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Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) shares dove around 4.4% on Thursday morning following company guidance announcements that fell mostly in line with what the carrier had led investors to expect. The airline reaffirmed its full-year earnings guidance and tightened Q3 revenue to an increase of about 2-4%, narrowly improving on consensus estimates. As a result, the rapid Delta sell-off this morning caught many investors by surprise. Other airline shares broadly rose by between 0.5% and 1.5%, with some outliers like Frontier Airlines pushing gains of more than 5%.

Emirates has announced that it will deploy its new Airbus A350 fleet to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in China from 26 October 2025. Hangzhou is the Dubai-based carrier's most recent destination as it focuses on expanding its services to mainland China due to growing demand and competitive advantages. The Dubai-Hangzhou route was inaugurated in July this year with Boeing 777-300ER service.

Vortex Control Technologies has received a green light from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for the installation of aerodynamic fins on Boeing 737NG aircraft. The technology helps reduce drag, improving aircraft performance.

When writing, the US and Canada are set to welcome eight never-before-served transatlantic airport pairs in 2026. Of course, they will inevitably be joined by other new additions. Recent announcements include Air Canada from Montreal to Palma de Mallorca on the Airbus A321XLR and Montreal to Catania on the Boeing 787-8, along with Royal Jordanian from Amman to Dallas/Fort Worth.

Alaska Air Group has announced that Diana Birkett Rakow will become the new CEO of Hawaiian Airlines. It will be the first time in the airline’s history that the role is held by a woman. She will assume the role on October 29, succeeding Joe Sprague, who is retiring after a long career in the industry. Rakow will be based in Honolulu, the airline’s home and second-largest hub after Seattle.

A tentative agreement to terminate a five-week strike in the St. Louis area has been struck between Boeing Defense and the Machinists Union, union officials said Wednesday. The union has not yet voted to accept the deal, so the outcome remains unfinalized.

IAG-owned Iberia is preparing for the upcoming winter season by upgrading and renewing its route network. The Spanish airline will add three new destinations to its long-haul network, including a new route connecting Spain with Orlando in the United States.

One-stop flights can be different and intriguing. This does not just apply to services that cover a huge amount of distance, such as China Eastern’s brand-new operation from Shanghai Pudong to Buenos Aires via Auckland that will start in time for Christmas.

Earlier this week, American Airlines announced that it would begin flying to South Bimini Airport (BIM) in the Bahamas next year. This brand-new Caribbean connection will be operated by 76-seat Embraer E175 twinjets under the US 'big three' legacy carrier andoneworld founding member's American Eagle regional feeder brand.

The COMAC C919 is China's new hope when it comes to penetrating the narrowbody twinjet market that is currently dominated by the Airbus A320 andBoeing 737 families. While the type has begun to be operated by several major carriers from China itself, it is yet to make its mark in the international market.

On Wednesday, September 10, an American Airlines Airbus A321 operating flight AA2035 to San Francisco returned to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) shortly after departure following a bird strike, as reported by 6abc. The aircraft landed safely back at the airport, and no injuries were reported.

Between June 2024 and May 2025, over three million daily passengers flew to, from, and within the US. That finding is from analyzing US Department of Transportation data of every airport pair with ten or more daily passengers. There were over 5,000 of them.

Boeing workers in St. Louis will continue to strike after failed negotiations with the manufacturer. The workers are part of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837 Union. Tom Boelling, President and Directing Business Representative of the union, called the negotiations with Boeing “a waste of time.”

The Boeing 767 is something of a dying breed nowadays, with the pioneering widebody twinjet having now been largely relegated to secondary routes, or, in some cases, such as atAmerican Airlines, withdrawn altogether. Still, the US domestic market is a notable exception, with more 767 flights this September than last year.

Avelo Airlines announced today that it has signed for 100 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. This will make Avelo the United States' first operator of the type, and will complement the low-cost airline's existing fleet of Boeing 737NG aircraft. The carrier says its Embraers will allow it to "modernize" its fleet and further improve cost efficiency and network reach. The manufacturer will begin deliveries of the type in the first half of 2027.

Lockheed Martin (LM) has been awarded $56,406,399 under a firm-fixed-price, fixed-quantity contract for B-2 Spirit Bomber countermeasure receiver upgrades. The Department of War officially granted the contract on September 2, 2025.

You may know by now that Air Canada has revealed its initial long-haul Airbus A321XLR routes, with many more to come. They include Montreal to Palma de Mallorca, which will take off next June in time for the peak season. It will be the first time Mallorca (and the Balearic Islands generally) has had any scheduled service from Canada.

Qantas has revealed the first international destination that will be served by its newAirbus A220-300 aircraft. The Australian flag carrier has opted for Wellington in New Zealand, with its A220s flying across the Tasman Sea from Brisbane as early as next February. Initially, these jets will serve the route as often as three times a week.

Adelaide Airport (ADL) in South Australia has announced that Malaysia Airlines' flights to the facility from its main hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) will be gradually increased in the coming months. This will eventually result in the route being served daily, with theAirbus A330neo operating the bulk of the flights.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has reaffirmed the company’s confidence in meeting its 2025 aircraft delivery targets, despite ongoing challenges related to engine availability and supply chain delays. Speaking earlier this week at the US Chamber of Commerce 2025 Global Aerospace Summit, Faury was optimistic that the planemaker would meet its target of 820 deliveries by year's end.