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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 361

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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 313

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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 328

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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 519

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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 352

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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 326

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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 367

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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 409

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Why Avelo Walked Away From International Flying

Avelo Airlines has now exited scheduled international flying altogether, ending a short-lived push into Mexico, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic...

April 12, 2026 John Cushma 390

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Delta Bids Farewell to Its Oldest Widebody as 35-Year-Old 767 Leaves the Fleet

Delta Air Lines has retired its oldest widebody, Boeing 767-300ER N171DN, after nearly 36 years of service. The aircraft made...

April 11, 2026 John Cushma 708