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Governments Must Focus On Airline Fuel Cost Crisis, AAPA Head Says
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (96+ words) Aviation Week Governments Must Focus On Airline Fuel Cost Crisis, AAPA Head Says Wong Hong took over as director-general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) on April 1. Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based…...
" Delta to Prioritize International Expansion, Ruling Out Participation in US Domestic Market Consolidation
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (377+ words) Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian stated this Monday that the airline will remain on the sidelines of consolidation within the United States aviation market. Instead, the company will focus its resources on expanding overseas through strategic partnerships, despite the…...
Airlines looking for fare increases to stick, even when jet fuel costs fall
3+ week, 1+ day ago (416+ words) The soaring cost of jet fuel due to the war in Iran will lead to significantly higher airfares. But don't expect ticket prices to drop once fuel prices start to decline....
Delta's Premium A321neo Fleet Delayed Again: Lie-Flat Seats Won't Arrive Until 2028
54+ min ago (423+ words) Delta Air Lines has announced another significant delay to its Airbus A321neo fleet overhaul, confirming that premium lie-flat seating will not debut on the aircraft until at least 2028marking yet another postponement of a modernization initiative that has already disrupted the carrier's…...
Chattanooga Airport breaks April record, on track for new high | Chattanooga Times Free Press
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (608+ words) Lovell Field just had its best April ever for passenger boardings. About 55, 700 passengers boarded planes at the Chattanooga Airport last month, surpassing the nearly 48, 600 boardings in April 2025. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines served the largest proportion of those travelers…...
Airlines Prepare for "Armageddon" Triggered by Trump"s Disaster
2+ hour ago (338+ words) An airline executive has revealed that the industry is bracing for a Trump-inflicted jet fuel crisis, calling it a potential "armageddon situation" for airlines that are already struggling. "Do we have plans for some kind of Armageddon situation? Of course,…...
Southwest Airlines' Free Starlink Wi Fi Comes With a Costly Catch for Budget Travelers in 2026
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (380+ words) The carrier's connectivity upgrade signals a broader shift away from its no-frills heritage as ancillary revenue pressures mount across the industry Southwest Airlines is rolling out complimentary Starlink satellite internet access across its fleet in 2026, marking what appears to be…...
United Airlines is offering cheaper business class fares " but there's a catch
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (1237+ words) United Airlines recently announced that it is lowering some long-haul business-class fares in its Polaris cabin " the one with lie-flat seats " making them cheaper. I was intrigued but also a little skeptical. As a longtime United loyalist with 1 K status,…...
ATCs Left Out of FAA Staffing Model Change, Union Says
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (1214+ words) The union representing the country's more than 14, 000 air traffic controllers (ATCs) said that it was left out of the FAA's decision to lower its ATC staffing target amid a chronic shortage of personnel. The agency on Friday released a new…...
Today is the last day Delta will offer free snacks on short flights. I'll miss the Biscoff, but it's really not a bi
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (796+ words) A small airline Biscoff cookie has split the internet. Earlier this month, news broke that Delta Air Lines would end free snack service for economy travelers on all flights under 350 miles starting on May 19. Those flights previously had "Express Service,…...