Operations News

Delta Doubles Down on Melbourne A350 Service

Delta Air Lines is turning its newest Australia play into a full-season workhorse. Just months after launching nonstop service between...

February 17, 2026 John Cushma 446

Air Vanuatu (NF) expects its only ATR72-600—registered YJ-AV73—to return to service by the end of February 2026, according to local...

February 17, 2026 John Cushma 420

Emirates has confirmed it will end service to Algeria, with its last scheduled flight, EK757, set to depart Algiers Houari...

February 16, 2026 John Cushma 446

AirAsia X (D7) is making a structural shift that long-haul low-cost carriers rarely attempt at scale: building a strategic hub...

February 15, 2026 John Cushma 475

Etihad Airways (EY) started 2026 with a strong set of traffic indicators: 2.2 million passengers carried in January, up 29%...

February 14, 2026 John Cushma 534

Emirates (EK) has signed a new interline partnership with China’s Loong Air (GJ), a pragmatic network move that widens EK’s...

February 14, 2026 John Cushma 396

Russia is temporarily halting all regular commercial flights to Cuba after running a short, passenger-only operation to bring Russian tourists...

February 13, 2026 John Cushma 364

Emirates is extending its premium-economy push into one of its most scrutinized long-haul markets: New York. Beginning April 1, 2026,...

February 13, 2026 John Cushma 697

Kenya’s government is preparing to take Kenya Airways (KQ) into the international market for a strategic equity partner—one with both...

February 13, 2026 John Cushma 419

Spirit Airlines is reversing part of its winter workforce reduction, recalling 500 flight attendants from furlough just weeks after operational...

February 13, 2026 John Cushma 3094