Airlines

Air Calédonie’s Blockade Crisis Is Now A Fight For Survival, Not Just A Schedule Problem

Air Calédonie has furloughed nearly half of its workforce after two weeks of network paralysis caused by airfield blockades across...

March 19, 2026 John Cushma 414

Airlines

Azur Air Faces A Three-Month Regulatory Ultimatum After Russia’s Flight Disruption Probe

Azur Air has been placed under operational restrictions by Russia’s air transport regulator after an unscheduled inspection triggered by persistent...

March 18, 2026 John Cushma 478

Airlines

DOJ Clearance Moves Allegiant-Sun Country From Theory To A Real Consolidation Play

The U.S. Department of Justice has cleared Allegiant Travel’s proposed acquisition of Sun Country Airlines, removing one of the biggest...

March 18, 2026 John Cushma 483

Air Routes

SWISS Cuts Tel Aviv Longer And Redeploys To Delhi As Network Priorities Shift

SWISS is extending its suspension of flights to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) through April 9, while at the...

March 18, 2026 John Cushma 407

Air Routes

Volotea’s Strasbourg-Copenhagen Win Deepens Its Grip On One Of France’s Most Strategic Regional Airports

Volotea has secured the public service obligation contract for a new route between Strasbourg Airport (SXB) and Copenhagen Airport (CPH),...

March 18, 2026 John Cushma 358

Air Routes

Wizz Air’s Berlin-Bratislava Launch Signals A Much Bigger Push At BER

Wizz Air is opening a new link between Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) and Bratislava Airport (BTS), but the real significance...

March 17, 2026 John Cushma 387

Air Routes

British Airways’ Melbourne Return Reopens A Long-Dormant Kangaroo Route

British Airways is returning to Melbourne Airport (MEL) for the first time in roughly two decades, launching a new daily...

March 17, 2026 John Cushma 647

Airlines

Pakistan Strike On Kam Air Fuel Site Near Kandahar Puts Afghan Civil Aviation In The Crossfire

A reported Pakistani airstrike on fuel infrastructure linked to Kam Air near Kandahar International Airport (KDH) has turned an already...

March 17, 2026 John Cushma 304

Airlines

American’s Aruba Return Showed Why A Hydraulic Alert Rarely Stays Simple

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200 had to return to Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) in Aruba on March 12 after...

March 16, 2026 John Cushma 570

Airlines

Virgin Australia Vape Fire Near Melbourne Was Serious – But It Was Not An Aborted Landing

A cabin fire involving a passenger’s vape device forced Virgin Australia flight VA328 to declare urgency while descending into Melbourne...

March 16, 2026 John Cushma 469