Airlines

Manchester’s Transatlantic Shake-Up: Aer Lingus Freezes Long-Haul Sales as UK Unit Faces an Inflection Point

Aer Lingus (EI) has effectively put its Manchester transatlantic experiment on pause—at least from a booking perspective. The carrier has...

January 9, 2026 John Cushma 843

Air Routes

Emirates Reconfigures Seattle: 777-200LR Scheduled for DXB–SEA, First Class Comes Off the Map

Emirates (EK) is reshaping one of its longest U.S. missions in 2026. Schedule filings show the carrier plans to swap...

January 8, 2026 John Cushma 797

Airlines

Avelo Exits ICE Charter Flying, Closes AZA Base, and Rebuilds Around a Leaner 737 Network

Avelo Airlines is pulling out of one of the most operationally complex—and publicly scrutinized—segments a U.S. ultra-low-cost carrier can take...

January 8, 2026 John Cushma 636

Airlines

Schiphol’s Snowbound Gridlock: KLM’s A321neo Taxies for Two Hours, Then Returns to the Gate

Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) doesn’t need many snow days to feel the strain. As winter weather tightened its grip on the...

January 7, 2026 John Cushma 541

Airports

Greek ATC Radio Blackout Shuts Athens FIR, Forces Europe Into Reroutes

Greece’s airspace rarely goes quiet in winter. Even outside the peak summer rush, the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) sits...

January 6, 2026 John Cushma 681

Operations

Airlines Add Lift Fast After FAA Eastern Caribbean Curbs Expire

A peak winter travel weekend in the Eastern Caribbean and northern Latin America turned into a network-recovery test almost overnight....

January 6, 2026 John Cushma 450

Airlines

Mid-Atlantic U-Turn: Two TUI Dreamliners Return to the UK After Sudden Venezuela Airspace Shutdown

Two TUI Airways long-haul services bound for Barbados were forced to turn back mid-Atlantic after sudden airspace restrictions were introduced...

January 5, 2026 John Cushma 591

Airlines

Turkish Airlines Unveils $2.3B Plan for Mega Cargo Terminal and Catering Facility

Turkish Airlines says it will invest more than $2.3 billion to build what it describes as the world’s largest air...

January 4, 2026 John Cushma 620

Airlines

Brazil Clears United’s $100M Azul Stake Increase as Carrier Restructures

United Airlines has received approval from Brazil’s antitrust authority to move forward with a $100 million investment in Azul Linhas...

January 4, 2026 John Cushma 515

Airlines

Canada’s Nolinor Keeps The Boeing 737-200 Alive – And Operates More Of Them Than Anyone

The World’s Biggest 737-200 Operator, By The Numbers As of December 2025, Les Investissements Nolinor Inc., operating as Nolinor Aviation,...

January 2, 2026 John Cushma 787