All Airlines articles – Page 6
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Airline BusinessAir Canada turns profit despite labour pressure on Q3 earnings
A crippling Air Canada flight attendants’ union strike that forced a complete operational shutdown across the carrier’s network in August suppressed the carrier’s third-quarter earnings by about three percentage points.
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NewsBoeing lands ‘flexible’ deal for up to 14 737s and 787s with Somon Air
Hot on the heels of disclosing a deal for up to 15 787 Dreamliners with Air Astana, Boeing has another accord for up to 14 aircraft with Tajikistan’s Somon Air.
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NewsNTSB recovered fan blade ‘pieces’ from crashed UPS MD-11F
US investigators have recovered multiple fan blade pieces from the left engine of the UPS Boeing MD-11 Freighter that crashed at Louisville on 5 November.
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NewsAir Astana commits to order five Boeing 787-9s
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana has committed to ordering five Boeing 787-9s and signalled intentions for up to 10 additional aircraft as part of plans to expand its international network.
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NewsAirbus nears completion of first Qantas A350-1000 for long-range Project Sunrise routes
Airbus has rolled out the first ultra-long-range A350-1000 for Australian carrier Qantas’s Project Sunrise initiative. Project Sunrise envisions nonstop services to Australia’s east coast from London and New York. Airbus secured an agreement to supply Qantas with a version of the A350-1000 modified to carry out these specific long-range flights. ...
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NewsRegional airlines likely facing deepest cuts in FAA traffic-reduction plan
Regional airlines are waiting to see how drastically their operations will be reduced by the Federal Aviation Administration’s plan to cut air traffic volumes in key markets to ease pressure on the country’s increasingly strained air traffic control (ATC) system.
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Airline BusinessAir France-KLM reflects on what might have been after ‘mixed’ summer
Air France-KLM faced a series of headwinds during the third quarter, in a three months that could have looked better on paper given the favourable comparisons provided by the negative demand impact of the Paris Olympics on the same period of 2024.
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Airline BusinessIndiGo keeps focus on international push after steeper losses
IndiGo will double down on its “growth efforts” in the second half of its fiscal year – with a “disproportionate” focus on international expansion – after it widened its losses on the back of a sharp increase in foreign exchange costs.
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Airline BusinessLufthansa Group gets operations in order as attention turns to efficiencies
Chief executive Carsten Spohr explains in an earnings call that the group has overcome the operational challenges that had weighed on the performance of its passenger airlines business in the post-Covid period.
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Airline BusinessRyanair ‘hard to fault’ after successful summer
Its latest earnings reflect an airline that can overcome challenges, respond quickly to market dynamics and act on opportunities.
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Airline BusinessANA Holdings’ new mid-term strategy takes shape
ANA Holdings has provided some hints at how its upcoming medium-term corporate strategy will look like, as it tackles challenges like aircraft shortages and “intensifying” competition.
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Airline BusinessWeek 45 2025: US discounters look to ride rising tide of demand amid difficult year
With major US airlines all checking in with third-quarter earnings reports, attention now turns to the USA’s long-struggling low-cost sector.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 25-31 October 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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NewsAirbus freighter forecast highlights Asia demand as region’s carriers sign for A350F
Two recent Asia-Pacific agreements for the Airbus A350 freighter have reinforced Airbus’s confidence in the aircraft’s long-term prospects, despite the substantial turmoil endured by global trade in a year which has virtually been defined by escalating tariffs, retaliation, and geopolitical tension. Korean Air and Air China Cargo have newly disclosed ...
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NewsIATA and ALTA decry Brazilian bill prohibiting airlines from charging bag, seat-change fees
Major airline industry groups are decrying a proposed Brazilian law that would require airlines operating in the country to provide free checked and carry-on bags, a measure the groups characterise as a “serious threat” to airline competition and airfare affordability.
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NewsSun Country completes Amazon cargo fleet expansion to 20 737s
Assembling the full fleet of freighters marks a turning point in Sun Country’s strategic focus. Now, it will shift attention to growing the scheduled passenger side of its operation.
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NewsAirAsia confirms A330 exit in ‘5 or 6 years’ as airline sale nears completion
AirAsia has reiterated its aim of being an all-narrowbody operator, confirming that its existing fleet of Airbus A330s will be retired in the next five years or so.
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NewsAscend Airways Malaysia secures approval to start cargo flights
Wet-lease specialist Ascend Airways Malaysia has secured an air operator’s certificate (AOC), clearing the new Malaysian airline to launch operations next month.
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NewsVietjet firms 100-unit A321neo order
Vietnamese carrier Vietjet Air has firmed an order for 100 Airbus A321neos, converting a memorandum of understanding disclosed in June.
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NewsUS revokes approval for Aeromexico, VivaAerobus and Volaris routes amid Mexico City slot dispute
The Trump administration has disapproved more than a dozen current and planned routes operated by Mexican carriers including Aeromexico, VivaAerobus and Volaris, escalating a dispute over airport slot restrictions and “open skies” obligations.