Airlines

AirAsia X Becomes “AirAsia” on January 19: What the One-Brand Consolidation Really Means for the Group

AirAsia’s long-haul arm is preparing for one of the biggest branding and corporate resets in the group’s history. AirAsia X...

January 14, 2026 John Cushma 1168

Air Routes

Southwest’s “Transatlantic” Moment: The 737 Airline’s New One-Ticket Bridge to Europe

Southwest Airlines (WN) has spent its entire modern history doing one thing exceptionally well: moving people around the United States...

January 13, 2026 John Cushma 542

Air Routes

Muscat-Kigali: Oman Air Cargo Plugs East Africa Into Its Network

Oman Air Cargo is pushing deeper into East Africa with plans to launch a new Muscat (MCT)–Kigali (KGL) service beginning...

January 13, 2026 John Cushma 404

Air Routes

Breeze Crosses The Border: How An Airbus A220 Is Giving Smaller U.S. Airports Their First Taste Of International Flying

Breeze Airways’ international debut is classic David Neeleman: start where the majors aren’t looking, use right-sized aircraft, and sell “nonstop...

January 13, 2026 John Cushma 503

Air Routes

LOT Drops Vilnius-London City as Warsaw Hub Flying Gets a Major Boost

LOT Polish Airlines is preparing to end its Vilnius–London City link, a route that’s long punched above its weight for...

January 13, 2026 John Cushma 611

Airlines

Air India’s First Line-Fit 787-9 Signals a New Widebody Era

Air India has taken delivery of its first factory-built, “line-fit” Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner—an aircraft that arrives with its bespoke cabin...

January 13, 2026 John Cushma 800

Airlines

Smoke in the Cabin: Why Airlines Are Tightening Power-Bank Rules After Back-to-Back Incidents

Aviation’s relationship with lithium-ion batteries has always been uneasy. The devices are everywhere—phones, laptops, e-cigarettes, medical equipment—and portable power banks...

January 12, 2026 John Cushma 538

Air Routes

Norse Atlantic’s U.S. Summer Reset: Fewer Flights, Same Dreamliner DNA

Norse Atlantic’s latest schedule tells you everything you need to know about the state of low-cost long-haul in 2026: the...

January 12, 2026 John Cushma 920

Airlines

Iran Links Go Dark: Airlines Freeze IKA Flying as Unrest and Connectivity Risks Rise

Foreign airlines quietly but decisively trimmed Iran flying over the weekend as protests expanded and operational risk on the ground...

January 12, 2026 John Cushma 599

Airlines

Allegiant’s $1.5B Bet on Sun Country: A Leisure-Airline Merger Built

Allegiant Travel Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sun Country Airlines in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at about...

January 12, 2026 John Cushma 874