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Beond’s Summer Shutdown Raises A Bigger Question

Beond has announced that it is suspending its flights between Velana International Airport (MLE) in the Maldives and Europe for...

April 19, 2026 John Cushma 391

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Lufthansa Fast-Tracks CityLine Exit as Fuel Shock Forces a Harder Fleet Reset

Lufthansa Group has turned what had been a gradual restructuring into a much sharper capacity cut, accelerating aircraft retirements, pulling...

April 17, 2026 John Cushma 984

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Spirit Faces Fresh Liquidation Pressure as Fuel Costs Soar

Spirit Airlines is not shutting down today, but its path out of bankruptcy has become materially more fragile. After fresh...

April 17, 2026 John Cushma 399

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American Turns DFW Boarding Into a Self-Scan Hub Project

American Airlines is moving boarding automation from experiment to infrastructure at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), and the significance...

April 16, 2026 John Cushma 360

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SWISS Pushes Dubai Return Into Mid-July as Security Review Overrides Summer Restart

SWISS International Air Lines is keeping Dubai International Airport (DXB) off its board for longer than initially planned, extending the...

April 16, 2026 John Cushma 374

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American’s 777-300ER Is Getting a 142-Mile Detour as EZE Runway Works Bite

American Airlines is about to turn a routine South America departure into one of the more unusual widebody operations on...

April 15, 2026 John Cushma 578

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Iberia Pulls MAD-HAV for Summer as Cuba’s Fuel Crunch Hits Route Economics

Iberia is stepping away from Cuba for the summer, suspending its direct service between Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) and...

April 14, 2026 John Cushma 395

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Gulf Air Reopens Bahrain While Iraqi Airways Restarts from Baghdad

With Bahrain and Iraq reopening their airspace, two national carriers have started moving from contingency flying back toward scheduled service....

April 13, 2026 John Cushma 373

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Virgin Atlantic’s California Shuffle Gives San Francisco the Better Seat – But Only on One Flight

Virgin Atlantic’s Summer 2026 California changes look simple on the surface: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) gets an Airbus A350-1000...

April 13, 2026 John Cushma 406

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Lufthansa’s Latest Cabin Crew Strike Hit Frankfurt and Munich at the Worst Possible Time

Lufthansa faced major disruption on April 10 after cabin crew union UFO staged a one-day strike that hit the airline’s...

April 12, 2026 John Cushma 453