Airlines

Kenya Launches Global Search for Kenya Airways Investor

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 471

Airlines

Spirit Recalls 500 Flight Attendants as It Sheds 20 Airbus Jets to Stabilize Operations

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 3126

Airlines

Wizz Air Takes WIZZ Class Network-Wide, Turning Row 1 Into a “Premium-Lite” Revenue Engine

Wizz Air has expanded WIZZ Class across its entire route network, moving the product from a limited-base trial into a...

February 12, 2026 John Cushma 487

Air Routes

Iberia Sets a New Latin America High-Water Mark for Summer 2026

Iberia is going all-in on Latin America for summer 2026, publishing what it describes as its largest-ever programme for the...

February 12, 2026 John Cushma 683

Airlines

Solomon Airlines Pushes Back on Qantas’ Plan for a Fifth Weekly Brisbane-Honiara Flight

Solomon Airlines (IE) is formally opposing Qantas’ (QF) bid to add more capacity between Brisbane (BNE) and Honiara (HIR), arguing...

February 12, 2026 John Cushma 543

Airlines

Lufthansa City Airlines Launches Frankfurt Base With A320neo Service

Lufthansa City Airlines has officially opened its second operating base—this time at Lufthansa Group’s primary hub, Frankfurt Airport (FRA)—with first...

February 11, 2026 John Cushma 591

Air Routes

Canada’s Cuba Lift Starts to Unravel as WestJet and Air Transat Join Air Canada in Pulling the Plug

Cuba’s aviation fuel crunch is no longer a “watch item” for carriers—it’s now a schedule-breaking constraint that’s forcing Canadian operators...

February 11, 2026 John Cushma 554

Airlines

Lufthansa Stares Down a Germany-Wide Shutdown on February 12th

Lufthansa’s German operation is bracing for a sharp, systemwide hit on Thursday, February 12, 2026, after the airline’s pilots’ union...

February 11, 2026 John Cushma 1050

Airlines

airBaltic Adds A220 Number 53 at Riga, Doubling Down on a Single-Type Strategy

Latvia’s flag carrier airBaltic (BT) has kicked off its 2026 deliveries with a factory-new Airbus A220-300 registered YL-BTC, welcomed into...

February 11, 2026 John Cushma 503

Airlines

United and JetBlue Flip the Switch on “Blue Sky” Cross-Sales

United Airlines and JetBlue have begun rolling out the next tangible feature of their “Blue Sky” collaboration: cross-platform booking. Starting...

February 11, 2026 John Cushma 430