United States Number of ATCs working in the US dropped 6% in the past decade, GAO says According to the GAO's report, despite the FAA's hiring efforts, the number of controllers working in the US dropped by 6% between FY2015 and FY2025.
Norse Atlantic Airways Norse Atlantic’s passenger numbers grow 26% in 2025 In 2025, Norse carried a total of 1.84 million passengers.
Lithuania Lithuanian airports reach record passenger numbers in 2025, overtake Riga Airport The three Lithuanian airports welcomed 7.16 million passengers, while Riga Airport (RIX) serviced 7.11 million travelers in 2025.
Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines orders up to 140 Boeing 737 MAX 10s, five 787s Alaska Airlines' latest order includes up to 140 Boeing 737 MAX 10 (35 options) and five 787 aircraft.
IndiGo IndiGo takes delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR IndiGo will continue expanding its international medium and long-haul network with the introduction of the Airbus A321XLRs.
Airlines for America American carriers concerned about losing slots, possibilities for Alaska or Southwest to begin flights to Dublin Dublin Airport's (DUB) 32 million passenger cap continues to anger and concern airlines on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
Ryanair Ryanair blasts Ireland’s government for ‘doing nothing’ to scrap passenger cap at Dublin Airport Ryanair even nicknamed the Irish Prime Minister 'Marco Polo' because of his alleged keenness for travel.
Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines to launch flights to Lyon, France, via Geneva, Switzerland This will be Ethiopian Airlines' second one-stop via Geneva to a European destination.
TAP Air Portugal Europe extends deadline for TAP Air, SATA divestments related to Portugal’s state aid The EC extended the deadlines for SATA Group to sell 51% of Azores Airlines and for TAP Air Portugal to divest non-core businesses.
Department of Transportation USDOT’s consumer protection office to focus on ‘compliance,’ not financial punishment The DOT continues to reverse Biden-era policies to comply with the Trump administration's executive orders (EOs).
JetBlue JetBlue to launch two new routes from Fort Lauderdale, add two daily flights to LGA JetBlue's two new routes directly overlap with Spirit Airlines routes from FLL.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport American Airlines and United Airlines’ battle for Chicago will heat up in 2026 American Airlines has been actively adding routes that overlap with United Airlines' network at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD).
Ryanair Ryanair, Wizz Air end 2025 with growing passenger numbers Both low-cost carriers continued to grow their passenger numbers during the calendar year.
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Flight disruptions continue at Amsterdam Schiphol, impacting KLM and other airlines’ flights Snow has impacted operations at the Netherlands' main gateway, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS).
airBaltic airBaltic confirms ‘more than’ 20 Airbus A220-300s have Starlink Previously, airBaltic expected to retrofit its whole fleet of Airbus A220-300 aircraft by the end of the year.
Boeing 777 FAA finalizes directive to address powder metals’ iron contamination on GE90s powering Boeing 777s The FAA said that one each of the HPT stage 1 and HPT stage 2 disks is affected by the directive.
Iberia Iberia takes delivery of its seventh Airbus A321XLR While it remains to be seen when the seventh A321XLR will enter service, Iberia is launching a new route with the type on January 19.
LOT Polish Airlines LOT Polish Airlines introduces new Boeing 737 MAX 8 interiors The new interiors entered service today, on January 2, 2026.
KLM KLM and its flight attendants finalize a new labor agreement The new agreement has been retroactively applied from March 1, 2025.
Wizz Air Wizz Air creates a financial committee, chaired by Indigo Partners director The committee has been active since December 22.
Air China Air China to order 60 Airbus A320neo aircraft, subject to shareholder approval If approved, this would mean that Airbus has secured more than 140 orders for A320neo family aircraft in the past few days.
airBaltic Air India and airBaltic enhance partnership, to begin codesharing on routes to India The codeshare partnership will enable one-stop connections from Riga, Latvia, to multiple destinations in India.
JetBlue JetBlue to launch flights between New York-JFK and Cleveland in March 2026 JetBlue will directly compete with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines on its new flights from New York-JFK to Cleveland.
ITA Airways ITA Airways schedules last Airbus A330-200 flights on December 31 ITA Airways' final A330-200 flight is scheduled to come and depart from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on December 31.
Airbus China’s CALC orders 30 Airbus A320neo family aircraft A day prior, two Chinese airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Spring Airlines, ordered up to 55 A320neo aircraft.
