Airlines

Spirit’s 80 Plane Future Is A Survival Bet – And The Fuel Shock Could Test It Immediately

Spirit Airlines’ latest restructuring plan is not a comeback blueprint in the traditional sense. It is a downsizing plan designed...

March 15, 2026 John Cushma 548

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Avianca Cargo’s New Bogotá-Caracas Freighter Restores Dedicated Lift To A Key Market

Avianca Cargo has launched a dedicated freighter service between Bogotá El Dorado International Airport (BOG) and Caracas Simón Bolívar International...

March 14, 2026 John Cushma 332

Airlines

Southwest’s Exit From O’Hare And Dulles Is More Than A Station Cut

Southwest Airlines is pulling out of two major airports at once, ending all service at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)...

March 14, 2026 John Cushma 1479

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KLM’s Royal 737 Farewell Signals A Much Bigger Short-Haul Fleet Reset

King Willem-Alexander’s final scheduled Boeing 737 flight for KLM was a charming royal aviation footnote on the surface. In reality,...

March 14, 2026 John Cushma 453

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Uganda Airlines’ Long-Haul Reset: Two Grounded A330-800neos Force an ACMI Search

Uganda Airlines (UR) is living the operational risk that every small widebody operator fears: both long-haul aircraft out of service...

March 12, 2026 John Cushma 408

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United’s “Empty” Routes Aren’t What They Look Like: The 10 Lowest Load-Factor Markets

United Airlines (UA) is the largest U.S. international carrier by many measures and one of the biggest domestic operators. Yet,...

March 12, 2026 John Cushma 1164

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Avianca Goes Bigger on Widebodies: Two A330-900neos to Join Colombia-Based Long-Haul Fleet in 2H 2026

Avianca (AV) is adding a new piece of widebody hardware to its long-haul toolkit: two Airbus A330-900 aircraft are scheduled...

March 12, 2026 John Cushma 427

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Spirit Reverses Course: 500 Pilots Recalled as Attrition Outpaces the “Smaller Network” Plan

Spirit Airlines (NK) is recalling roughly 500 furloughed pilots after higher-than-expected attrition left the carrier short of qualified cockpit crews—even...

March 11, 2026 John Cushma 565

Airlines

U.S. Preclearance Goes Live at Billy Bishop (YTZ)

Toronto Billy Bishop City Centre Airport (YTZ) just gained the single biggest tool it has ever needed to expand U.S....

March 11, 2026 John Cushma 416

Airlines

Air India Adds 78 Extra Long-Haul Flights in One Week

Air India (AI) is stepping into the capacity gap created by the ongoing West Asia airspace disruption with a short,...

March 10, 2026 John Cushma 325