Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines confirms termination of LATAM Airlines codeshare The Department of Transportation (DOT) had mandated that either of the airlines notify the Department if their codeshare agreement ended.
American Airlines American Airlines promises to pass the arbitrary 500 daily departure mark from Chicago-O’Hare in 2026 Its biggest competitor at ORD, United Airlines, has scheduled close to or more than 600 daily departures from spring 2026 onward.
Federal Aviation Administration EASA, FAA address portable breathing equipment failures, including during an Iberia A321XLR bird strike EASA's directive went further, warning that some PEBs had manufacturing issues.
United Airlines United ERJ145, Volaris A320neo involved in near-miss near Houston Intercontinental Airport The two aircraft continued to their destinations without further incident.
Iberia Iberia Airbus A321XLR returns to service after bird strike in August The A321XLR, following a four-month grounding, already operated its first transatlantic flights.
Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines withdraws motion to return two Airbus A320 aircraft to lessor Spirit Airlines continues using its Chapter 11 bankruptcy to downsize its operations, including its fleet.
Boeing Boeing’s 777F exemption request filed in favorable political environment The current administration in the US has not exactly had a favorable view of any Biden-era and/or environmental rules.
American Airlines American Airlines takes stake in Republic Airways, joining Delta and United American Airlines now owns more than 9.7 million of Republic Airways' shares.
airBaltic airBaltic, I love you, but we need to talk (Flight Review) airBaltic's decision to use Starlink has exposed a gap in its onboard passenger experience.
American Airlines American Airlines takes delivery of its second Airbus A321XLR American Airlines' first Airbus A321XLR is scheduled to enter commercial service on December 18.
Wizz Air Wizz Air to base 15th Airbus A321neo in Warsaw, cements its position as second-largest airline at WAW Wizz Air recently opened its base at Warsaw's other airport, Modlin (WMI).
Federal Aviation Administration FAA ready to negotiate air traffic controllers’ pay and benefits The FAA's Administrator, Bryan Bedford, did not directly answer whether the Trump administration's threats to fire controllers for taking sick leave during the shutdown had affected their morale.
Ryanair Torn off sun visor shut down Malta Air Boeing 737 MAX engine over Poland After the incident, the Malta Air 737 MAX 8 200 remained on the ground at Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY) for two days.
Frontier Airlines Revisited: Frontier’s Biffle lowballed Spirit, opposed post-Chapter 11 merger during Spirit’s first reorganization So far, Frontier Airlines has not made any publicly known offers to acquire or merge with Spirit Airlines during the latter's second Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
airBaltic airBaltic to fly between Vilnius and Zurich, a route it operated on behalf of SWISS airBaltic also announced flights from Riga to Warsaw and Gothenburg, and from Vilnius to Chisinau.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport Judge approves Spirit Airlines’ gate sale to American Airlines at Chicago-O’Hare Previously, American Airlines, despite losing four gates at Chicago-O'Hare, outlined a goal to have more than 500 departures from the airport.
Lufthansa Group Lufthansa: Germany & EU have ‘long way to go’ to rectify unfair competition in Europe Lufthansa Group continues to lobby lawmakers to make changes to the German and European regulations that would level the playing field for German and European carriers.
Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines amends financing agreement, gets immediate $50 million liquidity boost The remaining $50 million will be available once Spirit Airlines fulfills previously agreed conditions, including progress on a potential "strategic transaction."
JetBlue JetBlue ends New York-JFK to Amsterdam Schiphol route JetBlue initially struggled to acquire slots at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS).
Lufthansa Lufthansa transfers London-Heathrow slots to ITA Airways ITA Airways now has slots to operate double-daily flights to London Heathrow Airport (LHR).
Iberia Iberia launches South America’s first A321XLR flights to Recife, Brazil Iberia will begin its second Brazilian Airbus A321XLR route in January 2026.
Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines reaches amended agreements with pilots and cabin crew to access new financing Spirit Airlines obtained $475 million of DIP financing from its bondholders in October.
Boeing 737 MAX 10 FAA to mandate flight crew alerting system retrofits on Boeing 737 MAXs following certification of 737 MAX 10 The FAA will prohibit the flight of any 737 MAX that does not have a modern flight crew alerting system three years after the 737 MAX 10's certification.
Airbus A321XLR How has the transatlantic narrowbody market evolved since 2019? The Boeing 757 has been dethroned as the king of narrowbody transatlantic flying.
United States US air traffic controllers ring alarm bells over morale, pay, & state of NATCA None of the controllers who spoke to The Engine Cowl said they would recommend the career to anybody.
