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Week 11 2026: Airlines adjust expectations as Middle East war continues
With the Iran war in its third week and developments pointing towards escalation rather than resolution, the global airline sector is adapting to a string of challenges.
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Airline News Digest: 7-13 March 2026
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
Air Astana adapts again as Iran conflict adds to 2025 challenges
Kazakh carrier Air Astana Group points to improving yields, some encouraging signs on engine availability and its rapid response to the Iran conflict as reasons for optimism after a challenging 2025.
‘Resilient’ Cathay seeks further growth as fuel costs cloud horizon
Cathay Pacific Group is set to grow capacity 10% in 2026 as it looks to build on a third consecutive year of profit, but the impact of rising fuel costs from the crisis in the Middle East adds to a volatile backdrop.
Scheduling for scale: How smaller airlines can compete with giants
While some carriers are disadvantaged on size, they can still build simplified banks that support high-value connections, write Felix Ackermann of Lufthansa Consulting and former Lufthansa Consulting intern and current Masters student Ian Saravanan
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