of which were key elements of its Chapter 11 restructuring…June 9th, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Airline Execs Dismiss Slowdown Fears, Say It is ‘Best Recession’ Industry Ever Faced
Business is good for airlines, except where it's not. That was the word in the halls and meeting rooms of the industry's largest annual gathering, the IATA Annual General Meeting,…June 8th, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Emirates President Says Airlines Must ‘Do Better’ to Develop Sustainable Fuels, Meet Climate Goals
Emirates President Tim Clark called for the airline industry to "do better" and put more money towards the development of sustainable aviation fuels as part of the global push to…June 7th, 2023